Richard Wiseman
British psychologist and former magician; Quirkology and 59 Seconds.
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- Richard Wiseman is professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, the first such chair in Britain.
- A street magician as a teenager, he studies luck, deception and claims of the paranormal.
- He runs the YouTube channels Quirkology and In59Seconds.
Key facts
- Born
- 16 September 1966, Luton1
- Education
- Psychology, University College London; PhD, University of Edinburgh1
- Books
- The Luck Factor; Quirkology (2007); 59 Seconds (2009); Paranormality (2011)1
- Also
- Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry; patron of Humanists UK1
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