Most Recent Blog Entries

Displaying 241 - 255 of 296 blog entries

Best Updated Evidence

From: Patrizio E. Tressoldi's Blog

Published by

Patrizio on Sunday, January 26, 2014

A selective (see selection criteria) updated list of papers for all those searching " Scientific Evidence " : http://www.psy.unipd.it/~tressold/cmssimple/index.php?page=best-updated-empirical-and-theoretical-evidence Read More

New Book: "Education in Parapsychology" by Harvey J. Irwin

From: Lance Storm's Blog

Published by

Lance Storm on Thursday, December 5, 2013

Education in Parapsychology: Student and Instructor Perspectives By Harvey J. Irwin Monograph No. 2 in the AIPR Monograph Series in Parapsychology Dr. Lance Storm and Dr. Adam J. Rock, Editors “This monograph addresses the provision of educational experiences in the field of parapsychology and is designed to meet the needs of both students and instructors. Part 1 of ... Read More

Mindfield 5.3 Issued to PA Members

From: Parapsychological Association's Blog

Published by

Parapsychological Association on Monday, November 18, 2013

The Parapsychological Association presents the William Braud issue of Mindfield . Issue 5.3 features an unpublished paper by William Braud discussing alternatives to the model of the brain as producer of consciousness. This number of Mindfield also includes some reflections by the new PA President Jim Carpenter, the Grande Dame of French Parapsychologists , Yvonne ... Read More

“Psi Map” Streamlining Data in Parapsychology.

From: Samah's Blog

Published by

Samah on Friday, October 25, 2013

What is A Psi Map? A “psi map” is a suggested database that can be used to study- psi phenomena; its occurrence, frequency, and distribution all over the world. A psi map can expose relationships and aspects of psi phenomena within regions (physical and cultural boundaries) and over time, distribution of events across regions and over time (from ancient ... Read More

Want to learn more about parapsychology? Still time to register!

From: Prof Caroline Watt's Blog

Published by

Prof Caroline Watt on Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The University of Edinburgh's well-respected online parapsychology course, run by PA member (and former President) Dr Caroline Watt, will start its next run on 23rd September. There is still time to register. Click here for more information about the course. 50% discounted rates are available for PA student members. What's not to like? Read More

Collected papers of Dr Hubert Larcher

From: http://psychologie-heterodoxe.blogspot.com/

Published by

evrardrenaud on Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The Institut Métapsychique International is proud to present: L’Odyssée de la Conscience : anthologie d’études sur la mort, l a mystique et le paranormal par le Dr Hubert Larcher (392 p.) Table of contents and Avant-propos to download here First chapter: "Pour faire connaissance..." - Ordering via PayPal here - This anthology brings together 50 years ... Read More

Presidential Nomination Election Statement

From: Jim Carpenter's Blog

Published by

Jim Carpenter on Thursday, July 11, 2013

It is a particular honor to be nominated to serve as president of the Parapsychological Association, because it is so exciting right now to be a parapsychologist. While we have grown as a discipline we have been almost invisible to the mainstream largely because we have searched for order and meaning where most scientists would not assume it to exist. It is to our credit ... Read More

Journal of Parapsychology: The Future of Parapsychology

From: Carlos S. Alvarado's Blog

Published by

Carlos S. Alvarado on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Carlos S. Alvarado, Ph.D., Rhine Research Center The December 2012 issue of the Journal of Parapsychology is devoted to the topic: Where Will Parapsychology Be in the Next 25 Years? Organized by John Palmer, editor of the journal, this exciting issue presents short essays on the topic by 32 individuals. Some of the contributions are: Feeling the Future (Daryl J. Bem) ... Read More

2014 AAAS Annual Meeting - Call for Symposium Proposals

From: Parapsychological Association's Blog

Published by

Parapsychological Association on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

As an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), the Parapsychological Association invites you to review the call for symposium proposals for the 2014 AAAS meeting in Chicago. The annual meeting of AAAS attracts approximately 5,000 attendees who present cutting-edge research that has implications for science and ... Read More

Methodological and Statistical Guidelines

From: Patrizio E. Tressoldi's Blog

Published by

Patrizio on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Is it time to raise the methodological and statistical standards for all empirical contributions to PA conventions? With the collaboration of Jessica Utts, the Program Chairs of the 56th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association suggest the following: METHODOLOGICAL AND STATISTICAL GUIDELINES Methodology: - Make explicit the exploratory and pilot experiments ... Read More

The Action of Consciousness and the Uncertainty Principle

From: Jean E. Burns's Blog

Published by

Jean E. Burns on Monday, February 18, 2013

Below is an overview of a paper I wrote in 2012 on a possible way that consciousness could act to affect physical matter. A link to the paper is given at the bottom of the page. It isn’t known how consciousness actually produces physical effects. But the paper makes several very simple assumptions and shows how consciousness would act if it followed those ... Read More

Science, the Self, and Survival After Death: A Tribute to Ian Stevenson (1918-2007)

From: Carlos S. Alvarado's Blog

Published by

Carlos S. Alvarado on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Carlos S. Alvarado, Ph.D. One of the most interesting and important figures of modern parapsychology was Ian Stevenson, M.D., who passed away in 2007. He is well known for his studies of children claiming to remember previous lives, but his contribution is wider than that. This is the topic of the book commented on here, Science, the Self, and Survival After Death: ... Read More

Call for Papers - Breaking Convention: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness

From: www.brainwaving.com

Published by

DLuke on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Following on from the success of our first conference in April 2011 at the University of Kent, the next ‘Breaking Convention: Multidisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness’ will be held at the University of Greenwich, 12-14 July, 2013. The call for papers is now out until 28th February. Please go to http://breakingconvention.co.uk/call-papers/ to ... Read More

Journal of Nonlocality

From: Carlos S. Alvarado's Blog

Published by

Carlos S. Alvarado on Friday, January 25, 2013

Carlos S. Alvarado, Ph.D., Division of Perceptual Studies, University of Virginia The first issue of the Journal of Nonlocality is available here as an open access publication: http://journals.sfu.ca/jnonlocality/index.php/jnonlocality . Here is information about the journal's Editorial Board http://www.mindmattermapping. ... Read More

Online Precognitive Dream Survey - participants needed please!

From: Prof Caroline Watt's Blog

Published by

Prof Caroline Watt on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Below is a message from my PhD student Milan Valasek - hope you can help. *Precognitive dream research* Hello, I am a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, UK and I am running a study on precognitive dreams (dreams that provide information about future events which cannot be obtained by any other means) and more. The study consists of a single online questionnaire ... Read More

« Previous ... 16 17 18 19 20 Next »

The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1969.

The mission of the PA is to:

Promote scholarship and scientific inquiry into currently unexplained aspects of human experience
Disseminate responsible information to the wider public and to the scientific community
Integrate this information with knowledge from other disciplines

As a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization, the PA endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry. There is a level of membership for everyone interested in the scientific and scholarly advancement of parapsychology. Join or donate today.