The Michael Shermer Show

12. Derren Brown — Magic, Happiness, and Skepticism

May 15, 2017

01:16:22

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Honesty and Storytelling in Magic

01:20

Unconscious compliance and behavior under hypnosis

01:27

Embrace natural unhappiness and find peace in the flow of life

01:18

Balancing Optimism with Realism

01:23

Introduction

2min

Psychic Healing

4min

What Are You?

2min

Is That What Kind of Magic You Do?

2min

Magical Mentoring - The Storytelling Thing

3min

NLP - I'm Not Psychic, but I Don't Like It.

3min

What Is Hypnosis?

2min

Hypnotic Effects

4min

The Healing of Paralysis

2min

10.

The Left Hemisphere Storyteller

2min

11.

How Did You Discover Stoicism?

4min

12.

The Pros and Cons of Mindfulness

4min

13.

You're Your Best Performer, Isn't About You

4min

14.

Is There a Difference Between Happiness and Meaningful Life?

4min

15.

Happiness and Success Are Exactly the Same

2min

16.

Is Everything in the Right Place?

2min

17.

I Don't Get Stopped on the Street

4min

18.

The Memory Self, the Memory Self

5min

19.

You Didn't Know What to Say?

2min

20.

The Invention of Line

2min

21.

What Matters Is Love and Relationships

4min

22.

Is There a Need for a Humanist Church?

5min

23.

The Faith Healers With Steve Martin as Leap of Faith

2min

24.

Do You Believe in Theatrical Readings?

2min

25.

Are You Making People Feel Better?

4min

26.

Are You Putting Yourself in the Minds of the Audience?

2min

In this remote Science Salon, Michael Shermer talks with Derren Brown, a British magician and writer.

His TV show Derren Brown: Mind Control received immediate success after airing in 2000. His specials include Russian Roulette, Seance, The Heist, Hero at 30,000 Feet, How to Predict the Lottery, and Apocalypse. His live shows Something Wicked This Way Comes and Svengali have won him two Olivier Awards. He garnered the 2012 BAFTA for Best Entertainment for Derren Brown: The Experiments. He has also penned the books Tricks of the Mind and Confessions of a Conjuror, which have sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.

His latest book is Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine. Derren is currently in the US for his off-Broadway show Secret (April 21st – June 25th, 2017), which has already sold out and has been extended with additional dates.

Derren Brown makes his American theatrical debut in this world premiere production at Atlantic Theater Company. New York audiences can experience Derren’s unique blend of mind-reading, suggestion and psychological illusion in a brand new theatrical experience.

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The Michael Shermer Show

12. Derren Brown — Magic, Happiness, and Skepticism

Honesty and Storytelling in Magic

Unconscious compliance and behavior under hypnosis

Embrace natural unhappiness and find peace in the flow of life

Balancing Optimism with Realism

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