
Why People Believe In The Paranormal (Chris French, #25) | The Human Podcast
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Show Notes
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 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
MUSIC:
Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration https://chll.to/c987ffe5
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