The reunited Stone Temple Pilots solidified their summer reunion tour plans last night (April 7) with a brief performance at the former estate of magician Harry Houdini, tucked away in Los Angeles'… ...

"My mind," Harry Houdini liked to say, "is the key which sets me free." The remark was typical of him, at once arrogant and enigmatic, giving nothing away even as it encapsulated his belief in an ...

In “Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks and the Hidden Powers of the Mind,’’ Alex Stone takes us inside the world of Vegas illusionists, shady three-card monte dealers on Lower ...

In Fooling Houdini, Alex Stone explains not necessarily how all magic tricks work, but why audiences fall for them You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Alex Stone is a science writer and magician; here he tells us interesting things about magic. Why does it work? Because our brains are easily fooled. And why are our brains easily fooled? That’s the ...

Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks and the Hidden Powers of the Mind, by Alex Stone (Bond Street Books, $32.95 hardcover, 301 pages) — In 2006 U.S. writer Alex Stone flamed out ...

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