Richard Wiseman is Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Wiseman started his professional life as a magician, before graduating in Psychology from University College London and obtaining a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh.
Professor Wiseman is known for his luck, deception, humour, and the paranormal experiments. In addition, he is well known for designing and conducting mass-participation projects, including LaughLab, one of the world’s largest interactive experiments involving.
The most interesting experiment of all Richard Wiseman experiments is paranormal experiment – ghost photo, even it is very spooky. The picture appears to show a man or woman in a ruff peering out of a barred window at Tantallon Castle. No mannequins or costumed guides are employed at the castle, and three photographic experts have confirmed that no digital trickery was used on the photo. In addition, more than 250 pictures were received and more than a quarter of a million people voted for what they considered the most convincing. The Ghost in the Castle took first place.
Also, I have enjoyed Richard Wiseman‘s Psychology of Magic. Prof. Wiseman has utilised backgrounds in magic to gain unique access to leading international magicians, interviewing them about the psychology used to create and perform magic.
The results of this work revealed how psychology plays an important role in the performance of magic, including, for example, ways in which magicians manipulate an audience’s attention and reduce suspicion at key moments during a performance.
In conclusion, Richard Wiseman is one of the greatest up-to-date psychologist, who takes a big part in nowadays experiments.
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