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Richard Wiseman

British psychologist and former magician; professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire; author of Quirkology and 59 Seconds and creator of the Quirkology YouTube channel.

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From one piece Why science needs the strange 2 beliefs · richardwiseman.substack.com

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    Flim-Flam!

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    Flim-Flam! had a huge impact on me when I first came across it, because it was the first time I’d seen a whole volume which wasn’t taking any nonsense, which wasn’t saying “maybe this stuff is true”.

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    The Psychology of the Psychic

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    The Psychology of the Psychic, along with Flim-Flam! was one of the first sceptical books that I came across.

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    Spook

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    What I like about Spook is that it’s a rather fun, light-hearted tour through all the weirdness that researchers have tried to examine.

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