1. Stuart Vyse is an American psychologist, teacher, speaker and author who specializes in belief in superstitions and critical thinking.
13 Facts About Stuart Vyse
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Stuart Vyse is frequently invited as a speaker and interviewed by the media as an expert on superstitious behavior.
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Stuart Vyse's book Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition won the American Psychological Association's William James Book Award.
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Stuart Vyse taught at Connecticut College from 1987 to 2015, where he has been Joanne Toor Cummings '50 Professor.
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Stuart Vyse taught at Providence College and the University of Rhode Island.
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Stuart Vyse is a contributor to a website dedicated to educating parents and others about the scientifically discredited Facilitated Communication technique.
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Stuart Vyse holds fellowships in two organizations: The Association for Psychological Science and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry where he serves on the CSI Executive Council.
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Stuart Vyse cites Carl Sagan and Stephen Jay Gould as influences in his role as science communicator.
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Stuart Vyse is frequently sought after by the American news media to explain why people believe in superstitions and how people make financial decisions.
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Stuart Vyse believes superstitions come from a need to have some measure of control over events people hope will happen, or seek to avoid.
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Stuart Vyse used to teach a college-level seminar on critical thinking, logical fallacies and debate argumentation.
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Stuart Vyse has been critical of medical treatments and techniques based on pseudoscience, such as facilitated communication.
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Stuart Vyse was awarded the 1999 William James Book Award by the American Psychological Association for Believing in Magic.