06/10/2009

unconscious suggestion / derren brown


So Derren Brown comes across as a bit of a prick. That lottery thing - what was the point?

Some of his other stuff, though, is annoyingly impressive.

This is pretty good:
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Psych? Magic? I guess it'll be about 30 years til some secrets come out, if the former cameramen get desperate enough for cash to do some retrospective documentary or something.

In the meantime, this is a pretty good article on unconscious influences.(pdf)
[from The Psychologist - A research journal "in a form suitable for our wide-ranging non-specialist audience" (ie. pop psychology that's not bullshit)]

Just seen there's another one, with guys from Saatchi&Saatchi.
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