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ARTICLES IN THE “MAGIC” ISSUE

The Magic of Conversational Automata 

Graham M. Jones, Shai Satran, Raluca Creangă & more…

ChatGPT’s responses are a result of complex neural networks that mimic the ways humans speak. Yet its communicative competence captivates and enthralls.

Culture

Ancestral Intervention for Guyana 

Jeremy Jacob Peretz, Joan Cambridge-Mayfield

Culture

Capitalism’s “Magic Act” 

Timothy de Waal Malefyt

Culture

Ancestral Magic

Choua P. Xiong

Culture

Ten Facts about the Racist History of “Voodoo” 

Danielle N. Boaz

Archaeology

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome 

Jessica L. Lamont

Culture

Crafting Witches 

Laurel Zwissler, Ivory Sage Evergreen

Biology

How to Experiment with Telekinesis! 

Matteo Borrini

Culture

Searching for Magic

Paul Draper