Spooky science: What's behind a paranormal experience?
ABCSana Qadar: I guess the other question I have is, do you believe in ghosts? Sana Qadar: But if you want to take the rational approach, and we kinda do, because this is a science podcast, and look for other explanations for why a person might think they're having a paranormal experience, well, there's a branch of psychology that does just that. Sana Qadar: He's the author of a book called The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal, which is hands down one of the best titles for a psychology book ever. Sana Qadar: So I tell her what Professor Chris French, the expert in anomalistic psychology, said about context and prior belief, playing a role in why people sometimes believe they're having a ghostly experience. Sana Qadar: That is Chris French, Emeritus Professor from Goldsmiths, University of London, expert in anomalistic psychology and the author of The Science of Weird Shit, Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal.
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