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How Believers in the Paranormal Birthed the Pentagon’s New Hunt for UFOs


UFO/UAP forum    1 Replies

Ninshub, 2022-03-10, 03:35 AM

Significant article at Military.com

How Believers in the Paranormal Birthed the Pentagon’s New Hunt for UFOs

Travis Tritten, Deputy Managing Editor
March 7, 2

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A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature’s Laws


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    2 Replies

Sci, 2022-03-07, 11:43 PM

A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature’s Laws

Natalie Wolchover


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At first, the community [url=https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-no-new-par

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Alert when particular person posts


Feedback and announcements    5 Replies

David001, 2022-03-05, 07:49 PM

Laird (or anyone who knows),

Is it possible to get an alert when a named member - such as Sciborg_s_Patel - starts a new thread? I wonder vaguely if "Add to Buddy List" will do the trick.


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Iain McGilchrist and the battle over the left-brain, right-brain theory


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2022-03-04, 07:41 AM

Iain McGilchrist and the battle over the left-brain, right-brain theory

Nick Spencer

[quote]As McGilchrist is at pains to repeat in his n

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The big idea: is it time to stop talking about ‘nature versus nurture’?


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    1 Replies

Sci, 2022-03-03, 06:33 AM

The big idea: is it time to stop talking about ‘nature versus nurture’?

Lisa Feldman Barrett


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The latest science shows that genes and

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Is the Multiverse real? Two astrophysicists debate


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    7 Replies

Sci, 2022-03-02, 08:17 PM

Is the Multiverse real? Two astrophysicists debate


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[*]Astrophysicist (and Starts with a Bang columnist) Ethan Siegel argues that the Multiverse exists and is simply a matter of logical deduction based on solid theory.

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South African students attacked by evil spirits?


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    7 Replies

Ninshub, 2022-03-02, 02:42 AM

Apparently this sort of thing isn't a rare occurrence in this part of the world.

South Africa female students scream, roll on floor over evil spirits attack

Angella Semu
Fe

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DMT study and implications for various “paranormal” experiences


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    2 Replies

Bill37, 2022-03-02, 02:29 AM

What does everyone think of this article on DMT . Just curious what, if any, implications this might hold for a variety of “paranormal” experiences ..

https://www.psypost.org/2022/02/new-stud...-dmt-62617


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Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Cognitive Evolutionary Perspective


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    1 Replies

Ninshub, 2022-03-01, 03:43 AM

A paper just published in the Journal of Astrobiology by professors Gordon G. Gallup, Jr. and Hesper E. Faliveno.

[url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358629839_Extraterrestrial_Intelligence_A_Cognitive_Evolutionary_Perspective][b]Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Cognitive Evoluti

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Two U.S. art exhibitions exploring the paranormal


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Ninshub, 2022-03-01, 02:34 AM

Across the U.S., Museums Are Exploring Spiritualism and the Occult as Powerful, Unsung Forces in Art History[i]

"Another World" and "Supernatural America" offer a chance to reconsider the politics of long-derided cul

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