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*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 "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]) | |||
===Psi Encyclopedia=== | ===Psi Encyclopedia=== | ||
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*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/christine-simmonds-moore Christine Simmonds-Moore] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33220#pid33220 Discuss]) | *[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/christine-simmonds-moore Christine Simmonds-Moore] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33220#pid33220 Discuss]) | ||
*[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/diane-hennacy-powell Diane Hennacy Powell] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33220#pid33220 Discuss]) | *[https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/diane-hennacy-powell Diane Hennacy Powell] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-psi-encyclopedia?pid=33220#pid33220 Discuss]) | ||
===Interviews=== | |||
*An interview of Barry Taff by Jeffrey Mishlove entitled [https://youtu.be/8xIBOfSrag8 "Alien/Human Interactions"] has appeared at New Thinking Allowed ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-new-thinking-allowed-with-jeffrey-mishlove?pid=33245#pid33245 Discuss]) | |||
===Articles and blog posts=== | |||
*Michael Prescott has published [https://michaelprescott.typepad.com/michael_prescotts_blog/2020/01/book-excerpt-part-two.html a second] and [https://michaelprescott.typepad.com/michael_prescotts_blog/2020/01/book-excerpt-part-three.html a third excerpt] from the draft of his forthcoming book on the afterlife ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-text-resources-thread?pid=33243#pid33243 Discuss]) | |||
===Videos=== | ===Videos=== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Fo8NAaQOc A film about a Russian Near-Death Experience in the 1990s] (in Russian) has appeared on YouTube ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-an-interesting-nde-by-an-extraordinary-man?pid=33214#pid33214 Discuss]) | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Fo8NAaQOc A film about a Russian Near-Death Experience in the 1990s] (in Russian) has appeared on YouTube ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-an-interesting-nde-by-an-extraordinary-man?pid=33214#pid33214 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]) | |||
===Upcoming events=== | |||
*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]) | |||
==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science== | ==Philosophy of mind; consciousness science== | ||
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*An article by Scarlett Howard entitled [https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-scarlett-howard-learns-from-the-bees-she-teaches-20200122/ "Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer"] has appeared at Quanta Magazine ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-secrets-of-math-from-the-bee-whisperer?pid=33233#pid33233 Discuss]) | *An article by Scarlett Howard entitled [https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-scarlett-howard-learns-from-the-bees-she-teaches-20200122/ "Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer"] has appeared at Quanta Magazine ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-secrets-of-math-from-the-bee-whisperer?pid=33233#pid33233 Discuss]) | ||
==Spirituality== | |||
===Interviews=== | |||
*An interview of Paul J. Leslie by Jeffrey Mishlove entitled [https://youtu.be/iLmfC711YhY "American Hoodoo"] has appeared at New Thinking Allowed ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-new-thinking-allowed-with-jeffrey-mishlove?pid=33245#pid33245 Discuss]) | |||
Revision as of 08:02, 25 January 2020
This is a listing, in progress, 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.
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)
Upcoming events
- 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)
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)