A magician's best trick: reality | Dean Carnegie | TEDxFoggyBottom

From elaborate tricks to sleights of hand, what is it that draws people to magic? Hear from magician and magic historian Dean Carnegie as he gives us a synopsis of the history of magic, ending with a demonstration of one of his famed tricks. Carnegie dazzles the audience in the way that illustrates the timelessness of his craft despite the changes it has gone through.

Dean Carnegie is a graduate of the Chavez College of Magic, an accomplished sleight of hand artist and award winning performer. Dean has been a full time entertainer for 20 years, logging in nearly 8000 performances. Besides performing 300+ shows a year, Dean is also a leading magic historian. He writes the most popular blog on magic history called The Magic Detective, and has given talks and lectures on the history of conjuring to fellow magicians and historical societies.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx