← Tyler Gibgot Speaking & Teaching

Talks that feel like magic.

Speaking

Talks on magic, memory, and perception.

I speak at universities, conferences, and companies. Every talk includes live magic, performed on the audience, then broken down.

Tyler in profile holding a microphone, mid-sentence, presenting beside a projection screen.
On the mic · Conference talk
The Brain Is the Magician Magic for the Blind How the Brain Creates Reality Memory Is More Fragile Than You Think The Science of Wonder Why We See Things That Aren't There Attention, Illusion, and Awareness The Psychology of Deception
Tyler performing on stage at a USC Magic Association show, mic in hand, with two audience volunteers holding a board.
On stage · USC Magic Association
Tyler Gibgot lecturing at USC in front of slides titled The Psychology of Magic: How magic tricks inform us about memory and perception.
The Psychology of Magic · Guest lecture, USC
Patricia George Professor · USC

Tyler Gibgot is an incredible scholar and magician. My intro psych class was lucky to have him come back, having once sat in their seats his sophomore year. He returned to campus to guest lecture on magic, memory and perception. Tyler, I am so proud of you! Keep it up! You will go far!

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Daily Trojan Student newspaper · USC

The magician who dazzled the USC community

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Real-world applications of memory and magic
Magic and the illusion of control
Magic for doctors at Mount Sinai
Athens, Greece

I taught the psychology of magic.

In Athens, I taught a course on the psychology of magic that became one of College Year in Athens' most popular classes.

Tyler Gibgot teaching his psychology of magic course to a room of students in Athens, Greece.
Teaching the psychology of magic · College Year in Athens, Greece

I performed around the world, ran research in England, and taught in Greece, all of it with my left eye blind and eye surgery still ahead of me.

In Action

In action.

Children and grandparents, students and professors, gala guests, and blind and low-vision audiences. Close-up or on stage.

Five guests leaning in around a rooftop table, reacting as Tyler Gibgot finishes a close-up card trick.
Audience reactions · Close-up magic
Tyler Gibgot performing card magic at a table surrounded by students.
Close-up performance · USC
Guests at a cocktail lounge reacting mid-trick as Tyler Gibgot extends a fan of cards.
Mid-trick · Private event
A guest reaches for a card from a fanned deck while her friends laugh at a private event.
Pick a card · Private event
Tyler Gibgot in a suit at the Magic Castle, cascading a deck of cards from one hand to the other.
The Magic Castle · Hollywood
A large group photo of USC Magic Association members gathered around a performance table.
USC Magic Association · Led as President
Tyler Gibgot on stage showing a volunteer a cloth printed with a full deck of cards.
Testing an effect · Live audience
Tyler Gibgot holding a playing card above his head while lecturing to a seated class.
Research into practice · USC classroom
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Talks, interviews, performances, and research collaborations.

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