Jordi Camí
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Magic is the art of creating impossible effects that violate our expectations, games that conclude with the apparent transgression of natural law. As spectators, we find magic tricks--and the state of true cognitive dissonance that they create--tremendously provocative. Why is our brain caught by surprise? The human brain is a very advanced organ, its capacities highly adapted to our environment and lifestyle. But its capacities are not unlimited....