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The Ancient Astronaut of Palenque: Seeing Ghosts with Erich von Däniken
How Erich von Däniken's reimagination of the image of Mayan King Pakal as an ancient astronaut really is analogous to seeing ghosts.

Chris Gyford
May 43 min read


The Curse of the Invisible Ghost: Apparitional Observation & Inattentional Blindness in the Wild
So I've been thinking about recent reports of apparitional experiences exemplifying inattentional blindness...

Chris Gyford
Mar 82 min read


Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On: Poltergeists, Geophys' and Expectancy
How a quirky parapsychology experiment in a Cambridge end terrace in the early 1960s nearly brought the house down.

Chris Gyford
Nov 23, 20243 min read


No Need for Mockery: Tucker - The Man and His Dream
So, I've been thinking about Tucker Carlson, demonic attack and the mockery and misunderstanding of a surprisingly common medical condition.

Chris Gyford
Nov 2, 20242 min read


The Return of The Invisible Ghost: Further Apparitional Observation & Top-Down Processing
How a quirky series of parapsychology experiments across Cambridge in the early 1960s came perilously close to profound insight...

Chris Gyford
Oct 14, 20243 min read


Ain’t No Such Thing as The Inerrant Word of Science
How fundamentalist Biblical literalism leads to fundamental scientific illiteracy...

Chris Gyford
Oct 12, 20243 min read


The Invisible Ghost: Apparitional Observation & Inattentional Blindness
How a quirky parapsychology experiment on the Cambridge Backs in the 1950s preempted a major psychological discovery some 4 decades later.

Chris Gyford
Oct 4, 20243 min read


2024 Ockham Awards: The Best & Worst of Skepticism
So, I've been thinking about the best and worst of this years skepticism as I prepare to make my nominations for the 2024 Ockham Awards.

Chris Gyford
Sep 14, 20243 min read


This Is a Woman!
Weighing in on Imane Khelif, operationalism and gender essentialism.

Chris Gyford
Aug 14, 20243 min read


Brain Bucket of Belief: Michael Persinger & His God Helmet
How Prof. Michael Persinger came face-to-face with God through science, geomagnetism and a modified Ski-Doo helmet.

Chris Gyford
Oct 17, 20232 min read


No Stone Unturned: The So-Called Stone Tape Theory
How TV ruined a perfectly speculative hypothesis on the aetiology of apparitional experiences.

Chris Gyford
Oct 10, 20232 min read


The Pseudoscience of Ghosts
How seemingly pseudoscientific explanations distort our understanding of apparitional experiences.

Chris Gyford
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Are You Looking at the Same Moon?
So, I've been thinking about the TikTok #MoonPhaseSoulmates trend.

Chris Gyford
Sep 20, 20233 min read


Bright Like a Diamond: Rihanna, The Illuminati & Semiotics
So, I've been thinking (for much longer than intended) about Rihanna, the Illuminati and Semiotics.

Chris Gyford
Jul 30, 20233 min read


2023 Ockham Awards: The Best & Worst of Skepticism
So, I've been thinking about the best and worst of this years skepticism as I prepare to make my nominations for the 2023 Ockham Awards.

Chris Gyford
Jul 22, 20234 min read


Jupiter Ascending: UFO’s, Bokeh & Atmospheric Distortion
So, I've been thinking about UFO’s, bokeh and atmospheric distortion...

Chris Gyford
Nov 5, 20222 min read


Out on a Limb: Nessie & Expectant Attention
So, I've been thinking about the Loch Ness Monster and expectant attention.

Chris Gyford
Oct 23, 20222 min read


Crocodile Rock: Pareidolia & the Filey Crocodiles
So, I've been thinking about Pareidolia and the Filey Crocodiles...

Chris Gyford
Oct 16, 20222 min read


A Million Made-Up Things: Who Exactly Isn’t Thomas Corbett-Dillon?
Let's take a quick look at the so-called former advisor to Boris Johnson who went viral for his alternative take on the PM's resignation.

Chris Gyford
Jul 31, 20222 min read


Who Didn't Shoot Shinzo Abe?
So, I've been thinking about the assassination of Shinzo Abe and conspiracism's usual suspects.

Chris Gyford
Jul 24, 20222 min read
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