Professor Richard Wiseman has published over 100 academic papers examining the psychology of magic and illusion, has written popular psychology books (including The Luck Factor and 59 Seconds) that have sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and has created YouTube videos that have attracted over 800 million views. A Member of the Inner Magic Circle, Richard acts as a creative consultant on magic-based stage and television projects, including work with Derren Brown. Elizabeth Loftus (Past President, Association for Psychological Science) has described him as one of the world’s most creative psychologists and his On Your Mind Podcast reached No.1 in Apple Podcast’s Science charts. In 2022 he was given the prestigious Golden Grolla award for his work into psychology and illusion, and in 2004 the Royal Society presented him with the David Attenborough Award for his research into magic.