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Why We Hate Going to the Dennis

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Sigman

Researchers say that if your appellation is Dennis, you are more likely to become a dentist than a differently monikered individual. But I'm not so sure about this.

ESP: Heresy or Scientific Breakthrough?

Christine Bronstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Christine Bronstein

When a respected psychology professor presents a scientific paper attempting to prove that we somehow know what is going to happen before it does, it releases a hellfire of outrage.

Friday Talking Points [150] -- A Fortean Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

Sometimes it is hard to come up with a metaphor to describe the week that was. This was not one of those weeks.

Respected Journal's Article On ESP Expected To Prompt Outrage

New York Times | BENEDICT CAREY | Posted 05.25.2011

One of psychology's most respected journals has agreed to publish a paper presenting what its author describes as strong evidence for extrasensory per...

If Your Brain Is A Quantum Computer, Can It Connect You To The World?

Ervin Laszlo | Posted 05.25.2011

Ervin Laszlo

I'd like you to consider the possibility that nature embodies within herself a kind of Internet, and that through our brain we might be able to communicate with it.

'Second Sight' Will Either Creep You Out -- Or Convince You That You Too Are An Intuitive

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Jesse Kornbluth

Judith Orloff is a talented writer, and her book moves like a thriller. So when she comes to make the case that we are both matter and spirit, she's very convincing.

Toronto Film Fest Day 1: Peasants, Cats, Goats, Nymphs and War

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Giltz

While Cannes is still the Wimbledon of festivals, Toronto is the other one that matters most. Come here to catch the hottest films from Cannes, fall releases looking to tout themselves, and Oscar hopefuls.

Is There Such a Thing as a Psychic?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.17.2011

Irene Rubaum-Keller

Do some people have more psychic ability than others, or do we all have it and just either ignore it, or refuse to believe and develop it?

Happy 30th Birthday, Battlestar Galactica!

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

Thirty years ago, ABC-TV delighted and outraged sci-fi fans with its new series, Battlestar Galactica, a lovable beneficiary of Star Wars' success. Happy Birthday, BG!

Hey Boo!: One Out Of Three Believe In Ghosts

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

hose things that go bump in the night? About one-third of people believe they could be ghosts. And nearly one out of four, 23 percent, say they've act...