Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen Macknik

Did magicians discover tricks of the mind centuries before neuroscientists? Why can't you see what they're doing right in front of you? How do magicians steer your attention or appear to read your mind? Dive into the trapdoors of the human brain which allow the mind to get fooled. Join Eagleman with several guests: magician Robert Strong and cognitive neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde.

In this week's episode, we take a look at the mysterious and deceptive world of psychics. Part 1: Rich Tackenberg is skeptical when a psychic tells him there's something wrong with his car. Part 2: Science journalist Katherine J. Wu interviews neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik to get a better idea of how psychics, like the one from Rich Tackenberg's story, operate. Rich Tackenberg is: a happily married gadget geek, a new homeowner, an SNL apologist, an Apple fanboy, a recent convert to tea, a dog owner, a recovering people-pleaser, a comedy nerd, an LA resident, a New York native, a snob about disposable pens, and (most importantly) a big fan of lists.  Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik are award-winning neuroscientists and professors at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. They are best known for their studies on perception, illusions, and attentional misdirection in stage magic. They produce the annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest, now in its 13th edition, and are the authors of the international bestseller Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions and Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You may have gotten a taste of how your brain can trick you in our Illusions episode! Here is a full-feature release of the entire interview we had with Dr. Macknik! Hope you enjoy!

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.co 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

It's time for our 14th Annual Review Episode! Despite the challenges of 2020, it has been an outstanding year for Brain Science: the show passed 11 million downloads and Dr. Campbell released of second edition of Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty. This episode is also a great introduction for new listeners. It can be enjoyed even if you haven’t listened to the episodes being discussed. A free transcript is also available for this episode. Here is a list of this year's episodes: BS 165 (encore) Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, authors of Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions BS 166 Stephen Macknik describes new a visual prosthesis BS 167 Stanislas Dehaene, author of How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now BS 168 Cecelia Heyes, author of Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking BS 169 (encore) R. Douglas Fields The Other Brain BS 170 Andreas Nieder, author of The Number Instinct BS 171 Matthew Cobb, author of The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience BS 172 György Buzsáki, author of The Brain from Inside Out   BS 173 Excerpt from Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell BS 174 Georg Northoff, author of The Spontaneous Brain: From the Mind–Body to the World–Brain Problem BS 175 Carol Tavris, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)- an exploration of cognitive dissonance BS 176 Seth Grant explains synapse complexity BS 177 Bernard Baars and David Edelman talk about consciousness BS 178 Peter Sterling, author of What Is Health?: Allostasis and the Evolution of Human Design Note: the transcript for this episode is Free. Additional show notes and more episode transcripts are available at brainsciencepodcast.com. Please Visit Our Sponsors: TextExpander at textexpander.com/pocasts The Neurology Podcast at ann.com/podcasts Announcements: Brain Science comes out on 4th Friday each month. Support Brain Science by buying Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD. (autographed copies are available) Learn more ways to support Brain Science at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/donations Sign up for the free Brain Science Newsletter to get show notes automatically every month. You can also text brainscience to 55444 to sign up. Check out the free Brain Science Mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows. (It's a great way to get both new episodes and premium content.) Connect on Social Media: Twitter: @docartemis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/brainsciencepodcast Contact Dr. Campbell: Email: brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: http://speakpipe.com/docartemis

Danny and new co-host, Dr. Lorena Areal, dive into the wild world of illusions and how your brain processes sensory information! We interview a world expert neuroscientist specialized in visual illusions, Dr. Stephen Macknik!

