Ghosts, Ouija boards and ESP: psychology and the paranormal, with Chris French, PhD

Published: Oct. 27, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

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Just in time for Halloween, we talk about the psychology of strange stuff \\u2013 including ghostly visitations, alien abductions, ESP, and more \\u2013 with Chris French, PhD, head of the anomalistic psychology unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. Dr. French discusses how psychological explanations such as sleep paralysis and inattentional blindness could underlie many people\\u2019s paranormal experiences, and the role of skepticism and science in testing and evaluating paranormal claims.

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