Here are some tricks that made some of Canada’s magicians successful - even if they’ll never tell us how they did it. The Nature of Things explores how magic is a unique tool for gaining new insights into human cognition and neurobiology in the new documentary, The Science of Magic. Even though we know that magicians employ techniques of persuasion and manipulation, there is the delight in seeing something impossible that keeps us coming back. Whether you believe in magic or not, there’s nothing quite like seeing a trick performed just right.
