Category Archives: Professor Clive Wilkins

‘Exploring the perceptual inabilities of Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) using magic effects’ ~ a collaborative paper first published in PNAS by Elias Garcia-Pelegrin, Alexandra K. Schnell, Prof. Clive Wilkins, and Prof. Nicola S. Clayton FRS ~ featured in Le Monde, June 2021

Posted on June 10, 2021 by clivewilkins
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‘The Lost Library of Miraculous Metaphors & other short stories’ available in United Kingdom from 25th June 2021 featuring the original cover design ~ or immediately, via the international edition, which is now live.

Posted on May 21, 2021 by clivewilkins

The original design for the novel by Clive Wilkins, available in the United Kingdom. The above design was specially produced for the international edition, available in USA, Europe and other territories.

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Prof. Nicky Clayton & Prof. Clive Wilkins of The Captured Thought will appear at the Oxford University Scientific Society this week to discuss the psychology of cognitive illusions and why the mind is tricked ~Thursday, 4th February 2021 from 18.30-19.30 UTC2

Posted on February 2, 2021 by clivewilkins

Taken from the website of the Oxford University Scientific Society … This Thursday we will have two fantastic speakers: Professor Nicky Clayton FRS, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, and Professor Clive … Continue reading →

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The Captured Thought~ Professor’s Nicky Clayton and Clive Wilkins ‘Zoom’ across the world at top speed in the absence of travel

Posted on November 15, 2020 by clivewilkins
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Cambridge Centre for the Integration of Science, Technology and Culture~ Online lectures to Universities

Posted on May 23, 2020 by clivewilkins
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It’s a Kind of Magic.

Posted on March 6, 2020 by clivewilkins

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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Prof. Nicky Clayton on BBC’s The One Show~ discussing Clever Jays and their crafty caching techniques

Posted on December 1, 2019 by clivewilkins

Nicky chatting away to Mike Dilger of The One Show (28th Nov 2019). If you listen closely you can hear Caracus the jay chatting away in the background… in English.

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The Captured Thought’s latest paper~ Reflections on Endel Tulving’s Spoon Test

Posted on October 14, 2019 by clivewilkins

The Enigmatic Spoon~painting by Clive Wilkins

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SOMA’s ‘The Science of Magic’ Conference. Chicago Magic Lounge~ 14-16th July 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 by clivewilkins

The conference ran for three days and included  keynote talks from a host of glittering luminaries, including Tom Stone, Daniel Simons,  Elizabeth Loftus, Simon Aronson, Gustav Kuhn, Matthew L. Tomkins, Jeanette Andrews and Danny Rudnick. Dr. Gustav Kuhn, President of … Continue reading →

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