Life Stories: World's Most Fun Psychologist & Magician, Professor Richard Wiseman

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/VTGBHcPnJXoMeet the world's most fun psychologist & magician, Professor Richard Wiseman, Britain's only Professor in the Public Understanding of Psychology. He's consulted for top magicians like Derren Brown, published a dozen influential books and over 100 papers, amassed an astonishing 800+ million YouTube views and helped shape the Edinburgh Fringe as a board member. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of unique individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week.🕒 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro0:19 - Richard's many achievements1:09 - How have you achieved so much?2:24 - Richard's research journey4:42 - Parapsychology research7:02 - Practising magic early on8:39 - Richard's supportive parents9:58 - Pursuing psychology instead of magic13:37 - Magic's psychology lessons15:28 - Edinburgh Fringe: Working on the board16:24 - World's funniest joke18:54 - Apollo moon landing research21:36 - 'in59seconds' YouTube channel22:36 - 59 second ideas that will change how you think24:10 - 'Quirkology' YouTube channel27:14 - Derren Brown: Helping as a creative consultant28:42 - Luck research: How to I be lucky?31:44 - Changing my mind at the last minute32:53 - Has your career been stressful?34:02 - Watching no TV35:31 - Taking no holidays as I love my work36:45 - How has your research impacted your life?38:24 - How would your friends and family describe you?39:37 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life?👤 PROFESSOR RICHARD WISEMAN:Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_WisemanAmazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B001IGSOSK?ingress=0&visitId=5aa7397a-318f-4298-9682-707c19bbd4fc&ref_=ap_rdrWebsite - https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/X - https://x.com/RichardWisemanQuirkology - https://www.youtube.com/user/QuirkologyIn59seconds - https://www.youtube.com/@In59seconds📱 SOCIAL:𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/Email - [email protected]🎥 EQUIPMENT:Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk🎵 MUSIC:Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay