Illusion

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of illusion.

Video playlists about Illusion

Things you've probably never noticed

4 talks • 1h 0m
Wait, what's that? Did you see it? Bet you didn't. Check out these talks that'll help you see the intriguing details hiding in plain sight.

Talks about Illusion

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Eric Dyer

The forgotten art of the zoetrope

Posted Oct 2017
16:33

Tasos Frantzolas

Everything you hear on film is a lie

Posted Oct 2016
10:05

Pico Iyer

The beauty of what we'll never know

Posted Oct 2016
12:43

R. Luke DuBois

Insightful human portraits made from data

Posted Apr 2016
6:57

Mileha Soneji

Simple hacks for life with Parkinson's

Posted Mar 2016
13:11

Helder Guimarães

A magical search for a coincidence

Posted Feb 2015
6:35

Marco Tempest

A cyber-magic card trick like no other

Posted Oct 2012
6:31

Marco Tempest

A magical tale (with augmented reality)

Posted Mar 2012
14:19

Ben Goldacre

Battling bad science

Posted Sep 2011
5:07 Under 6 minutes

Marco Tempest

The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Posted Aug 2011
9:05

Eric Mead

The magic of the placebo

Posted Mar 2010
16:15

Virginia Postrel

On glamour

Posted Oct 2008
4:44 Under 6 minutes

James Burchfield

Playing invisible turntables

Posted Oct 2008
12:28

Jonathan Drori

What we think we know

Posted Sep 2008
31:08

Lennart Green

Close-up card magic with a twist

Posted Aug 2008
19:49

Keith Barry

Brain magic

Posted Jul 2008
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