Magic Courses

TED

Embrace Your Raw, Strange Magic

Inspiring talk on embracing authenticity and personal truth, challenging societal norms for success. Encourages courage to live genuinely, highlighting the cost of conformity and the power of self-acceptance.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

The Math and Magic of Origami

Explore the intersection of mathematics, engineering, and art through innovative origami techniques, revealing intricate designs with practical applications.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

Brain Magic

Explore mind-bending illusions and feats of brain magic as Keith Barry demonstrates how our minds can be tricked, involving the audience in jaw-dropping and potentially dangerous stunts.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

BSidesLV

Stop Shooting Blanks - No Magic Bullets in Your Arsenal

Explore effective cybersecurity strategies beyond "magic bullet" solutions. Learn to develop a comprehensive, multi-layered approach to protect against evolving threats and vulnerabilities.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

BSidesLV

Black Magic and Secrets - How Certificates Influence You

Uncover the hidden influence of certificates in cybersecurity with Robert Lucero. Explore their impact, potential vulnerabilities, and importance in modern digital security landscapes.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Uncommon Sense - Detecting Exploits with Novel Hardware Performance Counters and ML Magic

Explore novel hardware performance counters and machine learning techniques to detect advanced exploits like speculative execution, Rowhammer, and ROP, enhancing cybersecurity defenses against evolving threats.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Topology, Correlations and Superconductivity in Magic Angle Graphene - Lecture 2

Explore topology, correlations, and superconductivity in magic angle graphene. Dive into band structures, symmetries, and experimental findings. Gain insights on flat bands, Landau levels, and correlated electron paradigms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Magic Wand Particle Effect Using Billboards - Part 3

Learn to create a magic wand effect with billboard particles in Blender 2.4. This tutorial covers the final steps in a 3-part series on crafting enchanting visual effects.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Magic Wand Particle Effect Using Billboards - Part 2

Learn to create a magic wand effect with billboard particles in Blender 2.4. This tutorial covers advanced techniques for enhancing visual effects in 3D animation.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ruby Central

Ruby on Rack: The Magic Between Request and Response

Explore Rack's inner workings, versatility, and middleware magic in Ruby web development. Gain insights on session management, authentication, and caching for more efficient and enjoyable coding.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Finding Magic in Your Adventure

Discover life's magic through personal anecdotes and entrepreneurial insights. Learn to embrace challenges, find wonder in everyday moments, and create your own extraordinary adventure.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tricking the Mind with Magic - Techniques of Mentalists and Illusionists

Explore the art of deception as a professional illusionist reveals techniques used by mentalists and magicians to trick the human brain, offering insights into the world of mind-bending performances.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Creating Movie Magic - Behind the Scenes of Film Editing

Discover the behind-the-scenes secrets of movie magic as Dibo shares insights from his diverse career in filmmaking, revealing how imagination and editing create captivating on-screen illusions.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Magic Between Fingers and Strings - Acoustic Guitar Performance by PIMA Band

Captivating fusion of classic guitar and oriental melodies by PIMA, an all-female acoustic band. Experience intricate guitar work, rhythmic foundations, and ethereal textures that transport you to distant lands and evoke ancient civilizations.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

The Extended Freudenthal Magic Square via Tensor Categories

Explore unital composition superalgebras and their connection to the Extended Freudenthal Magic Square in characteristic 3, using symmetric tensor categories and representation theory.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video