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Sylvia Browne's alleged coronavirus prediction


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    1 Replies

Chris, 2020-03-13, 09:27 AM

The SPR Facebook page links to a sceptical commentary by Benjamin Radford at the Center for Inquiry about a claim that Sylvia Browne predicted the current coronavirus pandemic in this passage in a book published in 2008:
[i]"In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the

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Pixarian Afterlife


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    1 Replies

Sci, 2020-03-12, 09:11 PM



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Cracking Consciousness Once and for All


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Silence, 2020-03-12, 02:00 PM

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/relati...-conscious

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The increasing sophistication of brain imaging techniques means that researchers are better eq

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The Predator That Makes Great White Sharks Flee in Fear


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-03-12, 09:40 AM

The Predator That Makes Great White Sharks Flee in Fear

Ed Yong


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Combining both brains and brawn, orcas have been known to kill sharks in surprisingly compli

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New Zealand birds show humanlike ability to make predictions


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-03-12, 09:36 AM

New Zealand birds show humanlike ability to make predictions

Virginia Morell


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Whether it’s calculating your risk of catching the new coronavirus or gauging the chance of rain

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What is the Historical Study of Science and Magic Good for?


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

Sci, 2020-03-11, 11:17 PM

What is the Historical Study of Science and Magic Good for?

Andreas Sommer


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[color=#3a3a3a][size=small]Even though I was explicitly writing as a historian, I was perhaps a little light on

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Too Many Unread Posts?


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Typoz, 2020-03-11, 06:15 PM

Did something happen (software upgrade, forum restore etc.) recently?
Today 11 March 2020 my list of unread posts is showing about thirty old ones which I have already read, as well as the actual unread posts.


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From Fish to Humans, A Microplastic Invasion May Be Taking a Toll


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2020-03-10, 08:33 PM

From Fish to Humans, A Microplastic Invasion May Be Taking a Toll

Andrea Thompson


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Mark Browne had a suspicion. He hoped the samples of dried blood

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Proto-experiences & Subjective Experiences Classical & Quantum Concepts


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2020-03-07, 10:53 PM

Proto-experiences & Subjective Experiences Classical & Quantum Concepts

Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal


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Deterministic reductive monism and non-reduct

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What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One?


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2020-03-06, 10:39 PM

What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One?

Scott Barry Kaufman


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In fact, a belief in oneness was more strongly related to feeling

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