Thus I entered the Castle of Magic shackled by a bracelet of shame. Stepping into the entry room for an evening visit, you will hand over $35 to $45 per person, up slightly from pre-pandemic times.

Just a few months prior, the MAGIC Lab had sent a call for magic tricks that don’t rely on sight, touch, smell, or taste, but instead evoke wonder purely through sound. No verbal cues. No ...

A Humboldt's squirrel monkey is fooled by the "French Drop" magic trick. Credit: E. Garcia-Pelegrin et al., 2023 The key to a successful sleight-of-hand magic trick is how well a magician ...