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==Extended consciousness phenomena==

===Books and book reviews===

Ruffles review of Linder:
*A review by Tom Ruffles of [https://tomruffles.wordpress.com/2020/03/05/attachments-by-keith-linder/ "Attachments: Poltergeist of Washington State Part 2"] by Keith Linder (2019) has appeared at The Joy of Mere Words ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-apparitions-hauntings-poltergeists-text-resources-thread?pid=33651#pid33651 Discuss])

===Articles and blog posts===

*An article by Dale M. Kushner entitled [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/transcending-the-past/202002/can-dreams-be-prophetic "Can Dreams Be Prophetic?"] has appeared in the Psychology Today blog section ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-text-resources-thread?pid=33632#pid33632 Discuss])

*A blog post by Sam Treasure entitled [https://www.zombiesinpjs.com/post/the-poltergeist-elephant-in-the-room-the-call-for-a-paranormal-renaissance "The Poltergeist Elephant in the Room: The call for a paranormal renaissance,"] discussing an SPR lecture by John Fraser about poltergeists, has appeared at Zombies in PJs ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--50?pid=33633#pid33633 Discuss])

*A blog article by Tom Ruffles entitled [https://tomruffles.blogspot.com/2020/02/whither-society-for-psychical-research.html "Whither the Society for Psychical Research?"], responding to [Leo Ruickbie's editorial] in the Society's Paranormal Review number 92, has appeared ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-journals?pid=33644#pid33644 Discuss])

*An article by Jason Engwer entitled [https://triablogue.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-quality-of-initial-enfield.html "The Quality Of The Initial Enfield Investigation"], about the Enfield Poltergeist case, has appeared at Triablogue ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-enfield-poltergeist?pid=33649#pid33649 Discuss])

*A newspaper report by Will Stewart entitled [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8037821/amp/Pensioner-83-comes-life-ten-hours-declared-dead-Ukraine.html "Pensioner, 83, comes back to life ten hours after she was declared dead and claims her late father 'was calling me to heaven'"] has been published by the Daily Mail ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-nde-s?pid=33634#pid33634 Discuss])

===Psi Encyclopedia===

New entries in the Society for Psychical Research's [https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/ Psi Encyclopedia]

*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/thomas-rabeyron Thomas Rabeyron] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33650#pid33650 Discuss])
*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/michael-thalbourne Michael Thalbourne] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33650#pid33650 Discuss])
*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/orbs-light-anomalies Orbs (Light Anomalies)] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33650#pid33650 Discuss])

==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science==

===Interviews===

*An interview with Michael Egnor by Robert J. Marks entitled [https://mindmatters.ai/2020/02/pioneer-neuroscientists-believed-the-mind-is-more-than-the-brain/ "Pioneer Neuroscientists Believed the Mind Is More Than the Brain"] has appeared at the Mind Matters website ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-pioneer-neuroscientists-believed-the-mind-is-more-than-the-brain?pid=33620#pid33620 Discuss])

*An interview with Donald Hoffman by Adrian Nelson entitled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az18Onc0e58 "Is there an Infinite Mind?"] has appeared in the Waking Cosmos podcast series ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-our-reality-and-why-consciousness-is-important?pid=33652#pid33652 Discuss])

===Articles and blog posts===

*An article by  Allen Frances entitled [https://aeon.co/ideas/the-lure-of-cool-brain-research-is-stifling-psychotherapy "The lure of ‘cool’ brain research is stifling psychotherapy"] has appeared at Aeon ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-the-lure-of-%E2%80%98cool%E2%80%99-brain-research-is-stifling-psychotherapy?pid=33655#pid33655 Discuss])

===Most active discussion threads on Psience Quest===

*[https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-the-two-dogmas-of-materialism The Two Dogmas of Materialism]

==Upcoming events==

From this and previous pages of Psience News. For further details, see the [https://psiencequest.net/forums/calendar-default-calendar Calendar] section.

*15 January - 31 March 2020: Online
:Nancy Zingrone's and Carlos Alvarado's free course, [https://theazire.wiziqxt.com/course/76645 "Parapsychology Research & Education: Psychology and Parapsychology" (ParaMOOC2020)] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33187#pid33187 Discuss])

*3 February - 23 March 2020: Online
:An eight-week course entitled [http://www.rhineeducationcenter.org/edu/ "Field Investigations: Apparitions, Hauntings, & Poltergeists,"] by Loyd Auerbach for the Rhine Education Center ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33292#pid33292 Discuss])

*3 - 24 March 2020: Online
:A four-week course entitled [http://www.rhineeducationcenter.org/edu/ "How to Choose a Psychic,"] by Loyd Auerbach for the Rhine Education Center ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33292#pid33292 Discuss])

*4 - 25 March 2020: Online
:A four-week course entitled [http://www.rhineeducationcenter.org/edu/ "Presentiment: Exploring the Nature and Theories of Time,"] by John G. Kruth for the Rhine Education Center ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33292#pid33292 Discuss])

*5 March 2020: London
:Matthew Colborn will give a lecture entitled [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D131%26reset%3D1 "Sticky Bundles, Leaky Buckets and Rabbit Holes: Understanding the Survival Experience"] (Gwen Tate Memorial Lecture) at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33249#pid33249 Discuss])

*1 - 4 April 2020: Porto, Portugal
:The 13th Symposium in a series organised by the Bial Foundation on the theme "Behind and Beyond the Brain", entitled [https://www.bial.com/com/bial-foundation/symposium/ "The mystery of time,"] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=32393#pid32393 Discuss])

*2 April 2020: London
:Simon Duan will give a lecture entitled [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D132%26reset%3D1 "Parallel Universe: Space for Psi"] at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33249#pid33249 Discuss])

*13 - 18 April 2020: Tucson, Arizona
:The Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona is organising a six-day meeting entitled [http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/ "The Science of Consciousness 2020"] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--32?pid=33546#pid33546 Discuss])

*25 April 2020: London
:The Society for Psychical Research will hold a study day on the theme of [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D133%26reset%3D1 "Psi and post-materialist science: the search for a new paradigm"] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33375#pid33375 Discuss])

*25 April 2020: London
:The Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society is organising a symposium entitled [https://www.bps.org.uk/events/end-life-inner-experience-and-unusual-awareness-dying "End-of-Life: Inner experience and unusual awareness in the dying"] at the Society's headquarters ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events-and-professional-surveys?pid=33508#pid33508 Discuss])

*16 - 19 June 2020: Durham, North Carolina
:The Parapsychological Association and the Society for Scientific Exploration are jointly organising a four-day Convention entitled [https://www.parapsych.org/section/60/2020_convention.aspx "2020 Vision"] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=32203#pid32203 Discuss])

*2 July 2020: London
:Paul Gaunt will give a lecture entitled [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D134%26reset%3D1 "Helen Duncan: Genuine or fraudulent?"] (Gwen Tate Memorial Lecture) at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--27?pid=33487#pid33487 Discuss])