Richard Wiseman
British psychologist and former magician; professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire; author of Quirkology and 59 Seconds and creator of the Quirkology YouTube channel.
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Their wordsWhile mainstream scientists often dismiss such work as fringe, my talk highlighted how investigating weird stuff frequently drives scientific breakthroughs.
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Researchers should be encouraged to study anomalous and strange phenomena to foster innovation.
Their wordsMost scientists study the norm. In my talk, I suggested that we foster innovation by encouraging researchers to take a scientific look at phenomena which appear anomalous, strange, and even downright weird.
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Their wordsAs a Wiseman, and therefore someone with a lifetime’s experience of coming towards the bottom of alphabetical lists, I take some comfort in the fact that these effect are all very small.
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Their wordsWhenever there is text on a slide, audiences start to read it, and so switch their attention from the speaker to the slide. To prevent this, cut any words to the absolute minimum.
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Their wordsIt’s great because it supports the idea that optimists don’t give up before they have begun. Instead, they assume that there is a way forward and set about trying to find solutions.
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