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many of his effects were willed to his brother, and almost all of his secrets are known today.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
Houdini was himself a master of publicity and self-aggrandizement, yet he also championed the little guy and had a fondness for old retired showmen.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
We now know, through reconstructions of the apparatus and research into his secrets, that Maskelyne's trunk was specially made so it could be opened by the man locked inside, but the Chief always remained silent on the issue, encouraging as much speculation as possible.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
Hollis Robbins: Most people focus on the vast reserves of content now available online, but few people ask: “Is this a good teacher?”
future.a16z.com • 21 Experts on the Future of Expertise - Future
8 biggest scam artists in history:
1. Charles Ponzi - The original Ponzi scheme, Charles was born in Italy in 1882 & immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s, where he embarked on a series of dubious ventures before devising his fraudulent scheme.
In the late 1910s, Ponzi promised... See more
La curiosité de Léonard, comme celle d’Einstein, s’arrête souvent sur des phénomènes qui n’intéressent pas le moins du monde les personnes qui ont passé l’âge de 10 ans.
Walter Isaacson • Léonard de Vinci: La biographie (QUANTO) (French Edition)
Larry Sanger built Wikipedia as an unbiased repository of the world’s knowledge, and then stood helplessly by as activists and intel agencies turned it into the most comprehensive propaganda op in human history. There’s nothing more corrupt.
(0:00) The Origins of Wikipedia
(4:27) Wikipedia’s Dangerous... See more
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