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What it is like to be a bat (echolocation for the blind)


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Laird, 2017-11-12, 11:49 AM

Rising popularity of bat-like echolocation helping more blind people see through sound

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The technique has gained popularity with the help of American Daniel Kish, who h

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A materialist and an NDE proponent go to a stage magic show together


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    55 Replies

Hjortron, 2017-11-11, 11:02 AM

Let us imagine that two friends go to a stage magic show together. It is a spontaneous thing they do, they have not planned it far in advance and they have never discussed the phenomenon of stage magic between themselves before. It also happens to be the case that these two friends are of opposite b

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Why don't we taxidermy humans?


General off-topic forum    1 Replies

Steve001, 2017-11-10, 07:42 PM

YouTube video
https://youtu.be/L6S5amkCoyc


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Interview with Dr. Henry Bauer - Part 2


Off-topic mainstream science forum    45 Replies

Vortex, 2017-11-10, 06:12 PM

Vortex: Hello, dear Psience Quest members. Dr. Henry Bauer and I are back here, to continue and conclude our discussion about science.
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Greetings!


Member introductions    1 Replies

bsanch321, 2017-11-10, 04:38 AM

Hello everyone, I'm joining from skeptiko, glad to be a part of the new community! Looking forward to the discussions and interactions with you all. 

Regards,

[color=#141414]Brandon[

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Sean Carroll Daily Star


Consciousness science forum    19 Replies

The King in the North, 2017-11-10, 03:16 AM

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...an-Carroll

"Physicist Sean Carroll has studied the issue for years and the theory that the soul remains after the body dies.

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Morphic resonance and crystallisation


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    7 Replies

Chris, 2017-11-09, 11:27 AM

In his interview with Russell Brand, Rupert Sheldrake mentioned as an example of morphic resonance the (alleged) phenomenon that a new crystal can be hard to form for the first time, but becomes progressively easier to form as time goes on. This is discussed i

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Sheep trained to recognise Barack Obama


Off-topic mainstream science forum    6 Replies

Chris, 2017-11-08, 09:09 AM

"Cambridge University researchers were able to train sheep to identify the faces of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Emma Watson, former US President Barack Obama and BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce."

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ET's Turning People To Stone?


UFO/UAP forum    6 Replies

Pssst, 2017-11-06, 05:43 PM

Haven't Heard This One Before


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Jacques F. Vallee: Five Arguments Against the Extraterrestrial Origin of UFOs


UFO/UAP forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2017-11-05, 03:04 AM

Five Arguments Against the Extraterrestrial Origin of Unidentified Flying Objects

https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/cienc...cts116.htm

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Scientific opinion has generally followed public opinion in the belief that unidentified flying objects either do not exist (the "n

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