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Sorcerer Supreme | Indian Mentalist. Author. Communication Scientist. Bibliophile. Teaholic. Bangalore, India | www.nakulshenoy.com

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This is awesome!

15.12.2025 01:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The kiddos β€” Inesh and Ishaan β€” got their first real ink in print thanks to #deccanherald. They are β€œthe City’s child icons”.

14.11.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The kiddos Inesh & Ishaan aka The Amazing iTwins received great reception performing magic at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) for Krishna to Kaveri - the Karnataka Rajyotsava event organised by BIC and the Azim Premji Foundation.

05.11.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four feet higher and rising: Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes world’s tallest church Antoni Gaudí’s masterwork is still under construction but now stands taller than Ulm Minster in southern Germany

I think it’s awesome that something could have its first stone laid in 1882 and still be building towards the original goal

30.10.2025 21:43 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
Visiting Internship for Ph.D. Students (VIPS) Program The VIPS program is an initiative of the DEI committee of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University. VIPS will support up to 4 Ph.D. students who are full-time students at other universitie...

Are you a US-based PhD student WITHOUT summer funding who is interested in adolescent development, trans youth, and/or gender? Reach out to me about applying to join my lab in Summer 2026 for the VIPS program! psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...

31.10.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Deepavali to you and your family! May the festival of lights bring you all joy, cheer, prosperity, contentment, and peace. Stay blessed. πŸ™

21.10.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Deepavali πŸͺ” to you and your family. May the festival of lights usher in joy, contentment, peace and prosperity. God bless. πŸ™

20.10.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Unbelievable Card Magic with Visual Transformation | Hidden Mystery Revealed
Unbelievable Card Magic with Visual Transformation | Hidden Mystery Revealed YouTube video by Nakul Shenoy

One of the most incredible magic effects I’ve ever experienced is when a playing card transforms visibly! Fortunately, I got the opportunity to learn this trick rather young.

Here’s my updated presentation for this classic mind-boggling magic:
youtu.be/RSovE536xDc

Like & Subscribe, won’t you?

01.09.2025 03:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Real Secrets of Magic with Nakul Shenoy!
Real Secrets of Magic with Nakul Shenoy! YouTube video by Nakul Shenoy

I recorded this performance of a magic trick. I think you’ll enjoy the magical storytelling employed in this presentation.

youtu.be/sPrmr3BnMNk?...

18.08.2025 11:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Real Secrets of Magic with Nakul Shenoy!
Real Secrets of Magic with Nakul Shenoy! YouTube video by Nakul Shenoy

I recorded this performance of a magic trick. I think you’ll enjoy the magical storytelling employed in this presentation.

youtu.be/sPrmr3BnMNk?...

18.08.2025 11:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On the cover, a skeleton is sitting at a table and pouring itself a drink from a test tube. The Shadow is sneaking up behind it and is about to bash it in the skull with a rifle.

On the cover, a skeleton is sitting at a table and pouring itself a drink from a test tube. The Shadow is sneaking up behind it and is about to bash it in the skull with a rifle.

The Shadow magazine dated August 1, 1941. Cover by Graves Gladney.

01.08.2025 03:02 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
A cup of tea rests on a table.

A cup of tea rests on a table.

Good morning from Kochi, Kerala! Enjoying a cup of tea in the quaint lounge as I wait to board my flight back to Bangalore.

27.07.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks can deceiveβ€”and so can fake websites! Pause, check, and protect your money from online fraud.
Report fraud at cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930. Flashy discounts often hide trapsβ€”verify the URL before sealingΒ theΒ deal.

#CyberCrimeAwareness #DigitalSafety #CyberAware #ThinkBeforeYouClick

21.07.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Turns Out, Meta's AI Data Centers Use Up a Lot of Water In Addition to Electricity Something that hasn't gotten enough attention is whether the entire AI enterprise is even sustainable, given how the computing power currently required, scaled upwards, uses incredible amounts of ener...

Meta's Georgia facility, per the Times, "guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day," or about 10 percent of the total water used in the small community surrounding it.

21.07.2025 11:48 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Houdini's Escape with Nakul Shenoy
Houdini's Escape with Nakul Shenoy YouTube video by Nakul Shenoy

I have begun making some videos of my all-time favourite magic effects. Here’s one where I perform one of my most loved rope acts. Hope you enjoy.

youtu.be/iH9Xv-ieSAI

19.07.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Houdini's Escape with Nakul Shenoy
Houdini's Escape with Nakul Shenoy YouTube video by Nakul Shenoy

I have begun making some videos of my all-time favourite magic effects. Here’s one where I perform one of my most loved rope acts. Hope you enjoy.

youtu.be/iH9Xv-ieSAI

19.07.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jack’s #BitChat reminds me that Nokia tried something similar using phone based wifi network during the N8 / N9 days. I had a great time working with the global team helping them research this functionality that worked beyond the mobile telephony networks.

