"How Neuroscientists and Magicians Are Conjuring Brain Insights"
Scientific American's editor-in-chief, Mariette DiChristina, writes about Ava Do and other expert magicians, including James Randi at the Island of Thought Conference organized by neuroscientists Stephen Macknik & Susana Conde-Martinez, authors of the popular book Sleights of Mind.
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“Ava Do, aka Do Le AnhDao, was born in Vietnam and migrated to the US at the age of 13. This petite, charismatic magician epitomizes success in a nonconforming profession of Vietnamese generation 1.5, where doctors and lawyers are still the comparative standard.”
“Ava’s brand of magic is called mentalism, sometimes called mind reading. But it’s really more like mind manipulation.”
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Teaching Will Smith
THE ART OF THE CON
Interview with Focus's con-artist consultants: Apollo Robbins & Ava Do
“The film’s behind-the-scenes stars, ‘technical adviser’ duo AVA & APOLLO, taught the on-screen stars the ways of the pick-pocket and the con-artist. Their success is clear: Will Smith and Margot Robbie’s characters are talented and cunning pickpockets and demonstrate exceptional skills.”
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