Vanishing Head Illusion

I love me some Richard Wiseman.

He's a magician and psychology researcher who's written some great books on the mind and the psychology of everyday things. Quirkology is both a very cool book and a cool web site. Now he's got a new book coming out in the UK this week called :59 Seconds, and I'm tempted to order it online from oversees, I'm that excited to read it.

He was interviewed recently on The Skeptics Guide to the Universe and had some really interesting little tidbits from the book, which focuses on well-researched psychological conclusions that most people don't know about but which could improve their lives. The two examples he gave were:

1) Brain storming in a room full of people is a crappy way to get new ideas. Better to have each person think on their own and then all come together with your individual ideas and go over them together.

2) Parents should praise effort by their children more than success, because... well, I'll be honest, I'm not a parent and I forgot the exact reason, but I think it had something to do with kids not trying as hard after they fail. Maybe. Listen to the episode and find out, or buy the book!

Anyway, all this is prelude to my real purpose - to share this cool new video Wiseman produced: