How to shrink – Richard Wiseman
This week we will take a detailed look at an optical illusion that I created to shrink people. There are a few ways of making someone look small. One approach involves making everything else big! H…| Richard Wiseman
I have lots of talks and shows coming up soon. Meanwhile, here are two podcast interviews that I did recently. ….… Read More New Podcast Chats| Richard Wiseman
The Edinburgh Magic Festival takes place soon, and I am staging a few events, including a talk on the magical… Read More New illusion exhibition| Richard Wiseman
I recently received a lovely email from a pal of mine, Ian Franklin. We met when I investigated alleged ghostly… Read More The science of ghost hunting| Richard Wiseman
This week we will take a detailed look at an optical illusion that I created to shrink people. There are a few ways of making someone look small. One approach involves making everything else big! H…| Richard Wiseman
A few months ago, I was invited to present a series of events at FISM — often referred to as the Olympics of Magic. It’s a gathering of over 2,500 magicians from around the world, featuring days of…| Richard Wiseman
I am going to perform a new show at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival called ‘The World’s Most Boring Card Trick.’ The show has its roots in the notion that creativity often comes from doing the o…| Richard Wiseman
Around 2010, psychologists started to think about how some of their findings might be the result of several problems with their methods, such as not publishing experiments with chance results, fail…| Richard Wiseman
I am a big fan of magic history and a few years ago I started to investigate the life and work of a remarkable Scottish conjurer called Harry Marvello. Harry enjoyed an amazing career during the ea…| Richard Wiseman
I have recently carried out some detective work into one of my favourite paranormal studies. It all began with an article that I co-wrote for The Psychologist about how research into the paranormal…| Richard Wiseman
Delighted to say that tonight at 8pm I will be presenting a 60 min BBC Radio 4 programme on mind magic, focusing on the amazing David Berglas. After being broadcast, it will be available on BBC Sou…| Richard Wiseman
