Deception

Should you respond to that suspiciously attractive suitor on OkCupid? Should you invest your money in a “too-good-to-be-true” land deal? Before you trust anyone, listen to Maria Konnikova talk about the history and psychology of cons.

Fake companies are targeting the unemployed, and often ask for financial or personal information that hackers can use to break into a person’s bank accounts or steal an identity.

Tom Brady may have manipulated his footballs for a competitive advantage, but manipulating equipment is an age-old practice. Here are some big-name examples, including a “magic sword” and a hidden engine in a bicycle.

Where can you, and some of the world’s most famous magicians, find some of the rarest magical tomes in the world? On the fifth floor of a non-descript high-rise in New York City.

We’re going to take a bit of a risk today, and try to explain the science of something extremely visual in a primarily auditory medium. We’re going to talk about magic, why sleight-of-hand works, and what it says about how our brains function. Warning: magic spoilers ahead! Helping us through this conversation are two experts […]