Brain Science 166 features the return of neuroscientist Stephen Macknik. We talk about his recent work that is focused on developing a new visual prosthesis based on recent discoveries and techniques like optogenetics. This episode is more technical than usual but Dr. Macknik makes the material accessible to all listeners. Links and References: http://macknik.neuralcorrelate.com YouTube video: https://youtu.be/TiA1W1OnU9c Please visit http://brainsciencepodcast.com for  additional references and episode transcripts. Please Visit Our Sponsor: The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/ginger Announcements:   Brain Science comes out on the 2nd and 4th Friday each month. To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Brain Science in iTunes and send me a screenshot. Learn how you can support Brain Science at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/donations Sign up for the free Brain Science Newsletter to get show notes automatically every month. Check out the free Brain Science Mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows. (It's a great way to get both new episodes and premium content.) Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis. Connect on Social Media: Twitter: @docartemis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/brainsciencepodcast Contact Dr. Campbell: Email: brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: http://speakpipe.com/docartemis

What is magic? Professor David Bassuk from Purchase College NYC returns to our podcast to discuss whether magic is more of a mindset or rather a toolbox. He digs into the danger of magical thinking as a trap for avoiding the current problems we should be addressing.IMPORTANT LINKS“Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History” by Kurt Andersen“Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions” by Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee

This episode is an encore presentation of an interview with neuroscientists Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde. We talk about their international bestseller "Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions." Macknik and Martinez-Conde are neuroscientists who study vision, but several years ago they had the innovative idea of collaborating with magicians to explore how their use of both visual and cognitive illusions reveals secrets about how our brains work. This may sound esoteric, but it has practical consequences, especially for making sound decisions in our complex world. I will be back in 2 weeks with a new interview with Stephen Macknik. Links and References: Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions by Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde Stephen Macknik Susana Martinez-Conde Please Visit Our Sponsors: BetterHelp at http://betterhelp.com/ginger TextExpander at TextExpander.com/podcast Announcements:   Brain Science will be coming out twice a month in 2020 on the second and 4th Friday. Send email to brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis. To win an Amazon gift certificate: post a review of Brain Science in iTunes and send me a screenshot. Learn you can support Brain Science at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/donations Learn about Dr. Campbell's new coaching efforts at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/coaching Sign up for the free Brain Science Newsletter to get show notes automatically every month. Check out the free Brain Science Mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows. Connect on Social Media: Twitter: @docartemis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/brainsciencepodcast Contact Dr. Campbell: Email: brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: http://speakpipe.com/docartemis

I am including the transcript of this episode for free because it is an encore presentation of an interview that originally aired as BSP 72. It features Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, authors of Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions.

Susana Martinez-Conde es neurocientífica, imparte clases de Oftalmología, Neurología, Fisiología y Farmacología en la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York y en el Centro Médico Downstate, donde dirige el Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa.Susana ha escrito, junto a su marido Stephen Macknik, el best seller internacional 'Los engaños de la mente', y se ha convertido en una de las científicas pioneras en el desarrollo de la disciplina conocida como neuromagia, una rama en la que ciencia y magia se dan la mano con el objetivo de ayudarnos a conocer más acerca del funcionamiento del cerebro.¿Cuántas veces te has preguntado cómo es posible que un mago haga lo que hace a un metro o centímetros de ti, que lo haga dos veces incluso, y que aún así te engañe? ¿Qué le pasa a tus ojos o qué le pasa a tu cerebro que no asimila lo que está pasando en tus narices? La neuromagia busca respuestas para estas preguntas.

Susana Martinez-Conde es neurocientífica, imparte clases de Oftalmología, Neurología, Fisiología y Farmacología en la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York y en el Centro Médico Downstate, donde dirige el Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa. Susana ha escrito, junto a su marido Stephen Macknik, el best seller internacional 'Los engaños de la mente', y se ha convertido en una de las científicas pioneras en el desarrollo de la disciplina conocida como neuromagia, una rama en la que ciencia y magia se dan la mano con el objetivo de ayudarnos a conocer más acerca del funcionamiento del cerebro. ¿Cuántas veces te has preguntado cómo es posible que un mago haga lo que hace a un metro o centímetros de ti, que lo haga dos veces incluso, y que aún así te engañe? ¿Qué le pasa a tus ojos, o qué le pasa a tu cerebro, que no asimilan lo que está pasando en tus narices? La neuromagia busca respuestas para estas preguntas.

