‘Magicians get emotional about it’: should secrets of magic ever be revealed?

Study examining highly contested topic of ‘exposure’ looks at when it is acceptable to share tricks of the trade

For decades, possibly centuries, magicians have fretted and argued over if and when it is acceptable to reveal the secrets of their tricks and illusions.

Now two British academics – who are magicians themselves – have written what is believed to be the first detailed study examining what is known in the trade as “exposure”.