by Richard Wiseman · Pan Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330448116
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«Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives» is the popular science essay by Richard Wiseman, published by Pan Books in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Richard Wiseman applies scientific methods to everyday curiosities, such as the influence of surnames, what the way we walk reveals, the sense of humor and the keys to speed dating and personal ads. He also presents experiments outside the laboratory and pays tribute to those who researched the most unusual behaviors.
The work was originally published in 2007; this 2009 edition is complete.
For a general audience interested in psychology and popular science who enjoys curious explanations about everyday behavior.
Richard John Wiseman is a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. He has written several psychology books. He has given keynote addresses to the Royal Society, the Swiss Economic Forum, Google and Amazon. He is a fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a patron of Humanists UK. Wiseman is also the creator of the YouTube channels Quirkology and In59Seconds.
