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Wiseman

American  
[wahyz-muhn] / ˈwaɪz mən /

noun

  1. Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, Irish cardinal and author, born in Spain.


Wiseman British  
/ ˈwaɪzmən /

noun

  1. Nicholas Patrick Stephen. 1802–65, British cardinal; first Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster (1850–65)

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After the first tryst they are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Dan, followed in short order by his new girlfriend, Faye, played with kittenish daffiness and appeal by Mary Wiseman.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Richard Wiseman, professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, such treachery "feels a bit like everyday life".

From BBC

"As soon as children master language, they start lying," adds Prof Wiseman.

From BBC

The hardest thing with lie detecting is knowing how people behave normally, according to Prof Wiseman, who has written about the psychology of magic and illusion, deception, luck and self-development.

From BBC

Prof Wiseman thinks the faithful stars are going wrong by so far basing their assumptions on what people do and say, when "the best signals are what people don't say and don't do".

From BBC