Category Archives: Denis Peli

It’s a Kind of Magic.

Harry Houdini famously claimed that no-one can be considered an accomplished magician until they have mastered the cups and balls illusion. With three upturned cups and three balls, the balls are made to perform the logic-defying feat of ‘jumping’ from … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Cognitive Illusions~ a lecture and day of discussion with Fachbereich PSYCHOLOGIE Salzburger Gesellschaft Für Psychologie, Salzberg, Austria.

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Torschlusspanik. A documentary on time by Agnese Abrusci and Theo Byström ~with a contribution from The Captured Thought.

Follow the link to view the film https://youtu.be/_EXGP3z9cNQ Torschlusspanik~ Last minute panic. Although in Tango dancers transcend time.

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After Nyne Arts Magazine. ‘The Science of Art’ featuring The Captured Thought

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Quiz-A-Whiz!~ from The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Hear The Captured Thought on the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Quiz-a-Whizz, answering three questions submitted by sixth form students across the UK. Follow the links below~ stay tuned for more episodes from Nicky and Clive in future weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl1VKJE83yU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACCUftmZqAY

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The British Library Lecture~ Podcast.

Follow the link to the recording of the lecture at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERV7906cO_Q

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The Captured Thought~ North American Tour to New York and Boston~ including Convergent Minds Conference.

The tour, in addition to attending and delivering a lecture to the Convergent Minds Conference in Boston, was an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues. We began in New York where we met Prof. Robert Lurtz, of NYU; … Continue reading

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