Make Magic and Influence People | Kieron Kirkland | TEDxExeter

The secret of every magic trick is to create a unwilling suspension of disbelief. But good magicians will change the way we see the world, and the greatest how we see ourselves. Kieron Kirkland is magician, technologist and social innovation geek. A member of the Magic Circle, he has performed everywhere from Shakespeare’s Globe to the Arctic Circle. As Magician-in-Residence at the Pervasive Media Studio he created new ways that magic and technology could be intertwined and ran the world’s first magic hack http://www.watershed.co.uk/ished/projects/kieronkirkland/ which was featured on the BBC, The Independent and Slate Magazine. And yes, it was as much fun as it sounds. He’s also a retired street clown, but generally keeps quiet about that. -- TEDxExeter 2015 took the long view both back into the past and ahead into the future. We asked our speakers to help us understand the challenges that face us now - how they shape the way we live, make decisions, and innovate. Video Production Chromatrope (http://chromatrope.co.uk/) Production Manager Andy Robertson (http://www.youtube.com/familygamertv) This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx