With a reality-warping camera and a barrage of ingenious strangeness, Viewfinder surprised me like nothing else this year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

This week’s Kickstarter roundup includes ‘DOOM Arena Board Game’, ‘Houdini’s Double Escape’ and much more.

Arlen Solomon’s interest in magic was sparked by a card trick and a cousin who just had to spill the beans about it.

Computer scientists at Queen Mary University London have taught a computer how to create magic tricks using artificial intelligence. After feeding the machine information outlining how to create a ...

Optical illusions are a fun way to engage your brain into finding hidden objects, breaking free from the monotonous daily routine. These puzzles are designed in such a way that it tricks your brain ...

Turchi follows up Maps of the Imagination, which connected writing and cartography, by exploring the links between artistic creation and puzzle making and solving. While presenting different kinds of ...

For four game show variations of the hat puzzle, four clever ways to earn a better payoff than you might expect. In this month’s Quanta Insights puzzle, we explored three examples of hat puzzles, in ...

The perfect sleight is a flawlessly coordinated act of deception. Magicians dedicate hours to bullying their fingers into precise positions and years mastering the art of misdirection. The best ...