Press
My work has been featured by various international media outlets across TV, radio, print, and online publications.
Featured
My work has been featured by various international media outlets across TV, radio, print, and online publications.
I recently participated in a panel discussion, led by Claudia Hammond, on the topic of ‘How magic tricks reveal how we think.’
The FT Weekend Magazine has published an edited extract from my upcoming book, The Spectacle of Illusion, featuring some of my discussion of magic, psychical research, and psychology.
The Spectacle of Illusion was reviewed in The Mail on Sunday. Reviewer Dr. Matthew Sweet awarded it 4/5 stars and also met his mirror monster.
I was interviewed by Gabriel H. Sanchez about my research and about what I hope to communicate with readers of The Spectacle of Illusion.
The Spectacle of Illusion was featured in an article by Anne Kniggendorf
My fraudulently psychic alter-ego ‘Max Thompson’ is featured in this article covering contemporary research related to the ‘science of magic.’
You can hear me, in character as fake psychic ‘Max Thompson’, channeling the spirit of a dead cat on this Why Factor episode exploring the science of deception.
I was interviewed by Christopher Ingram about my work combining magic and experimental psychology to study human cognition.
My lab’s publication on how magic tricks can be used to investigate people’s illusory experiences was featured on the front page of Oxford University’s website.
I was interviewed on BBC One Oxford by Geradine Peers about my work using magic tricks to investigate illusory perceptions.
This article covers some of my work using magic tricks study the perception of ‘phantom objects.’
I was interviewed live by David Robson about my work using magic trick methods to create novel cognitive psychology experiments.
I was interviewed by Nick Piercey about my work investigating illusory perceptions.
My experimental work is featured in this episode of The Nature of Things presented by Julie Eng. (Currently only viewable in Canada, but an international version is coming soon)