I saw Richard Wiseman talk and perform on the Lower East Side a few weeks ago: standing room only, everyone sweaty and crushed and Gumbi necked. We had a blast.
The guy looks and sounds exactly like Wallace, of the claymation capers, and the resemblance has served Wiseman well in his unusual career. Trained as a magician, he turned an interest in psychology into a career researching and writing books, and has been terrifically entertaining about it.
This video was one of the highlights of the evening. Go ahead- try to figure out what’s going on.
Weisman “currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology.” We need more paying positions like that in the world. His website has links to all his many awesome projects.
This Joyful Noise 