Eye-tracking some Penn & Teller moves
https://peerj.com/articles/19/
Jokes as diversion, diversion as diversion, mirroring joint-attention as diversion, focus as diversion, and neuron-fatigue
http://www.sleightsofmind.com/about-the-authors/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/illusion-chasers/
Denis Dutton on cold reading (what psychics do, basically) AKA mindreading as listening
http://denisdutton.com/cold_reading.htm