http://www.wsj.com/articles/researchers ... ding_now_9
If magic helps audiences experience awe (wonder), is it helpful? The "data" cited in this article are hardly robust, but I thought it was an interesting read (and perhaps a patter premise).
WSJ: Experiencing Awe
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? Awe as part of a process to elicit compliance... Robert Cialdini and others from a while back. In our literature we have the story with Robert-Houdin about awe used to disrupt compliance.
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What makes a moment more memorable?
http://boingboing.net/2015/02/25/tom-th ... first.html
Mundus vult decipi -per Caleb Carr's story Killing Time
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erdnasephile wrote:...
If magic helps audiences experience awe (wonder), is it helpful? ...
That may be the draw of Uri Geller and other mystery performers as distinct from magicians.
Mundus vult decipi -per Caleb Carr's story Killing Time