# Prof Chris French

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Telepathy: Is It For Real?

A popular podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims that telepathy is real — and tons of people are convinced. So we open our minds to the possibility of mind-reading and ask: Could this be real?? And if not — what might be going on here? We dive into the science (yes — there is science!) with Dr. …

Ghosts: The Science of Spooky Encounters

About 40 percent of Americans believe in ghosts, and one in five even say they've had an encounter with one! So could ghosts really exist?? Or does some other spooky phenomenon explain these strange and sometimes terrifying experiences? To find out, we visit a haunted house with paranormal investig…

Manifestation: why the pandemic had many of us seeing ghosts - Science Weekly podcast

While telling ghost stories has always been a favourite pastime for many, during the pandemic signs of paranormal activity have reportedly been on the rise. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Chris French about why more of us may have been having eerie experiences, how to explain these phenomena scien…

Ghosts

One third of Americans believe in ghosts, and one fifth have had a personal encounter. We go to a haunted house with some paranormal investigators and things get spooky. But, scientists aren’t scared - they have a range of explanations for why so many people encounter ghosts. We speak to Dr. Katie …

TheESP – Ep. #416 – The Science of Weird shit

This week we have the great pleasure to interview our friend Prof. Chris French! We hear a lot about his research into the paranormal – or Anomalistic Psychology as he prefers to call it. Chris has a new book coming out on 19 March. It’s called “the Science of Weird Shit” and we cannot recommend it…

The Skeptic Zone #292 - 25.May.2014

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:18 Australian Skeptics Dinner Join Sydney Skeptics with remarks from Richard Saunders and Tim Mendham with news on the next issue of 'The Skeptic'. 0:44:40 Evidence, Please with Jo Alabaster Jo heads for Canberra Skeptics in the Pub and chats…

The Skeptic Zone #270 - 21.Dec.2013

Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:05:26 Maynard's Spooky Action... Interviews with delegates and guests at the Australian Skeptics Convention. This week Maynard chats to... Prof. Chris French Ruth Ellison and Alastair D'Silva Jo Alabaster 0:23:25 Dr Rachie Repor…

Tiniest Dino Eggs, Hungry Black Holes, And Why People Believe In Ghosts

This week on Break It Down: the discovery of the smallest-ever dinosaur eggs reveals teeny tiny bones, first black hole triple is changing our understanding of giant star death, the longest venomous snake is now four separate species, a rare bit of positive carbon capture news, how a new overdose i…

TheESP - Ep. #098 - Rigvir scam, Exploding heads and the Higgs Boson

We check out Skepticism in Latvia with an interview with Austra Muizniece who talks about the Rigvir scam. We xalso get two shorter interviews from the Ratio Conference in Bulgaria: One with Prof. Chris French who talks about his latest research on sleep paralysis and exploding head syndrom, and on…

The BEM Controversy: Why Precognition Research Failed | Prof Chris French

In this episode, Professor Chris French joins us for a deep dive into the famous Daryl Bem "Feeling the Future" controversy and what it reveals about science, psychology, and parapsychology.Chris unpacks the original claims of precognition, the failed replication attempts (including his own), quest…