misdirection

In this episode, Taylor talks about many things including Valentines Day, optical illusions and not being too precious with your ideas.

Taylor Hughes is a comedian, magician and author of the new book MISDIRECTION: A Magician’s Guide to Spotting and Avoiding Manipulation in Your Life

You can get Taylor's new book Misdirection on Amazon http://tinyurl.com/mstbemrf

Watch Taylor's new special ENJOY THE RIDE on YouTube http://tinyurl.com/2vk6vdf3

See Taylor's Amazon Prime special CHASING WONDER http://tinyurl.com/k6anf8h7

Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/_EaDeCIv6c0?si=4xw846XA46c3yHkM

For tour dates and to connect with Taylor visit taylorhughes.com/tour

or message him on instagram.com/magicstoryteller

In this episode, Taylor talks about many things including Hot Tubs, Misdirection, and Costco.

Taylor Hughes is a comedian, magician and author of the new book MISDIRECTION: A Magician’s Guide to Spotting and Avoiding Manipulation in Your Life

You can get Taylor's new book Misdirection on Amazon http://tinyurl.com/mstbemrf

Watch Taylor's new special ENJOY THE RIDE on YouTube http://tinyurl.com/2vk6vdf3

See Taylor's Amazon Prime special CHASING WONDER http://tinyurl.com/k6anf8h7

Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/_EaDeCIv6c0?si=4xw846XA46c3yHkM

For tour dates and to connect with Taylor visit taylorhughes.com/tour

or message him on instagram.com/magicstoryteller

On this episode, Brett and Aaron give us some quick history lessons; one from down-under, and one from Beantown. However, only one of them is telling the truth. The other is doing their best to usher in another loss for Carter with a clever ruse.

Join us for Episode 9: OK Kangaroo to learn something about one of Australia's most iconic creatures, and also the origins of one of the most well known phrases in the English language.

On this episode, Brett and Carter dive into some uncomfortable, but compelling (in a morbid way) origin stories. However, naturally, only one is telling the truth; the other is casting a bid to trip Aaron up and make him select a false origin as the true beginning. 

Join us for Episode 8: Christory vs Pisstory, to hear tales of one of the internet's most infamous denizens, and also the beginnings of one of the oldest medicinal tall tales still circulating today.

Aaron and Carter have sifted through a pile of tinfoil hats to locate some conspiracy theories to share on this episode. 

Well, at least one of them has, and of course the other has concocted their own story in a bid to see if it's possible to trip up Brett.

Join us for episode 7 to see if Brett can open his third eye and find the real truth.

We looked at an incorrect focus based on faulty data analysis in our prior episode.  This time we explore solving the wrong problem with the misdirection anti-pattern.  While this situation can arise from the data bigotry anti-pattern, it is often a failure to grasp requirements fully.  It is a problem that comes from improper focus and lack of communication.  Those are two prevalent weaknesses in a project that lead to challenges and even failure.

The Misdirection Anti-Pattern Defined

This anti-pattern is simply defined.  We are not solving the correct problem.  Yes, there is a  problem described, and it might even be correctly addressed.  However, it is a red herring of sorts and not what we need to solve to make the customer happy.  Similarly, it may solve the problem but in a completely irrelevant way.  That second situation can make this tough to assess.  Likewise, it can render an entire architecture obsolete or insufficient.

Avoiding The Anti-Pattern

Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde and Dr. Stephen Macknik are neuroscientists who specialize in the science of magic and illusion.

Both are professors of ophthalmology, neurology, and physiology & pharmacology at the Downstate Medical Center.

Together they pioneered the study of various aspects of magic such as perception, cognitive illusion, and attentional misdirection.

On this episode, we discuss how magic tricks fool the brain, why everyday life is an illusion, what neuroscientists and magicians can learn from each other and much more.

FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind
Website: www.fitmind.com

Show Notes

0:00 | Intro to Stephen Macknik, PhD & Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD

8:00 | How Magic Hacks Our Minds

13:00 | What Neuroscientists Learn from Magicians

15:54 | What Magicians Learn from Neuroscientists

17:24 | Testing Attention Manipulation 

22:25 | Cognition & Calculation

25:36 | How Our Brains Construct Reality

28:27 | Vision Produces Our Changing Realities

29:53 | Microsaccades Explained

32:58 | Brain on Autopilot

35:50 | Expertise as an Unconscious Process

40:46 | Magic for Kids vs. Magic for Adults

43:43 | Is Magic Still Enjoyable When You Know the Tricks?

48:24 | Rapid Fire Questions

Jonah is joined by none other than Teller himself to discuss his history in magic, the challenges of producing Fool Us during a global pandemic, and how he views a world where every magic secret can easily be researched online.

For more content visit www.discourseinmagic.com John the discourse and be a part of our Facebook group!

Topics Covered:

• Family History
• Growing up PK
• Checking the boxes
• Run for your life
• Muted but not missing
• New normal
• Traditions observed
• Nine lives
• Mask on mask off
• Missing grace
• Finding grace
• Living with yourself

Jedlie's new school assembly program "Reading Matters" uses magic, illusion & storytelling to inspire kids to become life long readers and learners. To learn more visit www.ReadingWithYourKids.com

This is one of my favorite interviews. Superstar magician turned author Ning Cai tells us about Misdirection. This is the first book in Ning's exciting new YA mystery trilogy about a teenage savant on the trail of her family's killer. Ning talks about her book, family and why she left magic at the height of her career.

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Click here to find Ning Cai on Amazon

R. Paul Wilson is a good friend and we have been following his work for year.  This year he flies all the way to Vegas to join us for the podcast.... Aug 10, 2015