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This is a listing, in progress, of news items about parapsychology, psi, the paranormal and related subjects, posted to the [https://psiencequest.net/forums/index.php Psience Quest Forums]. We hope that news about parapsychology is adequately covered here, but news about other topics will represent only a selection.
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For news during other periods, see the [[Psience News]] Index.
==Extended consciousness phenomena==
 
===Books and book reviews===
 
*A new book by Herb Mertz entitled [https://www.amazon.com/Selection-Effect-Consciousness-Shapes-Reality/dp/1733508007 "The Selection Effect: How Consciousness Shapes Reality"] has been published ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-text-resources-thread?pid=33504#pid33504 Discuss])
 
===Periodicals, published papers and preprints===


==Extended consciousness phenomena==
*[https://ruickbie.com/2019/09/24/paranormal-review-91/ Issue 91] and [https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-journals?pid=33503#pid33503 issue 92] (2019, but only now distributed) of the Society for Psychical Research's magazine "Paranormal Review" have appeared ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-journals?pid=33259#pid33259 Discuss])
 
*The [https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-journals?pid=33516#pid33516 Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, volume 84, number 1 (January 2020)] has appeared  ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-journals?pid=33516#pid33516 Discuss])


===Psi Encyclopedia===
===Psi Encyclopedia===
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*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/robert-morris Robert Morris] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33468#pid33468 Discuss])
*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/robert-morris Robert Morris] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33468#pid33468 Discuss])
*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/caroline-watt Caroline Watt] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33505#pid33505 Discuss])


===Articles and blog posts===
===Articles and blog posts===
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From this and previous pages of Psience News.
From this and previous pages of Psience News.


*18 January - 29 February 2020: Online
*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])
: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])


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*13 February 2020: London
*13 February 2020: London
:John Fraser will give a lecture entitled [https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--50?pid=32511#pid32511 "Are Poltergeists Rare? Or are all cases 'Intermediate' with a strange mix of phenomena?"] at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--50?pid=32511#pid32511 Discuss])
:John Fraser will give a lecture entitled [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D130%26reset%3D1 "Are Poltergeists Rare? Or are all cases 'Intermediate' with a strange mix of phenomena?"] at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--50?pid=32511#pid32511 Discuss])


*22 February 2020: Edinburgh
*22 February 2020: Edinburgh
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*25 April 2020: London
*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])
: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 '''(NEW)'''
: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
*16 - 19 June 2020: Durham, North Carolina
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==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science==
==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science==
===Periodicals, published papers and preprints===
*A report by Michelle J. Redinbaugh ''et al.'' entitled [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627320300052 "Thalamus Modulates Consciousness via Layer-Specific Control of Cortex"] has been published at ScienceDirect. It is discussed in an article by Ali Pattillo entitled [https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/tiny-area-of-the-brain-could-enable-consciousness "A tiny area of the brain may enable consciousness, says 'exhilarating' study"] at Inverse ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-the-thalamus?pid=33515#pid33515 Discuss])


===Debates and dialogues===
===Debates and dialogues===
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*The post [https://verbosestoic.wordpress.com/2020/02/12/could-consciousness-have-evolved/ Could Consciousness Have Evolved?] has been published on [https://verbosestoic.wordpress.com/ The Verbose Stoic] blog, commenting on [https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2020/02/07/philosopher-consciousness-could-not-have-evolved/ Jerry Coyne's response] to Bernardo Kastrup's article [https://iai.tv/articles/consciousness-cannot-have-evolved-auid-1302 Consciousness Cannot Have Evolved] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-kastrup-idea-of-the-world?pid=33493#pid33493 Discuss])
*The post [https://verbosestoic.wordpress.com/2020/02/12/could-consciousness-have-evolved/ Could Consciousness Have Evolved?] has been published on [https://verbosestoic.wordpress.com/ The Verbose Stoic] blog, commenting on [https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2020/02/07/philosopher-consciousness-could-not-have-evolved/ Jerry Coyne's response] to Bernardo Kastrup's article [https://iai.tv/articles/consciousness-cannot-have-evolved-auid-1302 Consciousness Cannot Have Evolved] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-kastrup-idea-of-the-world?pid=33493#pid33493 Discuss])
*An article by Jun Wu entitled [https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2020/02/11/our-reality-and-why-consciousness-is-important/ "Our Reality And Why Consciousness Is Important"] has appeared at Forbes ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-our-reality-and-why-consciousness-is-important?pid=33499#pid33499 Discuss])
*A blog article by Bernardo Kastrup entitled [https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/yes-free-will-exists/ "Yes, Free Will Exists"] has appeared at Scientific American ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-kastrup-idea-of-the-world?pid=33502#pid33502 Discuss])


