Christmas Special 2017: The Science of Magic
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The Origin of the Laws of Nature
The pursuit and the delighting in mystery is clearly fundamental, because every human being does it. Even scientists do it, but they do it in a different way, because they seek out the unknown on the assumption that they'll be able to understand it. That's one of the great thrills of magic conjuring, is being able to watch an audience when when magic really works. It's like watching a bomb go off, because you feel this no know what. And that's so rare because, you know, just look at what our phones dowhat. You know, the magic that wet, you know,. that we walk around and take for granted and travel and fly and do this
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