#2151 Skeptics in the Pub - Professor Chris French

About this episode

Professor Chris French discusses the psychology behind paranormal beliefs and unusual experiences.

Professor Chris French is back and once again, we opened the parapsychology door for an hour plus diving into the science of weird shit (the title of his book). Chris is a British psychologist and Professor Emeritus at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he founded and led the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit. His work focuses on understanding paranormal beliefs and unusual experiences - why people believe in ghosts, psychics, UFOs, and other extraordinary claims - through the lens of psychology rather than the supernatural. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Craig Harper

Guest: Professor Chris French

Topics covered

• parapsychology
• psychology
• paranormal beliefs
• extraordinary claims
• ghosts
• psychics
• UFOs

Keywords

• parapsychology
• psychology
• ghosts
• UFOs
• psychics
• extraordinary claims
• anomalistic psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goldsmiths, University of London

Books & works: the science of weird shit

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