MIT Department of Anthropology

Designing the Impossible: The Magic and Creative Solutions Workshop

MIT Anthropology

Designing the Impossible: The Magic and Creative Solutions Workshop

Jeannette Andrews

Jeannette Andrews

Thursday, September 21, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MIT Museum

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About

Through her years of researching magic history, celebrated magician, artist and researcher Jeanette Andrews has developed specific magical methods for utilizing existing tools and strategies in unusual ways.

This workshop employs the design thinking seen in magic to rethink the world around us. Andrews will teach a magic effect based on Gestalt psychology and contemporary neuroscience that discusses how perceptual assumptions can help to create a desired effect.

Registration

$30 General Public
$10 MIT ID holders

Ages 18+ only

Seating is limited. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Register here.

Accessibility

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