The trend in alternative medicine

Hi John!

> i would have to agree that of the few
> scientists I have met professionally (mine)
> some have been more easy to to misdirect
> than I would say the average spectator (I
> know that's a big generalisation on a
> limited sample) apparently because of this
> tendency you write about.

That's interesting! I presume you're talking about misdirection when doing a magic illusion.... :)

I used to enjoy doing magic as a child and teenager (I performed as a teenager at a few kids' parties, which was fun), so while I'm not at your level I have some knowledge of the art of illusion.... :)

And, having had a little bit of experience with magic/illusion, and also having been a scientist, I think that many scientists are not as good a judge of this sort of thing as they might think they are, particularly when someone is purposely out to confuse them.... Scientists in general are pretty straight talkers (it's part of your training as a scientist), so they're not generally used to people purposely trying to trick 'em.... :)

- Dien