This week, we're presenting stories about what happens when our expectations don't match up with reality. Part 1: Married neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik are surprised by what they learn when they investigate deception at a psychic convention. Part 2: While working in the South Sudan, OB-GYN Africa Stewart must wait for an elder's permission before treating a pregnant woman gored by a bull. Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik are award-winning neuroscientists and professors at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. They are best known for their studies on perception, illusions, and attentional misdirection in stage magic. They produce the annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest, now in its 13th edition, and are the authors of the international bestseller Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions. Their new book, Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles, comes out October 24th.    Dr. Africa Stewart graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University in 1995 with a BA in psychology and mathematical science. She then attended Drexel University Medical School in Philadelphia. In 1999 she completed a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Strategic Planning from the University of Pittsburgh's Katz School of Business. She then returned to Philadelphia to finish her medical training at Drexel. In 2000 she received a Doctorate in Medicine and began Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. Her career with MSF began in Sudan in June 2011. Dr. Stewart has completed 4 surgical field missions and served as a guide for the Forced From Home exhibit in 2016. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Doctors Without Borders and continues to support women’s health care locally and abroad with and emphasis on education and prevention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SwordPlay - Ep. 9 - Guest Jimmy Hinton - pt. 2 We continue our conversation with Jimmy Hinton about sexual predators in the church and what we can do on a practical level to protect the vulnerable around us. Listed below are several recommended resources by Jimmy for further study. Books: Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders by Anna Salter The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker The Child Safeguarding Policy Guide for Churches and Ministries by Basyle (Boz) Tchividjian and Shira M. Berkovits Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions by Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, and Sandra Blakeslee Not Marked: Finding Hope and Healing after Sexual Abuse by Mary DeMuth Websites: JimmyHinton.org netgrace.org findingahealingplace.com together-we-heal.org cryingoutforjustice.com view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts or Google Play. "Like" us or write a review feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

Larry Nassar successfully abused his victims while parents were in the same room. He is not unique. In fact, many sexual abusers abuse their victims right in front of us. Jimmy co-lectured with neuroscientists Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde and Dr. Stephen Macknik last week to explore the science behind deception. In this episode, Jimmy and Clara share their "take away" moments from the lecture last week.

Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde reveal what magicians can teach neuroscientists.

The phrase neuromagic sounds like an obscure genre of cyberpunk fantasy novels. In reality, it is the study of the neuroscience of magicians and magic. Founders of the discipline Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde have spent years unlocking the secrets of the human brain and why we are so easily fooled. On this week’s episode, the pair talk about their research and reveal some of the real secrets of magic including change blindness, misdirection, perception and saccades. Don’t blink or you’ll miss it. http://www.sleightsofmind.com/ http://www.mammothaudio.com.au/scamapalooza/

Interview with Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde; This day in Skepticism; News Items: Vitamins and Mortality, Megavirus, NDEs, More UFOs, Electrosense, Airborne Petition; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Interview with Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde; This day in Skepticism; News Items: Vitamins and Mortality, Megavirus, NDEs, More UFOs, Electrosense, Airborne Petition; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

Compassion for our fellow human beings is something that's long been taught by different faiths and traditions. But could it be used as a tool within therapy to improve mental health? There's a growing interest in compassion-focussed therapy - both for other people and for oneself. It has its roots in the understanding of how the brain evolved. At the moment it is being used most often with people from neglectful or abusive backgrounds. Professor Paul Gilbert, who's the Director of the Mental Health Research Unit at Derbyshire Mental Health Trust and one of his patients - "Jo" - explain what's involved. Could a "junk food" adverts watershed help in the battle against childhood obesity? Since 2009 there's been a ban on adverts for junk food during children's TV programmes and on dedicated children's channels. But advertisements for high fat, salt or sugar foods are still allowed during programmes like soap operas - which families often watch together. At a conference in London this week - "Marketing to Children: Implications for Obesity", Dr Emma Boyland is calling for a 9pm watershed on such adverts to help reduce their influence on children. She explains the psychological responses of children to such advertising in her study in primary schools. Magicians persuade their audiences that their eyes are indeed deceiving them - when they dazzle with disappearing rabbits and great feats of memory. But can our knowledge of the brain teach a magician a thing or two? A husband and wife team of neuroscientists from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona - Susanna Martinez Conde and Stephen Macknik - have written a book "Sleights of Mind", explaining how magicians can make the mind work against you.