Skeptiko welcomes Steve Volk, author of the soon to be released, Fringe-ology, for an interview between Volk and Deborah Blum author of, Ghost Hunters. During the interview Mr. Volk discusses his approach to covering the paranormal, “I’ve always covered traditional topics in journalism. I’ve started off covering music and that ultimately veered into writing narrative… Read more »
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Dr. Rick Strassman On Whether Psychedelic Drugs Prove We Are More Than Our Brain
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. Rick Strassman, author of, DMT – The Spirit Molecule. As a researcher at the University of New Mexico Dr. Strassman received approval to inject volunteers with a psychedelic drug called DMT and evaluate the effects. According to Strassman, “the most interesting results were that high… Read more »
Dr. David Eagleman Explores the Afterlife and the Limits of Consciousness
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Baylor College of Medicine Neuroscientist and author, Dr. David Eagleman. During the interview Dr. Eagleman discusses why survival of consciousness and near death experience (NDE) research isn’t a prominent topic among neuroscientists, “I think it should be front and center. I mean, my impression is that… Read more »
Andy Paquette Claims 20 Year History of Precognitive Dreams
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview discussing precognition and the psychic dreams of author Andy Paquette. During the interview Mr. Paquette discusses the differences between real life precognition expereinces and labratorty experiments on ESP like those of Daryl Bem, “Well, the funny thing about asking me a question like that is that while… Read more »
Atheist Debates Existence of Soul with Near Death Experience Believer
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview discussing the existence of the soul and the science of Near Death Experience. During the interview Tsakiris points out the lack of research among NDE skeptics, “And really, if we’re going to play the kind of credential game, you really wouldn’t want to stack Dr. Bruce Greyson,… Read more »
