News from Mark Mitton

Thanks to the David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Fund, the Humanities Council at Princeton University is sponsoring a faculty seminar  on Magic, Perception, and Decisions  that will explore magic and deception as they affect art, science, law, politics and other arenas of human life. Eldar Shafir, the William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, is co-convener of the seminar, along with yours truly. Over four dinner sessions, we are discussing the nature and role of “magic” in human affairs.

Last night, our first invited speaker was Micah Lasher, Mayor Bloomberg’s man in Albany… and a published magician.

Micah Lasher

It was a pleasure and an honor to perform and stay at the beautiful and historic Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, last week. The venue was more than spectacular: the party was in the gorgeous Gold Room. This famous hotel is modeled on the Villa Medici in Rome, and the guest register reads like a who’s who of the 20th century. The level of craftsmanship that went into creating this place has to be seen to be believed!