Anthony Barnhart, Ph.D. is a teacher-scholar who aims to inspire intellectual curiosity, nurture skeptical inquiry, and promote rigorous science through his teaching, laboratory research, and public speaking.
News from Prof. Barnhart and the MAGI Lab:
Through the Magic of Television…
The 1990s were the advent of television magic as we know it today. I recently appeared on the “Through the Magic of Television” podcast to discuss one of the lesser-known TV specials that shaped me as a young magicians. Although it’s a paywalled audio podcast, the host, Alex McAleer, also produces video versions to accompany the discussion!
The 1990s were the advent of television magic as we know it today. I recently appeared on the “Through the Magic of Television” podcast to discuss one of the lesser-known TV specials that shaped me as a young magicians. Although it’s a paywalled audio podcast, the host, Alex McAleer, also produces video versions to accompany the discussion! You can watch our analysis of “Magicians’ Favorite Magicians” below.
“The Art of Deception”
(H. Armstrong Roberts & AP Photo / Alex Brandon)
I was featured in a very thoughtful (and wide-ranging) piece published today in The Lever. While it started with exploration of the competition to find a piece of magic that is exclusively auditory in nature, it expanded to touch upon how politicians use techniques similar to those of magicians and a deeper analysis of the role that vision plays in our lives. It starts with a rather disgusting piece of imagery (seen above) and ends with an embarrassing one (that you'll have to seek out in the article)! Have a look at https://www.levernews.com/the-art-of-deception/.
I also appeared on an episode of the “Lever Time” podcast that emerged from the interview for this piece. Listen at https://www.levernews.com/trump-magic-and-misdirection/.