Happy Leap Day From SoMA! open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

Ted the Skeptidog would like you to know that he was almost as excited as me to actually see a real copy of my forthcoming book, The Science of Weird Shit!

New SoMA Newsletter: A Call for Abstracts, Book Recommendation, New Neuroscience Study, and A Breaking-ish (simultaneously very old) Story About Magic & Tech

Wanna work with me and another PhD student on "Socialist Mysticism, Mystical Socialism" at the University of Göttingen? Then consider applying for this PhD position by June 3. Please spread the word to candidates who might be interested in the subject. uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.html…

New SoMA Newsletter: Featuring conference updates, new publications, a contest, and a case study of non-magical needle swallowing. open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

New SoMA Newsletter: Featuring conference updates, new publications, a contest, and a case study of nonmagical needle swallowing. open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

Thank you for your kind words and your very positive review of my book, Pavan! I really appreciate it.

SoMA Newsletter July 2024: Deadlines for Conference Abstracts, New Interview Series, & Two New Stories HT Anna Merlan & DavidSegalNYTimes open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

DEADLINE Reminder: SoMA 2024 Conference Presentation Proposals Due July 14! open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

Reminder about the Early Registration Deadline for SoMA 2024 + A Preview of Coming Attractions (i.e. all confirmed presenter abstracts) You have until August 17 to take advantage of the discount! open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

Delighted to debut the new poster for our upcoming conference: scienceofmagicassoc.org/home#conferenc… (Art created by the amazing Kyla Moffatt kylamoffatt.com)

SoMA September Newsletter: Conference Updates, New Books, a Paper, and a Podcast open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

An early Halloween cartoon for New Scientist 🧪🦇

New SoMA Newsletter: Post Conference News and Eyeball Gouging Celebrations open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

SoMA January Newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

Ten of my favourite magical builds from last year. Including a bonus magic legend. YouTube link: youtube.com/shorts/ikc4X4T…

New episode: The science behind how our propensity for magical thinking can lead us to deceive each other by first deceiving ourselves – youarenotsosmart.com/2025/03/03/yan…

My review of 'Conjuring The Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums' is live on @Spr1882 (w/thanks to Nemo C. Mörck for inviting me to write this) spr.ac.uk/node/19583

New SoMA Newsletter: Happy Maundy Thursday! Ft. Witches, Tarot Exhibits, New Publications, A Book Review, Podcasts, and Philosophy Debates open.substack.com/pub/scienceofm…

Can someone help Dr Efram Sera-Shriar? engerom.ku.dk/english/staff/…