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The Forum: Invisibility

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05/07/2014 GMT

Invisibility

BBC World Service - The Forum, Invisibility

Is invisibility good or bad? Is it a matter of optics, morality or magic?

Would you like to have an invisibility cloak?  The dangerous allure of the unseen with Philip Ball, Susan Blackmore and Kenan Malik.

Would you like to become invisible? What does invisibility mean anyway: is it just a matter of advanced optics, or something deeper that pre-dates science? 

Samira Ahmed discusses these issues with science writer Philip Ball, philosopher Kenan Malik, and psychologist Susan Blackmore.  


Photo by Shan Pillay (BBC)

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