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Tom Campbell ‘Virtual Reality’


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

Stan Woolley, 2018-06-14, 12:04 PM

Tom Campbell has been funding an attempt to design and carry out his own experiments which he hopes will help convince Scientists that we do indeed live in a virtual reality. There are videos explaining this:




[url=https://youtu.be/SoyTApG9C

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Peter Bancel's essay on the importance of being theoretical


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    2 Replies

Chris, 2018-06-14, 11:24 AM

A third preprint by Peter Bancel has also been uploaded to ResearchGate - an interesting essay entitled "Parapsychology Needs a Theoretical Program":
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...al_Program

Bancel sees scientific disciplines, like the Manx co

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Peter Bancel's simulation of Questionable Research Practices


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    1 Replies

Chris, 2018-06-14, 10:34 AM

Another preprint by Peter Bancel, entitled "Simulating Questionable Research Practices", has been uploaded to ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication..._Practices

The questionable practices considered include failure to respect the distincti

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"Selfield" immersive environment precognition study


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    1 Replies

Chris, 2018-06-14, 09:39 AM

A preprint reporting a forced choice precognition study using an "immersive audiovisual environment to induce a psi-conducive state", comparing results with and without feedback, and looking at the effects of mental discipline/meditation, has been uploaded to ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.

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Scepticism versus debunking


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    7 Replies

Chris, 2018-06-14, 08:58 AM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page, there's an article on the CSICOP website by Mick West (of Metabunk) entitled "In Defense of Debunkers":
http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/sh..._debunkers

West writes that he once asked James Randi why he didn't describe himself as a debunker, a

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Dyatlov Mystery


General paranormal phenomena forum    3 Replies

Mazda, 2018-06-14, 08:11 AM

One of the 9,  Semyon Zolotaryov   

body was exhumed this year & findings are that DNA doesn't quite match ? 

https://dyatlovpass.com/zolotaryov-dna?lid=1


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Uri Geller's reversal


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    1 Replies

Brian, 2018-06-14, 07:08 AM

Found this video on Youtube and wondered if anybody knows anything more about the "reversal" of which Randi speaks?




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PROOF Of Time Travel Or Something More? [VIDEO]


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Mediochre, 2018-06-14, 03:43 AM

Don't mind the clickbaity title, he just tends to do that for whatever reason. Given the ongoing debate on evolution people are having again I thought I'd post this video as food for thought.




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Understanding consciousness - Wallace vs. Searle


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Ninshub, 2018-06-14, 03:36 AM

Cognitive Science debate regarding the problem of consciousness - Alan Wallace and John Searle in 2005




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The Saucer Life


UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

Ninshub, 2018-06-14, 01:18 AM

Radio Misterioso has a podcast interview with the person behind a UFO podcast called The Saucer Life, which makes it sounds quite interesting:


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In this short but info-rich interview, Aaron and I started with a discussion about his excellent podcast “[url=https://saucerlife.com/]T

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