Blog: Mind of a Mind Reader
Jeff Newman: Mentalist, Magician, Trickster.
The Psychology of Why Cold Reading Works (On Other People)
Cold reading isn’t a supernatural skill. It’s a set of psychological tricks the human brain falls for almost every time. A working mentalist on why cold reading works on other people, and why understanding it makes you harder to fool.
The Psychology of Audience Participation: Why People Love (and Fear) Being Picked
Why do people freeze when a performer points at them, but light up afterward? A working mentalist’s take on the psychology of being picked from a corporate audience, and what it means for which acts to book.