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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chris French , Richard WisemanPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780262048361ISBN 10: 0262048361 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 19 March 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Richard Wiseman ix Preface xiii 1 WEIRD SCIENCE 1 2 WAKING NIGHTMARES 33 3 HIGH SPIRITS, PART 1: GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS 69 4 HIGH SPIRITS, PART 2: COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEAD 111 5 FANTASTIC MEMORIES OF ALIEN ENCOUNTERS 133 6 MANY HAPPY RETURNS? 171 7 DYING TO KNOW THE TRUTH 191 8 NO SUCH THING AS COINCIDENCE? 215 9 TRICKS OF THE MIND 235 10 SKEPTICAL INQUIRIES 247 11 DREAMS OF THE FUTURE 267 12 LESSONS FOR (THE) LIVING 283 EPILOGUE: THE LIMITS OF SKEPTICISM 301 Author’s Note and Acknowledgments 317 Notes 321 Index 365Reviews“This fascinating inquiry . . . provides scientific explanations for such otherworldly phenomena as alien encounters, déjà vu, and ghosts . . . The science intrigues . . .Skeptics will feel vindicated.” —Publishers Weekly Author InformationChris French is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a Patron of Humanists UK. He is the coauthor of Anomalistic Psychology- Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |