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==Extended consciousness phenomena== | ==Extended consciousness phenomena== | ||
=== Books and book reviews=== | |||
*A short introduction, with extracts from reviews, to a book by Michael Hunter entitled [http://www.forbiddenhistories.com/hunter-decline-of-magic/ "The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment"] (2020) has appeared at Andreas Sommer's "Forbidden Histories" blog ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-apparitions-hauntings-poltergeists-text-resources-thread?pid=33553#pid33553 Discuss]) | |||
===Periodicals, published papers, preprints and abstracts=== | ===Periodicals, published papers, preprints and abstracts=== | ||
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*An article by Kate Whitehead entitled [https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3050481/virus-called-wuhan-400-makes-people-terribly-ill-dean-koontz "A virus called Wuhan-400 causes outbreak ... in a Dean Koontz thriller from 1981. How is it that some books appear to prophesy events?"], has appeared on the South China Morning Post website. Another article by Paul Seaburn entitled [https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/02/dean-koontz-predicted-wuhan-virus-in-1981-thriller-or-did-he/ "Dean Koontz Predicted Wuhan Virus in 1981 Thriller – or Did He?"] has appeared at Mysterious Universe ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-did-dean-koontz-predict-the-wuhan-coronavirus?pid=33532#pid33532 Discuss]) | *An article by Kate Whitehead entitled [https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3050481/virus-called-wuhan-400-makes-people-terribly-ill-dean-koontz "A virus called Wuhan-400 causes outbreak ... in a Dean Koontz thriller from 1981. How is it that some books appear to prophesy events?"], has appeared on the South China Morning Post website. Another article by Paul Seaburn entitled [https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/02/dean-koontz-predicted-wuhan-virus-in-1981-thriller-or-did-he/ "Dean Koontz Predicted Wuhan Virus in 1981 Thriller – or Did He?"] has appeared at Mysterious Universe ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-did-dean-koontz-predict-the-wuhan-coronavirus?pid=33532#pid33532 Discuss]) | ||
===Obituaries=== | |||
*Mary Rose Barrington, a former Vice-President of the Society for Psychical Research and long-term member of the Society's Spontaneous Cases Committee, died on 21 Febuary 2020 aged 94. Here is [https://www.spr.ac.uk/about/people/mary-rose-barrington the page about her on the Society's website] ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-mary-rose-barrington?pid=33554#pid33554 Discuss]) | |||
==Alternative Views on Science== | ==Alternative Views on Science== | ||
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*An article by Preston Callicott entitled [https://www.bendbulletin.com/business/edge-of-tech-how-nature-uses-quantum-mechanics/article_63a3892a-42df-11ea-9b94-432fad8af9bc.html "Edge of Tech: How nature uses quantum mechanics"] has appeared at The Bulletin ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-edge-of-tech-how-nature-uses-quantum-mechanics?pid=33540#pid33540 Discuss]) | *An article by Preston Callicott entitled [https://www.bendbulletin.com/business/edge-of-tech-how-nature-uses-quantum-mechanics/article_63a3892a-42df-11ea-9b94-432fad8af9bc.html "Edge of Tech: How nature uses quantum mechanics"] has appeared at The Bulletin ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-edge-of-tech-how-nature-uses-quantum-mechanics?pid=33540#pid33540 Discuss]) | ||
*An article by Ethan Siegel entitled [https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/02/20/this-is-why-betelgeuse-probably-isnt-about-to-explode/ "This Is Why Betelgeuse (Probably) Isn't About To Explode"] has appeared at Forbes ([https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-betelgeuse?pid=33555#pid33555 Discuss]) | |||
==Upcoming events== | ==Upcoming events== | ||