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The SPIRIT Alliance and the COPE Project


General paranormal phenomena forum    13 Replies

Chris, 2019-09-20, 07:23 AM

The COPE Project (Influence/Control Over Perceptual Experiences) is being run from the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, with the aim of researching "those who hear, see, and feel things others can’t/don't," and in particular seeking understanding of how people can control these experienc

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Michio Kaku says the burden of proof regarding UFOs has shifted


UFO/UAP forum    9 Replies

Chris, 2019-09-19, 07:22 AM

Courtesy of the Anomalist - here's a discussion thread from Metabunk discussing recent statements by Michio Kaku in which he said, among other things, "It used to be that believers had to prove that these objects were from an intelligent race in outer space. Now the burden of proof is on the governm

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NDE Video Testimonies


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    1 Replies

nde-studies, 2019-09-18, 05:27 PM

I have recently launched a website comprising mainly of video testimonies from those like myself who have had NDEs and would very much like to hear from others who have had NDEs and would like to share their experience in a video.  I would also like to hear from those who know of interesting NDE tes

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Why is Psi so Elusive?


General off-topic forum    No Replies

fls, 2019-09-18, 04:18 PM

Sciborg brought up Kennedy's essay in the Extended Consciousness forum. The proposed hypotheses miss out on the most obvious reason that psi is elusive - we don't have any way to tell when we are studying the effect of psi. Because of this we have no way o

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Why is Psi So Elusive? A Review and Proposed Model


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    6 Replies

Sci, 2019-09-17, 06:49 PM

Why is Psi So Elusive? A Review and Proposed Model

by J. E. Kennedy


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Eleven hypotheses that have been proposed to explain why psychic phenomena are so weak, unreliable, and/or rare are reviewed. The hypotheses are (1) alleged psi results ar

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The Hard Problem is here to stay


Consciousness science forum    12 Replies

nbtruthman, 2019-09-16, 06:36 PM

One science writer finally hit the nail on the head when it comes to the mystery of consciousness. His name was Michael Hanlon, the title of the article is "The mental block -
Consciousness is the greatest mystery in sc

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Birds string together meaningless sounds to make 'words'


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-09-16, 04:15 AM

Birds string together meaningless sounds to make 'words'

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A new study sheds light on whether animal vocalizations, like human words, are constructed from smaller building blocks. By analyzing calls o

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Gut bacteria may be linked to high blood pressure and depression


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-09-16, 04:13 AM

Gut bacteria may be linked to high blood pressure and depression

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"People are 'meta-organisms' made up of roughly equal numbers of human cells and bacteria. Gut bacteria ecology interacts with our

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Drinking tea improves brain health, study suggests


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-09-15, 10:52 PM

Drinking tea improves brain health, study suggests

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A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) revealed that regular tea drinkers have better organised brain

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Valence of Consciousness


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

Sci, 2019-09-15, 02:27 PM

Why We Need to Study Consciousness

Kenneth Shinozuka


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This summer, I had the privilege of interning at the Qualia Research Institute (QRI),

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