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Magic Scholar; Cognitive Scientist; Carthage College Psych Science prof; Weird experiences make a life well-lived. Terrible opinions are my own. http://anthonybarnhart.com/

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11.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mesmerized: An Immersive Experiment in Science & Magic (ticketed event) β€” Anthony Barnhart: Cognitive Scientist, Magic Scholar, & Speaker The field of experimental psychology arose during a time steeped in wonder and mystery. Spiritualism gained widespread influence, proposing that death was not an end but a transition. Mesmerists claimed to heal all ailments through the laying-on of hands. Early psychologists did not merely react to

A second Kenosha "Mesmerized" date has been added!

Join us at the White Lilac on April 27th.

www.anthonybarnhart.com/speaking-eng...

10.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Religious literacy is a fast track to atheism.

08.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the reverse version of those β€œevolution of man” drawings

07.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 13449 πŸ” 2626 πŸ’¬ 447 πŸ“Œ 86
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β€œMesmerized” @ The White Lilac β€” Anthony Barnhart: Cognitive Scientist, Magic Scholar, & Speaker Joe Diamond and Anthony Barnhart will present their β€œMesmerized” show in two upcoming performances at Kenosha’s White Lilac.

Southeastern Wisconsinites: Join us for this rare public performance!

#Kenosha #Magic #Mindreading #Science

www.anthonybarnhart.com/news/mesmeri...

26.02.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 3417 πŸ” 677 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t let mega-constellation-building billionaires steal your night sky Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet

Elon Musk has already started plans to launch a million satellites.

Yes. A MILLION.

This is a colossally bad idea, and it's not too late to make your voice heard. I explain everything:

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

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06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1459 πŸ” 804 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 75
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Color Game β€” How Well Can You Remember Colors? We show you colors. You recreate them from memory. Challenge friends to beat your score. It's harder than you think. Play free at dialed.gg.

No surprise that I suck at this.

dialed.gg?c=SYMRLK

06.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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LΓ  oΓΉ tu vas

Spotify has my number this morning. Camille Bertault is one of my current musical obsessions AND "Giant Steps" is one of my favorite tunes.

open.spotify.com/track/4al6DA...

06.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Thick fog and trees.

Thick fog and trees.

Campus is spooky today.

06.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING:

The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.

They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.

DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

06.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 5482 πŸ” 2464 πŸ’¬ 197 πŸ“Œ 220

Yesterday's Jeopardy contestants are the worst three I've ever seen.

06.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

None of our grocery stores stock sambal anymore. What gives?! It's superior to Sriracha in every way. I had to resort to purchasing it from Amazon.

06.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

None of our grocery stores stock sambal anymore. What gives?! It's superior to Sriracha in every way. I had to resort to purchasing it from Amazon.

06.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Six Voices

This is pretty darned catchy.

open.spotify.com/track/6Vmzzb...

05.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had an Ogio messenger bag that lasted me for years. It had all the pockets I need, including a pouch for a laptop that could butterfly to go through airport security. I simply cannot find a new messenger bag that compares! Why have messenger bags regressed?

05.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a β€œsexist attitude”

How did these men know to stay away from Epstein? One googled him, one asked his mom for advice, and one actually listened to what Epstein said to him and quickly realized he was a witless misogynist.

It wasn't that hard, and every scientist who claims they didn't know is either lying or stupid.

05.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 857 πŸ” 289 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 13

Democratic leadership needs to expel this lumbering fuckwit from the party so he can get the mental assistance he so clearly desperately needs

05.03.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 1070 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 4
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this would make george orwell blush

05.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 833 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 7

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

05.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 17423 πŸ” 5765 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 101

"A government which should have no other means of exacting obedience than open war must be very near its ruin, for one of two alternatives would then probably occur: if its authority was small and its character temperate, it would not resort to violence till the last extremity, 1/3

04.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 5 of 5, "I Blew the Exam, Now What?"
How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 5 of 5, "I Blew the Exam, Now What?"

Welp, 'tis the season. Just shared this video from @stephenchew.bsky.social with my Introduction to Psychological Science students.

youtu.be/-QVRiMkdRsU...

03.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Could be something.

"Exploring curiosity, interest, and surprise: normative ratings of a magic trick video dataset in Italy"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

03.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (@spellingbeenyc) β€’ Instagram photos and videos 28K Followers, 32 Following, 151 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (@spellingbeenyc)

Just saw "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" for the first time, and now I'm sort of obsessed.

The Instagram page for the Broadway production has videos of celebrity spellers.

www.instagram.com/spellingbeen...

03.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 23871 πŸ” 5954 πŸ’¬ 1731 πŸ“Œ 632

What if Congress decided to go to work tomorrow? How many of us have worked weekend jobs or come in for a weekend when there's an emergency?

01.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

The President can’t just start wars on a whim β€” Congress has to sign off on it.

Let’s get back to DC and vote on this reckless war.

I’m a hard no.

28.02.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5