Richard Wiseman

About Richard Wiseman

Hertfordshire University is a public university in Hertfordshire, England. Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology who translated his experimental psychology knowledge into a YouTube channel called Quirkology, where he posts content relating to psychology, magic, and illusions.

Richard J. Wiseman is Professor of Public Understanding Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He has written some of the best selling psychology books that have been translated into over 30 languages. He has delivered keynote addresses to the Royal Society, the Swiss Economic Forum, Google and Amazon. He is a member of the Commission of Cynical Investigation and sponsor of the UK Humanities Organization. Wiseman is also the creator of the Quirkology YouTube channel.

Born	Richard J. Wiseman, September 17, 1966, Luton, England
Alma mater	University College London (BSc), University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Institutions	University of Hertfordshire
Thesis	The assessment of psychic claimants: an application of schema theory to the evaluation of strong psychic claims (1992)

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Trivia

He is very public about his criticism of belief in paranormal phenomena. He has had books published called Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There, Paradox: The Curious Life, and Mysterious Death, of Mr Joseph Wheeler.

Richard Wiseman before fame

He joined the Magic Circle of London as one of its youngest members. He worked as a street performer until he was 18 years old, when he went to University College London to study psychology.

Achievement of Richard Wiseman

He has made his disbelief in paranormal events extremely public. He has had books published called Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There, Paradox: The Curious Life, and Mysterious Death, of Mr Joseph Wheeler.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Richard Wiseman family life

He was born in London, England, to a mother and father who worked as seamstresses and engineers, respectively, but grew up in Luton.

Associations of Richard Wiseman

On a BBC segment about lying during National Science Week, he collaborated with Simon Singh.

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