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Lund Culture Night 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.matt-tompkins.com/blog/2024/11/7/a-science-of-magic-bibliography-2024-update monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/abe5d8b1-6ce9-4f63-a07c-74e0d3d6df4a/SoM_Timeline_2024.png Blog - A Science of Magic Bibliography: 2024 Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.matt-tompkins.com/blog/2024/10/17/stream-discussion-links monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/73c161c3-efde-4897-9b17-73d9358e958a/SOMAposterjpeg_nobar.jpg Blog - Stream Discussion Links - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.matt-tompkins.com/blog/2023/11/22/occultism-conference-presentation monthly 0.5 2023-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/18001cc9-04b1-4222-b1e7-eb1464f2b4dc/Tompkins_OccultismConference.jpg Blog - Occultism & Popular Culture Conference Presentation - Make it stand out (Devil image is a detail from the Codex Gigas) https://www.matt-tompkins.com/blog/stream2023 monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/947f3eb4-779d-4c22-b387-48a517bec6b8/stream-logo%402x.png Blog - STREAM Europe Discussion - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.matt-tompkins.com/blog/2023/10/3/simulatingtechwithmagic monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/df1bad66-1e6a-4eb9-94ee-34138e951174/FOF230636-Westrup_230424_0065.jpg Blog - Simulating Future Technologies with the Science of Magic - Make it stand out A simulated version of our simulated set-up at Lund University, the EEG cap plugs into nothing and the apparent ‘biometric facial analysis’ that participants saw is actually a Snap filter (Photo by Peter Westrup) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/dba7a55f-f0ef-4f67-87bf-660483b9adcf/PrincessA.png Blog - 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Simulating Future Technologies with the Science of Magic - Make it stand out Change Blindness Demo: This gif an approximation of the stimulus images from used in Rensink, O'regan, & Clark's (1997) ‘Flicker Paradigm’ . There are actually three images- a photo, a black screen, and modified photo. 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You Are Not So Smart Podcast with David McRaney I participated in a discussion with science journalist David McRaney on his You Are Not So Smart podcast. We chated generally about past and present science of magic research, and I think we had a particularly good discussion on the history of debunking. Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765720671544-UYCFSDJUM5IS1W9DDV8V/image-asset.webp Press - You Are Not So Smart Podcast with David McRaney I participated in a discussion with science journalist David McRaney on his You Are Not So Smart podcast. We chated generally about past and present science of magic research, and I think we had a particularly good discussion on the history of debunking. Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765720250246-D25LSODP6CVA8UVEYTT4/image-asset.webp Press - Science of Magic Feature in New Scientist Magazine David Robson published an article on the Science of Magic in The New Scientist- The inspiration for the piece came from Gustav Kuhn & Geoff Cole’s recent publication on the future of SoM. The piece provides an excellently accessible overview on the current state of the field, as it, in David’s words, transitions “out of its infancy and into adolescence”- variously featuring Gustav, Geoff, Cyril Thomas, Alice Pailhès, Richard Wiseman, and myself. Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765735413228-5MW15IT59HS15CTH7FGQ/image-asset.png Press - Hjärndagen (Brain Day) Lecture I delivered an invited lecture about the psychology of illusion for Hjärndagen (Brain Day) 2023 in Stockholm. The event was organized by Forskning & Framsteg and Modern Psykologi. The lecture was recorded for Swedish television. Click here to WATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765735539615-DHSWTCKBDP6VMLVNV9IL/image-asset.png Press - Humorkunskap Podcast with David Persson & Cecilia Nebel I appeared on Humorkunskap to chat with host Cecilia Nebel and magician David Persson about magic, communication, and comedy. Click here to LISTEN (conversation is in English) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765736641070-PNLQN5LR9JTAZD1GO6QT/image-asset.png Press - Museum of Revelatory Fakes Podcast I spoke on a panel with Patricia Kingori, Efram Sera-Shriar and Christine Ferguson. We discussed Rose Mackenberg, a private investigator who worked with Harry Houdini to expose fraudulent spiritualists in the 1920s. Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765721127279-9K00IVF8RAQWY03MJ5BO/image-asset.png Press - Forskar Grand Prix (2022) In December 2022, I traveled to Stockholm to represent Lund University in the national finals of Forskar Grand Prix, and I was awarded first place in the contest. Click here to READ more details and to WATCH my presentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1556709519259-BOXN933WDOXZN1059RBJ/bbc_evidence.jpg Press - BBC World Service- The Evidence I recently participated in a panel discussion, led by Claudia Hammond, on the topic of ‘How magic tricks reveal how we think.’ Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1553165788562-X3LB37K4JMLR119DNRZP/FT+Piece.jpeg Press - The Financial Times Weekend Magazine The FT Weekend Magazine has published an edited extract from my upcoming book, The Spectacle of Illusion, featuring some of my discussion of magic, psychical research, and psychology. Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765735617481-S08YNO4YKW38C4URZD06/image-asset.png Press - Magic Book Podcast with Adrian Tennant I spoke with Adrian Tennant on his Magic Book Podcast about my science of magic work and writings Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1554720291010-EF6PA2HSK8TG32R16QYJ/65.+Thurston+the+Great+Magician+posterr.jpg Press - Spectacle of Illusion Reviewed in The Mail on Sunday The Spectacle of Illusion was reviewed in The Mail on Sunday. Reviewer Dr. Matthew Sweet awarded it 4/5 stars and also met his mirror monster. Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1765737122288-2JMLU5TTRHCH2LDUWORR/image-asset.png Press - Brainfluence Podcast with Roger Dooley I spoke with Roger Dooley on his Brainfluence Podcast about magic and psychology. Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1554720475021-4Z3IY03MK6IGY7Y1DHOX/Buzzfeed.png Press - Buzzfeed Interview I was interviewed by Gabriel H. Sanchez about my research and about what I hope to communicate with readers of The Spectacle of Illusion. Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1556709368889-FJ5P02YNU82PT6L5YQ0F/seeing.jpg Press - Publisher's Weekly The Spectacle of Illusion was featured in an article by Anne Kniggendorf Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552739840322-5OA5LELEDTP505C8FQ0P/magic-1+%281%29.jpg Press - Wired Magazine My fraudulently psychic alter-ego ‘Max Thompson’ is featured in this article covering contemporary research related to the ‘science of magic.’ Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552739848161-PP7UHZJU3411UIF1ZRPS/safe_image.jpeg Press - BBC World Service- The Why Factor You can hear me, in character as fake psychic ‘Max Thompson’, channeling the spirit of a dead cat on this Why Factor episode exploring the science of deception. Click here to LISTEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552739855015-6Z4VDRTO104MA6JTM90B/WaPoImage.jpeg Press - Washington Post I was interviewed by Christopher Ingram about my work combining magic and experimental psychology to study human cognition. Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552747342850-T43PGF768EJAXQFCQZDS/download_oxford+front+page+screencap.png Press - University of Oxford My lab’s publication on how magic tricks can be used to investigate people’s illusory experiences was featured on the front page of Oxford University’s website. Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552739799345-VNT0UFXZKH0OVLRJMA0R/BBC_img.png Press - BBC One Oxford I was interviewed on BBC One Oxford by Geradine Peers about my work using magic tricks to investigate illusory perceptions. Click here to WATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552747698380-M4S9DDZBGL5FZEYR68OK/Future.jpg Press - BBC Future This article covers some of my work using magic tricks study the perception of ‘phantom objects.’ Click here to READ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a054de9f7456fc3ff1cc98/1552747645632-KJHZFO0ABZK4UT9JW1G3/future.png Press - BBC Future- Facebook Live I was interviewed live by David Robson about my work using magic trick methods to create novel cognitive psychology experiments. 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