The Science of Magic(nytimes.com)
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The Science of Magic
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/science/21magic.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1187726534-6NNO0b51NdHgrTiV7A0Svw
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Teller (of Penn and Teller) gives a definition of magic that I really like: "The theatrical linking of a cause with an effect that has no basis in physical reality, but that -- in our hearts -- ought to."