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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 1, 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


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


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








