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Toronto Skeptics in the Pub
http://www.scienceandreason.ca/events
ASR presents Richard Wiseman
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010
Time: 12:00pm until 1:30pm
Location: Fox & Fiddle, 27 Wellesley St., 3rd floor (across from Wellesley station).
Notes: ASR is privileged to present an exclusive talk by Professor Richard Wiseman while he is in Toronto promoting his new book 59 Seconds.
British psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician, has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Edinburgh, and currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He has written over 60 academic articles and several books, including The Luck Factor, Quirkology, and most recently 59 Seconds. A passionate advocate for science, Professor Wiseman has established an international reputation for his research into unusual areas of psychology, including deception, luck, and the paranormal. (Over 1 million people have taken part in his mass participation experiments.)
Professor Wiseman frequently appears in the media; his research has been featured on over 150 television programmes, including Horizon (BBC), Body Shock (Channel 4), 20/20 (ABC), and Dateline (NBC). He is regularly heard on BBC Radio 4, and articles about his work have appeared in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian. A recent poll revealed that Professor Wiseman is the psychologist most frequently quoted in the British media. He has been invited to speak at The Royal Society, Microsoft, Caltech, and The Royal Institution, and his YouTube channel has received over 8 million views.
Professor Wiseman was the recipient of The CSICOP Public Education In Science Award in 2000 and the Joseph Lister Award For Social Science in 2002. In 2004 he was awarded a NESTA DreamTime Fellowship for his innovative work in science communication, and in 2005 served as President of the General Section of The British Association for the Advancement of Science.
59 Seconds exposes modern-day mind myths promoted by the self-help industry and describes hundreds of techniques that help people achieve in minutes, not months. Most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive, and more attractive. For years, gurus and ‘life coaches’ have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave, but scientific research has revealed that many of their techniques, from group brainstorming to visualization, are ineffective.
Fortunately Richard Wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems. From job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem, personal and professional success may be less than a minute away.
www.richardwiseman.com
http://59seconds.wordpress.com/
www.quirkology.com/USA/index.shtml
http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com
http://www.scienceandreason.ca/events
ASR presents Richard Wiseman
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010
Time: 12:00pm until 1:30pm
Location: Fox & Fiddle, 27 Wellesley St., 3rd floor (across from Wellesley station).
Notes: ASR is privileged to present an exclusive talk by Professor Richard Wiseman while he is in Toronto promoting his new book 59 Seconds.
British psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician, has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Edinburgh, and currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He has written over 60 academic articles and several books, including The Luck Factor, Quirkology, and most recently 59 Seconds. A passionate advocate for science, Professor Wiseman has established an international reputation for his research into unusual areas of psychology, including deception, luck, and the paranormal. (Over 1 million people have taken part in his mass participation experiments.)
Professor Wiseman frequently appears in the media; his research has been featured on over 150 television programmes, including Horizon (BBC), Body Shock (Channel 4), 20/20 (ABC), and Dateline (NBC). He is regularly heard on BBC Radio 4, and articles about his work have appeared in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian. A recent poll revealed that Professor Wiseman is the psychologist most frequently quoted in the British media. He has been invited to speak at The Royal Society, Microsoft, Caltech, and The Royal Institution, and his YouTube channel has received over 8 million views.
Professor Wiseman was the recipient of The CSICOP Public Education In Science Award in 2000 and the Joseph Lister Award For Social Science in 2002. In 2004 he was awarded a NESTA DreamTime Fellowship for his innovative work in science communication, and in 2005 served as President of the General Section of The British Association for the Advancement of Science.
59 Seconds exposes modern-day mind myths promoted by the self-help industry and describes hundreds of techniques that help people achieve in minutes, not months. Most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive, and more attractive. For years, gurus and ‘life coaches’ have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave, but scientific research has revealed that many of their techniques, from group brainstorming to visualization, are ineffective.
Fortunately Richard Wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems. From job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem, personal and professional success may be less than a minute away.
www.richardwiseman.com
http://59seconds.wordpress.com/
www.quirkology.com/USA/index.shtml
http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com
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