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Richard Wiseman

British psychologist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Born 1966 · age 60

Richard John Wiseman is a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. He has written several psychology books. He has given keynote addresses to the Royal Society, the Swiss Economic Forum, Google and Amazon.

Richard Wiseman is read about 70 times a day, in 17 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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Awards

David Attenborough Award2023
Robert B. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking2011
Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

About this person

He is a fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a patron of Humanists UK. Wiseman is also the creator of the YouTube channels Quirkology and In59Seconds.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1966 · age 60

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