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by podblack on April 25, 2010

I’m going to be interviewed for a University course! There’s a new online course that is being produced by the University of New Hampshire by Dr Henn, about skepticism. Much like the course I did in Parapsychology online via the University of Edinburgh, this one features podcast interviews with people. One of which will be [...]

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Brain To Brain Communication (With No Mention Of ESP, Mind)

by podblack on October 12, 2009

Have already zipped out an email regarding this one to a friend who has done research on ESP tasks — this, however, appears to be more about EEG amplifiers being used to transmit binary signals. So don’t get too excited, oh fans of the para-fantastical! Dr Christopher James from the University’s Institute of Sound and [...]

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I See An Encephalon Edition 65!

by podblack on March 2, 2009

Welcome to the Pareidolia Edition of Encephalon! If you entered in for this educational, insightful and always entertaining blog carnival on the topics of Neuroscience and Psychology! It appears to be the season for talking about illusions! Having briefly revisited ‘audio paradolia‘ recently – I couldn’t help noticing (er, no pun intended…) that the likes [...]

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Not In Mother’s Good Linen! Apparitional Observations And Findings

by podblack on January 16, 2009

For “On The Shoulders of Giants Blog Carnival”. One of the books that I dip into for fun (and more recently, for research) is Mary Roach’s ‘Spook: Science Tackles The Afterlife‘. There’s a pair of papers from 1959, discussed on pages 232-234, which got me wondering about research into spotting ghosts and how improved research [...]

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Drink To Pink Iguanas!

by podblack on January 6, 2009

It’s all over the news today – so here’s a nod to something I thought was just a cocktail drink – from Drinkspub.com: 1 oz Stoli® Persik vodka 1 oz Coconut Rum 1/4 – 1/2 oz freshly squeezed Lime juice 1 oz cranberry juice Here’s my ‘virgin version Pink Iguana’ (since I don’t drink alcohol [...]

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Are U(FO) Dreaming Of A Paranormal Christmas?

by podblack on December 1, 2008

“Although it is hard to estimate just how many people have conscious memories of apparently being abducted by aliens (French, 2001), it is likely that the figure runs into at least several thousand worldwide.” (French, Santomauro, Hamilton, Fox & Thalbourne, 2008). In a study of hypnotic-like experiences, Spanos and Barber (1968) gave the following instructions [...]

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Intentional action and Asperger Syndrome

by podblack on November 6, 2008

Do people with Asperger Syndrome understand intentional actions in a different way than people without Asperger Syndrome? Edouard Machery, a philosopher of psychology and an experimental philosopher in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, says they do.

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Booking Out – Destination National Skeptics Conference, Adelaide

by podblack on October 7, 2008

Hey, whoever is searching the internet and coming across my site with the terms ‘essay on Zara by Mary Hooper’ — let me know? I seriously want to talk to your teacher… or help you out! In the meantime, I might blog if I can from Adelaide. Whilst travelling, I choose to take with me: [...]

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