Is this the greatest self-help book ever? You decide! open.substack.com/pub/richardw...

I have uncovered a long lost scrapbook of amazing material produced by Victorian music hall acts, including a rare notice of The Great Lafayette's death. More details here richardwiseman.substack.com/p/a-poodle-i...

Years ago I created a theory about why cracker jokes are bad. I have just written about it here... substack.com/home/post/p-... Two cows in a field. One says: “moo”. The other says: “I was going to say that”. What do you call a snowman on a hot day? A puddle. What’s your fav?

Here is a story about the most magical thing that happened to me at a magic convention. open.substack.com/pub/richardw...

I have just posted about the late great paranormal investigator Tony Cornell, including a video that may contain a sign from beyond - or indeed, may not. See what you think. richardwiseman.substack.com/p/celebratin...

Nice example of the arch illusion at the SPR conference

Here is something that I have just written on magic, ego and FISM (the Olympics of magic). substack.com/home/post/p-...

Today is the only performance of The World's Most Boring Card Trick. It is a genuinely dull show - have you got what it takes to experience real boredom? I urge people to leave and everyone who makes it through gets a rare certificate! It's at the Speakeasy (Voodoo Rooms) 15.25. PBH Free Fringe.

At @edfringe.bsky.social I am presenting The Worlds Most Boring Card Trick. It’s really dull - do you have what it takes to endure it? Details here. open.substack.com/pub/richardw...

I am giving a free talk at Portobello Library tomorrow about 3 amazing 1900 magicians from the area. Do come along - fun will be had. The Porty Light box have created this fun instillation to promote the event!

Thanks. Fun was had!

I am doing a tour of Skeptics in the pub, talking about magic, the paranormal, and how to change a tea towel into a chicken. Come along, fun will be had 13th May: Cambridge www.cambridgeskeptics.org.uk 14th May: London sitp.online/sitp/greenwi... 15th May: Newcastle www.meetup.com/newcastle-sk...

Victorian paranormal investigator and magician SJ Davey conducted amazing work into eyewitness testimony and seances, but we know almost nothing about his life, so I decided to dig into it… open.substack.com/pub/richardw...

A new article in @psychmag.bsky.social on how parapsychologists carried out pioneering psychological work into perception, replication and much more! www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Delighted to say that tonight ay 8pm I will be presenting a 60 BBC Radio 4 doc on mind magic, focusing on the amazing David Berglas. After being broadcast, it will be available on BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Here are my 10 top tips on how to get published, and deal with referees, in psychology. I hope that you find them helpful !

Delighted to be asked by bbc science focus mag to discuss biggest breakthroughs in psychology. I went with the science of dreaming !

Struggling with your resolutions? Here are 9 fun and helpful suggestions what I came up with to help achieve any type of change....

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