==Alternative Views on Science==
==Alternative Views on Science==

Latest revision as of 09:07, 17 February 2020

This is a listing of news items about parapsychology, psi, the paranormal and related subjects, posted to the Psience Quest Forums. We hope that news about parapsychology is adequately covered here, but news about other topics will represent only a selection.

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Upcoming events are also listed in the Calendar section.

For news during other periods, see the Psience News Index.

Extended consciousness phenomena

Books and book reviews

Periodicals, published papers and preprints

  • Issue 91 and issue 92 (2019, but only now distributed) of the Society for Psychical Research's magazine "Paranormal Review" have appeared (Discuss)

Psi Encyclopedia

New entries in the Society for Psychical Research's Psi Encyclopedia

Articles and blog posts

  • An article by Philip Corlett about the COPE (Influence/Control Over Perceptual Experiences) research project, entitled "Varieties Of Voice Hearing", has appeared on the website of Spirit of Change magazine (Discuss)

Videos

Upcoming events

From this and previous pages of Psience News.

  • 15 January - 31 March 2020: Online
Nancy Zingrone's and Carlos Alvarado's free course, "Parapsychology Research & Education: Psychology and Parapsychology" (ParaMOOC2020) (Discuss)
  • 3 February - 23 March 2020: Online
An eight-week course entitled "Field Investigations: Apparitions, Hauntings, & Poltergeists," by Loyd Auerbach for the Rhine Education Center (Discuss)
  • 13 February 2020: London
John Fraser will give a lecture entitled "Are Poltergeists Rare? Or are all cases 'Intermediate' with a strange mix of phenomena?" at the Society for Psychical Research (Discuss)
  • 22 February 2020: Edinburgh
The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre will hold a one-day meeting entitled "Psi Saturday" (Discuss)
  • 23 February 2020: London
Birkbeck, London, is holding an event called "A Day on Consciousness" with presentations by Iain McGilchrist (by video link), Anil Seth and Rupert Sheldrake (Discuss)
  • 3 - 24 March 2020: Online
A four-week course entitled "How to Choose a Psychic," by Loyd Auerbach for the Rhine Education Center (Discuss)
  • 4 - 25 March 2020: Online
A four-week course entitled "Presentiment: Exploring the Nature and Theories of Time," by John G. Kruth for the Rhine Education Center (Discuss)
  • 5 March 2020: London
Matthew Colborn will give a lecture entitled "Sticky Bundles, Leaky Buckets and Rabbit Holes: Understanding the Survival Experience" (Gwen Tate Memorial Lecture) at the Society for Psychical Research (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 "The mystery of time," (Discuss)
  • 2 April 2020: London
Simon Duan will give a lecture entitled "Parallel Universe: Space for Psi" at the Society for Psychical Research (Discuss)
  • 25 April 2020: London
The Society for Psychical Research will hold a study day on the theme of "Psi and post-materialist science: the search for a new paradigm" (Discuss)
  • 25 April 2020: London (NEW)
The Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society is organising a symposium entitled "End-of-Life: Inner experience and unusual awareness in the dying" at the Society's headquarters (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 "2020 Vision" (Discuss)
  • 2 July 2020: London (NEW)
Paul Gaunt will give a lecture entitled "Helen Duncan: Genuine or fraudulent?" (Gwen Tate Memorial Lecture) at the Society for Psychical Research (Discuss)

Philosophy of mind; consciousness science

Periodicals, published papers and preprints

Debates and dialogues

Articles and blog posts

Alternative Views on Science

Articles and blog posts

Spirituality

Interviews

  • An interview of James Tunney by Jeffrey Mishlove about "Mysticism" has appeared at New Thinking Allowed (Discuss)