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The BBC's "CrowdScience" tackles life after death


General survival research    19 Replies

Chris, 2017-10-21, 05:31 PM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page, here's a link to a BBC World Service radio documentary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv3f3

This is quite funny. Apparently they have this series called "CrowdScience" (don't ask me why), for which listeners ask scientific questions and they try to answer the

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Continuation of the Fiction & Metaphysics, Spirituality thread


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    11 Replies

Sci, 2017-10-21, 04:49 PM

Continuing this Skeptiko thread:

http://www.skeptiko-forum.com/threads/on...from.3921/

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The Magick of H.P. Lovecraft

https://techgnosis.com/h-p-lovecraft/

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Aboriginal Oral Traditions of Australian Meteorite Craters


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2017-10-21, 03:57 PM

Aboriginal Oral Traditions of Australian Meteorite Craters

https://www.academia.edu/3661271/Aborigi...te_Craters

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In this paper we explore Aboriginal traditions relating to Australian impact craters and seek to find out if these traditions describe

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The life review experience: Qualitative and quantitative characteristics


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    2 Replies

Max_B, 2017-10-20, 09:27 PM

The life review experience: Qualitative and quantitative characteristics

Abstract


Background
The life-review experience (LRE) is a most intriguing mental phenomenon that fascinated humans from time immemorial. In LRE one sees vividly a succession of one’s own life-events.

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Neural correlates of consciousness at near-electrocerebral silence in an asphyxial ca


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    1 Replies

Max_B, 2017-10-20, 09:21 PM

Neural correlates of consciousness at near-electrocerebral silence in an asphyxial cardiac arrest model

Abstract


Recent electrophysiological studies have suggested surges in electrical correlates of
consciousness (i.e., elevated gamma power and connectivity) following cardiac arre

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comparison of OBE's via different forms of induction


Out-of-body experience (OBE), astral travel, and lucid dream forum    5 Replies

Max_B, 2017-10-20, 09:06 PM

Out-of-body-experiences: a phenomenological comparison of different causes

Abstract

In out-of-body experiences (OBEs) the typifying phenomenal experience is the continuity/existence of the self, outside the boundaries of the physical body. In this work several characteristics of these experie

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CPR Induced Consciousness During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    No Replies

Max_B, 2017-10-20, 09:00 PM

CPR Induced Consciousness During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report on an Emerging Phenomenon

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.10...16.1229823

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https://thinkingdeeper.files.wordpress.com/2017/

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Bitbol: Panpsychism In The First Person


Philosophy of mind forum    2 Replies

Sci, 2017-10-20, 07:13 PM

Panpsychism In The First Person

https://www.academia.edu/34679385/PANPSY...RST_PERSON

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A central presupposition of science is that objectivity is universal. This does not only create a blindspot in knowledge, but also forces one to ignore it. Several strategies were accordi

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Latest from Dr Sam Parnia


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    225 Replies

tim, 2017-10-20, 06:11 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2Nw...pp=desktop

(Researchers say there's evidence that consciousness continues after clinical death)  It seems to be a reassertion of his
previous statemen

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The Nature of Nothing.


Off-topic mainstream science forum    3 Replies

Steve001, 2017-10-20, 04:18 PM

From PBS Spacetime
https://youtu.be/X5rAGfjPSWE


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