A Mind at Play: Stuart Vyse at TEDxConnecticutCollege 2014

Stuart Vyse is the Joanne Toor Cummings '50 Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College and an expert on irrational behavior. His first book, Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition, won the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association. His most recent book, Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money, is an analysis of the current epidemic of personal debt. A new edition of Believing in Magic was published in time for the superstitious year of 2013. In addition, Professor Vyse has published opinion pieces in a variety of publications and blogs sporadically for Psychology Today.

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