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Should we permit interviews on non-core subjects, esp AIDS/HIV?


Feedback and announcements    189 Replies

Chris, 2017-09-27, 08:30 AM

On this subject, I see Vortex says on Skeptiko that he is hoping to interview Henry Bauer on HIV/AIDS for PsienceQuest.

Please could someone clarify whether this subject would be considered part of this site's remit?


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Remote viewing non-human perceptions


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    27 Replies

Hurmanetar, 2017-09-27, 03:22 AM

Has this been experimented with by anyone?

I was thinking about how remote viewers realized at some point that they needed to be specific about time and not merely location.

This got me thinking: it is like when I go to google to figure out when and where the 4th of July fireworks show is supp

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Personal Stories


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    1 Replies

Dreamsoap, 2017-09-27, 03:16 AM

Got a few things here. When I was 14, I played around a lot with Wicca. Don't ask me which gods I prayed to or what rituals or spells I did - I didn't really. I called it that because "Wicca" stood for "Witch-craft", that's all I knew to call it. Everything I did was straight forward and instinctual

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New new member


Member introductions    11 Replies

Dreamsoap, 2017-09-27, 02:41 AM

I'm Dreamsoap.

I'm Mediochre's girlfriend. He made me half heartedly join Skeptiko forums but I never listened to the podcasts let alone even really stalk the forums. Reason being is that we've both lead extremely paranormal lives (we even met this way) and I'm pretty done with not being able to

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ersby finds scientific evidence for the existence of Ents


General paranormal phenomena forum    8 Replies

Chris, 2017-09-26, 09:54 PM

In his latest blog post:
http://ersby.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/scie...ce-of.html


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Photo attchement


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jkmac, 2017-09-26, 10:06 AM

Can anyone tell me how to attach a photo? Nothing in help..

I can do video but not photo...


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Consciousness restored in man after 15 years in vegetative state


Consciousness science forum    72 Replies

Silence, 2017-09-25, 09:21 PM

https://futurism.com/researchers-restore...ive-state/

Curious for anyone's take here.  Sounds like the patient may not yet be overly communicative.  Still, pretty fascinating medical development.


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The Death of Are


General off-topic forum    51 Replies

chuck, 2017-09-25, 02:17 PM

I'm fascinated that in my own lifetime a major change has happened within the spoken language. At least in the United States we have moved from:

"There are new updates."

to

"There is new updates."

I'm baffled, angered, confused, horrified. This usage is becoming ubiquitous, even among br

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Borley Rectory


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    7 Replies

Chris, 2017-09-25, 08:30 AM

A new film on Borley Rectory directed by Ashley Thorpe has just had its premiere. It's described as "essentially an animated documentary," and features Jonathan Rigby as Harry Price and Reece Shearsmith as the journalist Vernon Wall:
http://carrionfilms.co.uk/borley-rectory/


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Mainstream science estimate of the 7 biggest unanswered questions in physics


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    29 Replies

nbtruthman, 2017-09-24, 09:07 PM

The 7 Biggest Unanswered Questions in Physics

1. What is matter made of? 
2. Why is gravity so weird?
3. Why does time seem to flow in only one direction?
4. Where did all the antimatter go?
5. W

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