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Koestler Parapsychology Unit Registry


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

Chris, 2019-10-18, 10:08 PM

Details of three new studies have been submitted to the Registry recently:

(1) Reproductive Hormonal Status as a Predictor of Precognition: Pregnancy Experiment; A Confirmatory Experiment

Julia Mossbridge

Abstract: [i]Previous evidence and three exploratory experiments suggest a corr

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How Certain Are You That PSI Effects Are Real?


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    27 Replies

berkelon, 2019-10-18, 03:31 AM

How Certain Are You That PSI Effects Are Real?


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The Surprising Relativism of the Brain’s GPS


Consciousness science forum    2 Replies

Sci, 2019-10-17, 05:55 PM

The Surprising Relativism of the Brain’s GPS

Adithya Rajagopalan

[quote]
Physics grappled with the question of whether space is absolute or relative for centuries, before decidi

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Transubstantiation and hylemorphism


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    3 Replies

Sci, 2019-10-17, 04:13 PM

Transubstantiation and hylemorphism

Feser


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The other day I was asked a very interesting question: Can transubstantiation be formulated in terms of a mechanistic conception of physical substanc

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Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-10-16, 02:08 AM

Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus

Srini Pillay

[quote] The ability to focus is an important driver of excellence. Focused techniques such as to-do lists, timetables, and calendar

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iai panel: What is reality made of?


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

Sci, 2019-10-15, 05:29 PM

What is reality made of?


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We tend to think of physical, material things as the ultimate stuff of the universe. Yet contemporary physics has largely abandoned physical things in favour of energy and

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2,000 Atoms Exist in Two Places at Once in Unprecedented Quantum Experiment


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

Sci, 2019-10-15, 04:05 PM

2,000 Atoms Exist in Two Places at Once in Unprecedented Quantum Experiment

Rafi Letzter


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Giant molecules can be in two places at once, thanks to [url=https://www.livescience.com/33816-quantum-mechanics-expl

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ersby on Remote viewing a crashed aircraft in Zaire/DR Congo 1979


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

Chris, 2019-10-14, 07:22 AM

ersby has a new blog post examining the contradictory evidence about a sparsely documented early remote viewing case:
https://ersby.blogspot.com/2019/10/remot...ft-in.html


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New book by Peter Fenwick - "Shining Light on Transcendence ..."


General survival research    9 Replies

Chris, 2019-10-08, 07:40 AM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page - the full title of Peter Fenwick's book is "Shining Light on Transcendence: The unconventional journey of a Neuroscientist."

From [url=http://whitecrowbooks.com/books/page/shining_light_on_transcendence_the_unconventional_journey_of_a_neuroscienti/]the website o

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MWI vs ID?


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

Sci, 2019-10-08, 01:15 AM

Post Empirical Science is an Oxymoron

Theoretical physicists who say the multiverse exists set a dangerous precedent: science based on zero empirical evidence

Jim Baggot


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The ‘mirror

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