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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
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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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The surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2022-02-28, 11:54 PM

The surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep

by Ruth Alexander


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Melatonin, the hormone that promotes sleep and which rises in the evening, comes from a dietary amino acid called tryptopha

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Your brain might be a quantum computer that hallucinates math


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2022-02-28, 05:23 PM

Your brain might be a quantum computer that hallucinates math

Tristan Greene

[quote]Why go through all the trouble of hallucinating an answer across myriad neuronal complexes when individual neurons c

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Mediumship and Survival talk by Emily W. Kelly


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    2 Replies

Ninshub, 2022-02-25, 01:05 AM

From the Parapsychology Foundation:



[font="Georgia"]Dr. Emily W. Kelly describes this presentation in her own words when she says "Mediumship holds a uniquely important place in psychical research, in that it is the only phenomen

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Case of unexplained relocation and missing time


General paranormal phenomena forum    1 Replies

Ninshub, 2022-02-24, 11:53 PM

From the Strange Company blog:

In Which Mr. Buchmann Takes An Unexpected Journey
February 21, 2022
Posted by Undine

I find this case intriguing. If this really happened, and if the exp

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