A sneak peak into the world of Magic and Maths

How can we influence the roll of a die? Matt Parker demonstrates and explains how to win using Non-Transitive Dice.

Meet the magicians and find out what mathematical magic they have in store...Peter McOwan is Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London and a lifelong amateur magician. Matt Parker is Mathematics Outreach Coordinator for the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, a fully trained stand up comedian and was previously a maths school teacher. Jason Davison is a semi-professional magician and a maths school teacher.

Can you really use your voice to influence peoples decisions remotely? In this Interactive trick, Jason Davison shows us how to manipulate card choices.

Are cards really printed with different inks? Peter McOwan uses the Hummer card principle to manipulate sets of red and black cards.

How can you count something you can't see? Matt Parker performs this trick to show how hidden information can influence our decisions

Want to manipulate a card deck to place cards in any position? Here the Mathematical Magic team demonstrate the Faro shuffle and explain its applications in the world of Computer Science.

Books worth reading if you want to be a mathematical magician

Can you really turn cards invisible? Peter McOwan demonstrates how to use misdirection and confusion to mask a simple mathematical premise.

How does mental arithmetic affect technology? Jason Davison demonstrates how to manipulate calculators and read someone's mind. Matt Parker becomes a human calculator by calculating cube roots.