The Making of the Extraordinary
Dr Peter Lamont
- When?
- Tuesday 19 February 2013, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
- Where?
- The Ivy Arts Centre on the University of Surrey campus. Tickets are available from the Ivy Arts Centre by calling 01483 686876 between 10am and 6pm, Monday to Friday
- Open to:
- Public, Staff, Students
- Speaker:
- Dr Peter Lamont
Magicians, mesmerists, mediums and psychics performed extraordinary feats for centuries. In the process, they have provoked some extraordinary beliefs. But how does one make an extraordinary feat happen? How does one make it seem truly extraordinary? And what have people made of this? In this talk, I will provide a brief glimpse into how magicians have faked the impossible, how psychics have made it seem real, and how people continue to come to the conclusions that they do.
Dr Peter Lamont
University of Edinburgh
Peter is a member of the Department of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and a former President of the Edinburgh Magic Circle.