Skeptical Perspectives
It sometimes seems amazing how astrologers, psychics, mediums, and fortune tellers of all types are able to tell people things about their lives and problems that they otherwise shouldn’t know. Such experiences are often offered as proof positive that people like this have powers that cannot be explained by natural science and/or that […]
13 May
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From “The Outer Edge, Classic Investigations of the Paranormal”
By RAY HYMAN
University of Oregon
(source: Skeptical Inquirer, 1977)
Over twenty years ago I taught a course at Harvard University called “Applications of Social Psychology.” The sort of applications that I covered were the various ways in which people were manipulated. I invited various manipulators to demonstrate their techniques– […]