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An optical illusion for the ears?


General off-topic forum    8 Replies

Chris, 2017-12-05, 08:28 PM

BBC news article about a silent animated GIF which makes 70% of people think they can hear a thudding sound:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42237092


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Modern sightings of fairies


General paranormal phenomena forum    16 Replies

Chris, 2017-12-05, 12:36 PM

Courtesy of the Daily Grail, here's a longish blog post on modern sightings of fairies:
https://deadbutdreaming.wordpress.com/20...n-faeries/

The whole blog is fairy-oriented, though for some reason it prefers the archaic spelling "fae

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NDEs and the Tibetans


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    2 Replies

Kamarling, 2017-12-05, 01:33 AM

THE AMAZING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MODERN ACCOUNTS OF NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES AND THE ANCIENT TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD

Another interesting

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Watt's analysis of judges' ratings in her 2014 dream precognition study


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    13 Replies

Chris, 2017-12-04, 07:43 PM

In another thread, fls has raised the question of bias owing to subjects not completing the prescribed number of trials in Caroline Watt's 2014 dream precognition study (Journal of Parapsychology, 78(1): 115-125)

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Psience Quest Interview No. 3: Loyd Auerbach


Psience Quest interviews    3 Replies

Vortex, 2017-12-04, 03:36 PM

3. SUPPOSEDLY LIVING AGENTS
VERSUS APPARENTLY DEAD ACTORS:
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We Don't Die (Podcast)


General survival research    No Replies

Reece, 2017-12-04, 05:02 AM

We Don't Die


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Marrying Close To The Family


General off-topic forum    13 Replies

Pssst, 2017-12-03, 09:56 PM

Got me thinking. Where is it proclaimed that sisters should not/cannot not marry sisters or brothers marrying brothers. Other than religious dogma and statutory law.

Clearly, before birth control and in biblical times there were reasons why and the reasons for not breeding are still valid. But i

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Interesting report of mediumship


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    1 Replies

Obiwan, 2017-12-03, 01:43 PM

I thought those interested in the subject might enjoy this...
http://www.survivaltop40.com/CaseFiles/c...vealed.pdf

It’s part of a longer list....
[url=http://www.survivaltop40.com/]http://www.survivaltop40.com

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Lucky guess or precognition?


Members' general personal experiences    5 Replies

Ninshub, 2017-12-03, 03:26 AM

Before the hockey game (Canadiens-Red Wings) started tonight, about three hours or so beforehand, I had a thought about my stepdad, who I know watches all the Montreal games, and I wondered whether I would join him (he lives 5 minutes away). I was confident about the game given the last recent stret

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Results conundrum


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    14 Replies

fls, 2017-12-02, 05:43 PM

I noticed, looking over the recent dream-esp meta-analysis, that there was an interesting experiment by Watt in which a decision had to be made whether to include or exclude some additional results. Basically, under the conditions of the study, participants were given feedback after each trial as to

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