08.07.2025 10:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like the US is going to get its own Aadhaar.

01.07.2025 02:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A smiling man (me!) dressed in a black stylish suit is standing on stage, mid-speech or performance, smiling, with hands clasped in front. A handheld microphone is visible peeping out of his right suit pocket. The background features blurred lighting and a podium with part of an event logo that reads DesignUp 2024. 
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A smiling man (me!) dressed in a black stylish suit is standing on stage, mid-speech or performance, smiling, with hands clasped in front. A handheld microphone is visible peeping out of his right suit pocket. The background features blurred lighting and a podium with part of an event logo that reads DesignUp 2024. - Alt text generated with the aid of GPT.

I think this is one of my new all-time favourite photos of me on stage.

PS: The Joy of Reading Minds is REAL!

27.06.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a beautiful book. What a joy - the diffusion and fusion of ideas, knowledge, commerce. Highly recommend The Golden Road

This: india has always been at its most creative and influential when…connected, plural, hybrid, open and receptive to new ideas.

23.06.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œfamily members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”

ktla.com/news/local-n...

22.06.2025 23:45 πŸ‘ 23785 πŸ” 13555 πŸ’¬ 3657 πŸ“Œ 2309

Trying to do the whole half-decade Iraq War discourse in 72 hours.

23.06.2025 03:10 πŸ‘ 4389 πŸ” 667 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 21
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The Onion took out a full page ad in @nytimes.com and also delivered a physical copy to every lawmaker calling out Congress for their inaction.

The news is putting satirists like The Onion out of work and they’re fighting back.

22.06.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 141 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I love asking DeepSeek AI questions that it ponders on, analyses deeply, and thenβ€”just as the final output is expectedβ€”suddenly decides that the question was not something it wants to answer:
β€œSorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.”

22.06.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In other news, rejoined WhatsApp after being happily off it for four years. Sigh! The sins of getting old are here and very real.

22.06.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice

Who will stand up for our democracy? This
question, fraught in even the most peaceful
times, has only grown more pressing as our
country approaches its 250th anniversary.
Each passing day brings growing assaults on
essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process.
Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces
a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches
publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against
peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into
an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls
upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing.
Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation
desperately needs your cowardice.
Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure
passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It
was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can
too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant
wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and
women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power
and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was
stripped awayβ€”and that is where we have finally arrived.
Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time
for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is
not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone
on about what’s happening to their precious democracy.
This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov-
eling. Now is not the time to say, β€œEnough is enough,” and
have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing
assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave
of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about
getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama.
But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice Who will stand up for our democracy? This question, fraught in even the most peaceful times, has only grown more pressing as our country approaches its 250th anniversary. Each passing day brings growing assaults on essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process. Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing. Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation desperately needs your cowardice. Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was stripped awayβ€”and that is where we have finally arrived. Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone on about what’s happening to their precious democracy. This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov- eling. Now is not the time to say, β€œEnough is enough,” and have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama. But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.

That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:

Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

22.06.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 15563 πŸ” 3882 πŸ’¬ 169 πŸ“Œ 184

"Vice President JD Vance said in a televised interview on Sunday morning: 'We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.'"

It's early days, but we may already have our winner for dumbest public remarks.

22.06.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5
A vibrant cluster of light purple garlic vine flowers appears on the left, contrasted by a striking red passion flower blooming on the right. Both flowers are nestled among lush green foliage with various leaf shapes, creating a rich, colorful scene.
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A vibrant cluster of light purple garlic vine flowers appears on the left, contrasted by a striking red passion flower blooming on the right. Both flowers are nestled among lush green foliage with various leaf shapes, creating a rich, colorful scene. - Alt text generated by GPT

More flowers. Beautiful ones.

21.06.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A group of children and a few adults engage in a casual basketball game on an outdoor court with red and blue flooring. One man holds a yellow basketball while talking to a young boy, as others interact and walk around. Trees, benches, and a residential building with water tanks are visible in the background, along with a dog standing near the second basketball hoop.
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A group of children and a few adults engage in a casual basketball game on an outdoor court with red and blue flooring. One man holds a yellow basketball while talking to a young boy, as others interact and walk around. Trees, benches, and a residential building with water tanks are visible in the background, along with a dog standing near the second basketball hoop. - alt text generated by GPT

It was like everyone and their dog were playing basketball. (Sorry! Couldn’t resist the pun.)

20.06.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A sleek black cat with striking green eyes sits upright on a cushioned wooden chair with vertical slats. The background is a plain off-white wall, creating a minimalist setting that highlights the cat’s alert posture and glossy coat.
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A sleek black cat with striking green eyes sits upright on a cushioned wooden chair with vertical slats. The background is a plain off-white wall, creating a minimalist setting that highlights the cat’s alert posture and glossy coat. - alt text generated by GPT

Not really a cat person, but *had to* capture this alluring pose.

19.06.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0