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Biographical
Prof Richard Wiseman is based at the University of
Hertfordshire, where he holds Britain's only Chair in the
Public Understanding of Psychology. He has gained an
international reputation for research into unusual areas of
psychology, including luck, deception, and the science of
self-help. His three books, The Luck Factor, Quirkology and 59
Seconds, have all topped the best-seller lists and have been
translated into over thirty languages. He has presented keynote
addresses at The Royal Society, Microsoft, Caltech, and Google.
Over 2 million people have taken part in his mass participation
experiments, and his YouTube channel has received over 11
million views. He is one of the most frequently quoted
psychologists in the British media, and was recently listed in
the Independent on Sunday's top 100 people who make Britain a
better place to live.
