Sometimes the easiest, simplest way to liven up a party, sleepover, family gathering or presentation to a class is to perform a magic trick. Most magic tricks require fancy costumes and props, but ...

is a math professor at Harvey Mudd College, but he's got a side gig, too: as a magician. His new book, "The Magic of Math," combines his two passions — which actually have a lot in common.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- In one of the very first Hey Ray! segments, I showed you a magic trick with cards that was just math disguised as magic. I think it is time to bring back some math magic with what ...

Here’s the secret behind one of the mathematical tricks that Persi Diaconis, of Stanford University, developed for his magic act: In order to guess the cards held by five audience members who have all ...

Forget the traditional, cumbersome method and use this trick: to multiply a number by 5, divide by 2, and move the decimal point one decimal place to the right. SO, if, say, you had the number 8,600 ...

GREENWICH — Mario the Magician can do card tricks, make balls disappear and cause shoe laces to change color, but he prefers a different kind of magic. At his shows for the Cos Cob and Glenville ...

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Whether you’re a budding magician, or you just love a good illusion – your day just got a lot more magical. We were joined today by our favorite magical maestro, Travis Nye, a local 5-star Magician ...

Check out our list of 11 easiest magic tricks to do at home below if you are a magic trick junkie and if you’re wondering how to do magic tricks for kids, or how to do magic tricks for beginners.

Persi Diaconis’s unlikely scholarly career in mathematics began with a disappearing act. He was 14 years old and obsessed with magic, spending much of his free time in or around Tannen’s Magic Store, ...