Stuart Vyse

Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and writer. He is the author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition (Oxford, 2014), which won the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association; Going Broke: Why Americans (Still) Can't Hold On to Their Money (Oxford 2018); Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2020); and, most recently, The Uses of Delusion: Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational (Oxford, 2022). He has lived in Stonington, Connecticut, for more...See more

Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and writer. He is the author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition (Oxford, 2014), which won the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association; Going Broke: Why Americans (Still) Can't Hold On to Their Money (Oxford 2018); Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2020); and, most recently, The Uses of Delusion: Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational (Oxford, 2022). He has lived in Stonington, Connecticut, for more than twenty years. All author proceeds from this book will be donated to the Stonington Historical Society (https: //www.stoningtonhistory.org). See less