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Mathematics and magic may seem a strange combination, but many of the most powerful magical effects performed today have mathematics at their core, just as mathematics lies behind almost all technologies we use, products we buy and the jobs we do. This series features mathematicians and magicians Matt Parker, Peter McOwan and Jason Davison. For more information on amazing maths, science and engineering powered magic, you might like to explore www.mathematicalmagic.com , www.illusioneering.org and www.cs4fn.org/magic . This video was produced by the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London and wideangles.tv, with support from the UK HE STEM project and additional support from cs4fn
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A sneak peak into the world of Magic and Maths
Meet the magicians and find out what mathematical magic they have in store...Peter McOwan is Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London and a lifelong amateur magician.
Matt Parker is Mathematics Outreach Coordinator for the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, a fully trained stand up comedian and was previously a maths school teacher.
Jason Davison is a semi-professional magician and a maths school teacher.
Using the magic of algebra Professor McOwan shows us how we can predict what cards a person may be holding. This may come in useful to poker fans!
How are these Jokers able to predict a punters choices? Jason Davison issues a challenge in this demonstration of a card classic.
How can we influence the roll of a die? Matt Parker demonstrates and explains how to win using Non-Transitive Dice.
How can you count something you can't see? Matt Parker performs this trick to show how hidden information can influence our decisions
Want to manipulate a card deck to place cards in any position? Here the Mathematical Magic team demonstrate the Faro shuffle and explain its applications in the world of Computer Science.
Can we influence people's decisions thought the power of the mind? Peter McOwan uses his "ESP cards" to control a subject's thoughts using clock arithmetic.
But why 27 cards? Matt Parker shows us how to astound an audience by using base 3 numbers. A similar method can also be used to efficiently move data in computer memory.
How can you cheat a calculator? Matt Parker demonstrates and explains how to predict a random number using this simple factoring trick.
Are cards really printed with different inks? Peter McOwan uses the Hummer card principle to manipulate sets of red and black cards.
How can you predict (or manipulate) 9 coin tosses in a row? Matt Parker shows you how using theory by Paul Hallas.
Can you really turn cards invisible? Peter McOwan demonstrates how to use misdirection and confusion to mask a simple mathematical premise.
How does mental arithmetic affect technology? Jason Davison demonstrates how to manipulate calculators and read someone's mind. Matt Parker becomes a human calculator by calculating cube roots.
Can you really use your voice to influence peoples decisions remotely? In this Interactive trick, Jason Davison shows us how to manipulate card choices.
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