Something You Should Know The World’s Greatest Mentalist Shares His Secrets & The Surprising Science of Pets
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Nov 24, 2025 
Oz Pearlman, a world-renowned mentalist and author of 'Read Your Mind', shares his secrets on reading people and making powerful first impressions. He discusses techniques like misdirection and observation to enhance interactions and overcome the fear of rejection. Science broadcaster Jay Ingram dives into the fascinating history of human-pet relationships, exploring the origins of pet ownership and the psychology behind attachment, including surprising behaviors of our furry friends. Expect insights that will change how you see both mentalism and pets!
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Digital Amnesia Reduces Memory
- When we assume we'll always have devices to look up facts, our brains store where to find information rather than the information itself.
- The meta-analysis shows frequent mobile searching correlates with reduced memory retention, a phenomenon called digital amnesia.
From Restaurant Magician To Mentalist
- Oz Pearlman describes his rise from teenage restaurant magician to world-class mentalist through decades of practice.
- He frames mentalism as trained skills, not supernatural power, developed over nearly three decades.
Mentalism Is Reading People, Not Magic
- Mentalism focuses on the mind and uses no props, creating the illusion of mind-reading by reading people.
- Oz emphasizes it's learnable, grounded in observation, misdirection, and nonverbal communication rather than the supernatural.
