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Nature 434, 820 (14 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/434820a; Published online 13 April 2005
Physics and the public: Science as illusion
Alison Abbott1
- Alison Abbott is Nature's senior European correspondent.
Abstract
When a magician uses science to present his tricks, the effects are seductive. Alison Abbott takes a masterclass in sorcery.
It seemed rude to leave the lecture hall when the president of the Max Planck Society had generously given the floor to a representative of the "young generation of researchers" in whose hands lie the "future of science". Still, when Thomas Fraps thanked the society for the opportunity to speak for "55 minutes on some of the many promising themes in science and medicine", some at the back did quietly slip away.
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