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Mark Mitton

Magician and Misdirection Expert

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Mark Mitton
Mark Mitton

Title: Magician and Misdirection Expert

Institution: Mark Mitton, Inc.

Discipline: Creative & Performing Arts

Appearances: 1

Notable: Apprentice to legendary magician Slydini; collaborated with Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman; created magic for film, television, Broadway, and Cirque du Soleil; presented at the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness

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Biography

Mark Mitton is a magician and misdirection expert who explores the intersections of magic, perception, and neuroscience. A former apprentice to legendary sleight-of-hand master Slydini, he regularly presents on perception and deception at universities and scientific conferences, and has collaborated with the late Nobel Laureate Dr. Gerald Edelman of The Neurosciences Institute.

Roundtable Appearances

"Fake" Knowledge: Knowing and the Illusion of Knowing
October 14, 2017 · ▶ Video
"Fake" Knowledge: Knowing and the Illusion of Knowing
The event explores how humans have always relied on distributed knowledge through social contracts. It examines mass delusions and our collective intuition, questioning what we...
Education & Knowledge Identity & Self Philosophy
Paul Boghossian, Daniel Kahneman, Eric Kandel, Mark Mitton, Daphna Shohamy, Steven Sloman
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