Why People Believe In The Paranormal (Chris French, #25) | The Human Podcast

Chris French is an anomalistic psychologist at Goldsmiths, University of London. Chris researches how human psychology can explain people's beliefs and experiences of paranormal phenomena. He also runs Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, a meetup group that you're very welcome to join (details below)!

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Chris's Twitter - https://twitter.com/chriscfrench

Chris's Website - http://profchrisfrench.com

Chris's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_French

Chris's Goldsmiths Page - https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/french/

Chris's Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jve3p0ws-nI

Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub - https://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

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ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:20 - What Is Anomalistic Psychology?

1:01 - Were You Interested In The Paranormal As A Child?

6:35 - Parapsychology & Anomalistic Psychology

8:39 - Top Paranormal Claims

12:44 - How Has Your Work Affected You?

16:38 - Effects Of Paranormal Beliefs

22:04 - Fraudulent Psychics

25:23 - Psychological Explanations Of Paranormal Experiences

33:54 - Derren Brown

37:26 - Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub

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