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The Human Lie Detector..

The Human Lie Detector..

In person, bespectacled, wavy-haired Jay Alexander seems nervous, even a little shy. You wouldn’t guess that he’s performed for rock stars like Bono and the Rolling Stones, done live shows for the CIA, or appeared on Good Morning America and the Today show.

His claim to fame? He can read minds.

Yes, really. Well, sort of. Alexander uses micro expressions — extremely subtle, split-second facial expressions, like swallowing or twitching at the corners of the mouth — to decipher our thoughts, including whether we’re lying or telling the truth. Alexander learned about micro expressions more than 25 years ago when he stumbled onto a book by psychology researcher Paul Ekman, who’s worked with the CIA to read faces and solve crimes. Ekman is the inspiration behind Tim Roth’s character in the Fox series Lie to Me. Fascinated, Alexander devoured other books on the topic and memorized countless micro expressions before taking his studies to the stage. Read more and watch the video at:

http://news.yahoo.com/human-lie-detector-080000636.html;_ylt=AwrXoCC8JYtWSGMANRfQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByc3RzMXFjBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwM0BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg–

Interview: Magician Jeff McBride talks plans for 2016, Mat Franco SPECIAL

Interview: Magician Jeff McBride talks plans for 2016, Mat Franco SPECIAL

Jeff McBride chatted with Digital Journal about his plans for 2016 with his Magic & Mystery School, as well as his former student and prodigy, magician Mat Franco.

Their next big class at the Magic & Mystery School is “Mask, Mine and Magic,” which is coming up on Jan. 9 and 10. “This class is for magicians who want to add mime, movement and mask work to their performances. Masked performers, mimes and movement artists who want to add magic skills to their performances,” McBride said. “Anyone who is an enthusiast of magic, mime and mask work, who wants to explore and deepen their understanding of these magical art forms.”   Read more….

http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/interview-magician-jeff-mcbride-talks-plans-for-2016-mat-franco/article/453297

The science behind magic tricks.

The science behind magic tricks.

A girl, with her eyes covered, tells the value and the serial number of a currency note by simply grasping its smell and gently touching it.

Another girl, also with her eyes covered, identifies the colour of a cloth and the expression of a person’s photo printed on a cover of a book by simply smelling it.

A boy sneaks through scattered group of his colleagues without even touching anybody and tells the name of his colleagues by simply smelling. These were some of the demonstrations by trained girls and boys at Government Girls PU College here on Saturday. In the end, they explained the science behind the magic. Their message was not to fall prey to black magicians who use similar magic to exploit innocent people for their own ends.

This event was organised by the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS) as part of its Statewide campaign against superstitions.

“Superstitions and blind faiths are the biggest threat to the development of any society. Black magicians widely use these tricks to mislead and exploit innocent people economically and sexually.

The aim of our campaign is to inculcate scientific temper and rational thinking among people, particularly young minds, so that they would not fall prey to any black magicians,” Syed Hafeez Ulha, BGVS leader. He also demanded that the State government pass the anti-superstition bill in its original form to check the spread of ignorance and superstitions.

“The government should take widespread campaign for popularising the science and rational thinking among people. At the same time, it should enact a law that could stringently deal with superstitious practices without harming religious sentiments of people,” he said.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/demonstrating-the-science-behind-magic-tricks/article8060192.ece