Richard Wiseman
richardwiseman.bsky.social
Richard Wiseman
@richardwiseman.bsky.social
Psychologist, writer and magician.
Here is a story about the most magical thing that happened to me at a magic convention. open.substack.com/pub/richardw...
An amazing and magical story
First, a quick announcement - I will be presenting a special, one-off, performance of The World’s Most Boring Card Trick at the Edinburgh MagicFest this year.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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...
Celebrating Tony Cornell - paranormal pioneer
Last weekend I was at the 48th Annual Conference of the Society for Psychical Research.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Nice example of the arch illusion at the SPR conference
October 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Here is something that I have just written on magic, ego and FISM (the Olympics of magic). substack.com/home/post/p-...
Magic, Ego and FISM
A few months ago, I was invited to present a series of events at FISM — often referred to as the Olympics of Magic.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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.
August 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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...
The World's Most Boring Card Trick
I am going to perform a new show at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival called ‘The World’s Most Boring Card Trick.’
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August 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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!
May 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thanks. Fun was had!
Brilliant talk by the one and only @richardwiseman.bsky.social!

Thanks to everyone who came along, and thanks to Dave for the photo!
May 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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
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15th May: Newcastle
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Cambridge Skeptics
We are a not-for-profit community organisation, founded to promote science, positive skepticism and critical thinking skills via public engagement. ​We also host monthly Skeptics in the Pub and social...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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...
Celebrating S. J. Davey
I have recently carried out some detective work into one of my favourite paranormal studies.
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May 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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...
Missing a trick: How Psychology could benefit more from the paranormal | BPS
Richard Wiseman and Caroline Watt look at three areas where parapsychologists have been ahead of the curve.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Masters of the Impossible
Richard Wiseman explores the strange world of mind magic and the life of David Berglas.
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April 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Here are my 10 top tips on how to get published, and deal with referees, in psychology. I hope that you find them helpful !
January 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Delighted to be asked by bbc science focus mag to discuss biggest breakthroughs in psychology. I went with the science of dreaming !
January 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Struggling with your resolutions? Here are 9 fun and helpful suggestions what I came up with to help achieve any type of change....
January 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Hi. Here is my test post.
December 1, 2024 at 10:04 PM