Philosophy
This weekend I had the privilege and good fortune of seeing my first live Penn & Teller magic show in Las Vegas, and I must say it was one of the highlights of my life. Their tricks are incredibly entertaining, excitingly ambiguous and deliciously thought-provoking.
Perhaps the most impressive sequence, at least in my opinion, is the trick you are about to see below... and it seems I'm not the only one amazed by its silent beauty:
After the show, we even got to meet the magicians. First Teller:
And then Penn:
I'll be back in a couple of weeks with lots of awesome new entries :)
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Penn & Teller - Shadows
This weekend I had the privilege and good fortune of seeing my first live Penn & Teller magic show in Las Vegas, and I must say it was one of the highlights of my life. Their tricks are incredibly entertaining, excitingly ambiguous and deliciously thought-provoking.Perhaps the most impressive sequence, at least in my opinion, is the trick you are about to see below... and it seems I'm not the only one amazed by its silent beauty:
After the show, we even got to meet the magicians. First Teller:
And then Penn:
I'll be back in a couple of weeks with lots of awesome new entries :)
.
- Penn State Football Death Penalty?
The question in the wake of the Freeh Report on the tragedy at Penn State is whether the university should be allowed to field a football team going forward in the next few years. The argument on one side is that the lack of oversight and turning a blind...
- Penn Jillette - This I Believe: There Is No God
When it comes to the intellectual battle between atheism and religion, the group with the imaginary friends ain't gonna win. But what about the intellectual tension between atheism and agnosticism? One could argue that atheism is an arrogant position,...
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One of the problems with irrational beliefs is that they don't exist in a vacuum of ideas: they have consequences in the real world, and are bound to affect someone in a real way. Take the case of vaccines. There is a growing number of concerned parents...
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that when magicians and big time skeptics Penn & Teller decided to do a show on all things Bullshit, the Pope and the Vatican would eventually find their way into that list. It's not hard to see why: the...
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"Neuroscientists determine famous trick's surprising ability to manipulate audiences" by Charles Q. Choi February 12th, 2013 Inside Science Scientists analyzing how magicians Penn & Teller perform one of the oldest known illusions now reveal...