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*A review of [http://pelicanist.blogspot.com/2020/01/swimming-against-currents.html "Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions"] by Jeffrey J. Kripal (2017), has appeared at Magonia Review ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-text-resources-thread?pid=33222#pid33222 Discuss]) | *A review of [http://pelicanist.blogspot.com/2020/01/swimming-against-currents.html "Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions"] by Jeffrey J. Kripal (2017), has appeared at Magonia Review ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-text-resources-thread?pid=33222#pid33222 Discuss]) | ||
*A review of "Britain’s Paranormal Forests: Encounters in the Woods" by Peter A. McCue (2019), has appeared on the Society for Psychical Research's website ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-ufos-and-related-text-resources-thread?pid=33235#pid33235 Discuss]) | *A review of [https://www.spr.ac.uk/book-review/britain-s-paranormal-forests-encounters-woods-peter-mccue "Britain’s Paranormal Forests: Encounters in the Woods"] by Peter A. McCue (2019), has appeared on the Society for Psychical Research's website ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-ufos-and-related-text-resources-thread?pid=33235#pid33235 Discuss]) | ||
*A review of Carlos S. Alvarado's book [https://www.spr.ac.uk/book-review/charles-richet-nobel-prize-winning-scientists-exploration-psychic-phenomena-carlos-s "Charles Richet: A Nobel Prize Winning Scientist’s Exploration of Psychic Phenomena"] (2019) by Nemo C. Mörck has appeared on the Society for Psychical Research's website ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-charles-richet?pid=33248#pid33248 Discuss]) | *A review of Carlos S. Alvarado's book [https://www.spr.ac.uk/book-review/charles-richet-nobel-prize-winning-scientists-exploration-psychic-phenomena-carlos-s "Charles Richet: A Nobel Prize Winning Scientist’s Exploration of Psychic Phenomena"] (2019) by Nemo C. Mörck has appeared on the Society for Psychical Research's website ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-charles-richet?pid=33248#pid33248 Discuss]) | ||
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*A video of a presentation by Stephen E. Braude, entitled [https://youtu.be/EAsW5JrtzLk "Post-Mortem Survival: The Central Issues"], given at ParaMOOC2019, has been uploaded to the Parasychology Foundation's YouTube channel ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-multimedia-resources-thread-deathbed-visions-adcs?pid=33244#pid33244 Discuss]) | *A video of a presentation by Stephen E. Braude, entitled [https://youtu.be/EAsW5JrtzLk "Post-Mortem Survival: The Central Issues"], given at ParaMOOC2019, has been uploaded to the Parasychology Foundation's YouTube channel ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-multimedia-resources-thread-deathbed-visions-adcs?pid=33244#pid33244 Discuss]) | ||
*A video of a presentation by Dale E. Graff entitled [https://youtu.be/tq77zChkopE "Evidence for Consciousness Extending Outside of Space-Time"] at the Society for Scientific Exploration's 2019 Convention has been uploaded to the Society's YouTube channel ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-multimedia-resources-thread?pid=33256#pid33256 Discuss]) | |||
===Upcoming events=== | ===Upcoming events=== | ||
''Italicised entries appeared in a previous page of Psience News.'' | |||
*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) on 5 March at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33249#pid33249 Discuss]) | *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) on 5 March at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33249#pid33249 Discuss]) | ||
*Simon Duan will give a lecture entitled [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D132%26reset%3D1 "Parallel Universe: Space for Psi"] on 2 April at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33249#pid33249 Discuss]) | *Simon Duan will give a lecture entitled [https://www.spr.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D132%26reset%3D1 "Parallel Universe: Space for Psi"] on 2 April at the Society for Psychical Research ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33249#pid33249 Discuss]) | ||
*''The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh, will hold a one-day meeting on 22 February entitled [http://www.arthurconandoylecentre.com/whatson/psi-saturday/ "Psi Saturday"] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events--27?pid=33072#pid33072 Discuss])'' | |||
*''Nancy Zingrone's and Carlos Alvarado's free online course, [https://theazire.wiziqxt.com/course/76645 "Parapsychology Research & Education: Psychology and Parapsychology" (ParaMOOC2020)], 18 January-29 February 2020 ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-upcoming-events?pid=33187#pid33187 Discuss])'' | |||
==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science== | ==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:09, 17 February 2020
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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
- A review of "Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions" by Jeffrey J. Kripal (2017), has appeared at Magonia Review (Discuss)
- A review of "Britain’s Paranormal Forests: Encounters in the Woods" by Peter A. McCue (2019), has appeared on the Society for Psychical Research's website (Discuss)
- A review of Carlos S. Alvarado's book "Charles Richet: A Nobel Prize Winning Scientist’s Exploration of Psychic Phenomena" (2019) by Nemo C. Mörck has appeared on the Society for Psychical Research's website (Discuss)
Psi Encyclopedia
New entries in the Society for Psychical Research's Psi Encyclopedia
- Bryan Williams (Discuss)
- Serena Roney-Dougal (Discuss)
- Christine Simmonds-Moore (Discuss)
- Diane Hennacy Powell (Discuss)
Interviews
- An interview of Barry Taff by Jeffrey Mishlove entitled "Alien/Human Interactions" has appeared at New Thinking Allowed (Discuss)
Articles and blog posts
- Michael Prescott has published a second and a third excerpt from the draft of his forthcoming book on the afterlife (Discuss)
Videos
- A film about a Russian Near-Death Experience in the 1990s (in Russian) has appeared on YouTube (Discuss)
- A video of a presentation by Stephen E. Braude, entitled "Post-Mortem Survival: The Central Issues", given at ParaMOOC2019, has been uploaded to the Parasychology Foundation's YouTube channel (Discuss)
- A video of a presentation by Dale E. Graff entitled "Evidence for Consciousness Extending Outside of Space-Time" at the Society for Scientific Exploration's 2019 Convention has been uploaded to the Society's YouTube channel (Discuss)
Upcoming events
Italicised entries appeared in a previous page of Psience News.
- Matthew Colborn will give a lecture entitled "Sticky Bundles, Leaky Buckets and Rabbit Holes: Understanding the Survival Experience" (Gwen Tate Memorial Lecture) on 5 March at the Society for Psychical Research (Discuss)
- Simon Duan will give a lecture entitled "Parallel Universe: Space for Psi" on 2 April at the Society for Psychical Research (Discuss)
- The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh, will hold a one-day meeting on 22 February entitled "Psi Saturday" (Discuss)
- Nancy Zingrone's and Carlos Alvarado's free online course, "Parapsychology Research & Education: Psychology and Parapsychology" (ParaMOOC2020), 18 January-29 February 2020 (Discuss)
Philosophy of mind; consciousness science
Interviews
- An interview of Matt Segall by Tim Freke entitled "What is Life? #16" has appeared on YouTube (Discuss)
Articles and blog posts
- An article by Zaria Gorvett entitled "The medications that change who we are" has appeared on the BBC website (Discuss)
- An article by Jonathan D. Grinstein entitled "Mindfulness meditation mends mild cognitive impairment" was published in November 2019 at Science 101 (Discuss)
- An article by Shelly Fan entitled "Scientists Discovered ‘Mini-Computers’ in Human Neurons—and That’s Great News for AI" has been published at SingularityHub (Discuss)
- An article by Scarlett Howard entitled "Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer" has appeared at Quanta Magazine (Discuss)
Spirituality
Interviews
- An interview of Paul J. Leslie by Jeffrey Mishlove entitled "American Hoodoo" has appeared at New Thinking Allowed (Discuss)