Everything about Ray Hyman totally explained
Ray Hyman (born
June 23,
1928,
Chelsea, Massachusetts) is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the
University of Oregon in
Eugene, Oregon, and a noted critic of
parapsychology. While attending
Boston University as a young man, he also worked as a
magician and
mentalist, impressing the head of his department (among others) with his palm reading. He obtained a doctorate in
psychology from
Johns Hopkins University in 1953, and then taught at
Harvard for several years. He also became an expert in
statistical methods. Along with other notable skeptics like
Martin Gardner, he was a founding member of the
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), which publishes the
Skeptical Inquirer.
Aside from his scholarly publications and consultation with the
U.S. Department of Defense in scrutinizing
psychic research, one of his most popular articles is thirteen points to help you "amaze your friends with your new found
psychic powers!", a guide to
cold reading. The guide exploits what fascinated him in his academic research in
cognitive psychology, that much deception is self-deception.
Dr. Hyman's prestidigitational skills (which he calls "manipulating perception") have earned him the cover of
The Linking Ring, the magazine of the
International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Hyman was a co-recipient of the 2005 Robert P. Balles Prize in
Critical Thinking, awarded by CSICOP.
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