Spooky science: What's behind a paranormal experience?
All In The Mind
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4.4 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Professor Chris French has been studying the paranormal for decades. But — he’s a sceptic.
In an All in the Mind Halloween special, we explore the psychology behind our spooky encounters.
What's going on in your brain when you see a ghost? How do people talk to the dead?
And why would a sceptic study the paranormal?
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| 0:07.7 | I guess the other question I have is, do you believe in ghosts? |
| 0:13.1 | Okay, I figured, I was like, what is she going to ask me? |
| 0:17.0 | So I thought of this question, I was like, what am I going to say on, you know, |
| 0:20.9 | national radio to why I believe it goes? Like, what am I going to stay? And my answer is, |
| 0:26.5 | I don't know. I've never seen definitive proof that makes me certain that ghosts exist. |
| 0:34.9 | But I think there's something beautiful about imagining life after this. |
| 0:39.2 | You know, the truth is none of us know for certain, right? |
| 0:42.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:43.0 | So I think I do believe in ghosts. |
| 0:46.3 | That doesn't mean I want someone showing up at my bedside at 3 a.m. |
| 0:50.4 | You know? |
| 0:52.2 | I'm open to it. |
| 0:53.6 | No polter guys, please. No, I'm open to it. No polter guys, please. |
| 0:54.7 | No, I'm open to it because I think there's something nice about it. |
| 0:58.2 | Yes, nice goes only. |
| 1:02.3 | If you're a scientist, a rationalist, a skeptic, you might think a belief in ghosts is ridiculous, |
| 1:08.3 | or at least misguided. |
| 1:10.0 | But ghost stories have an undeniable, enduring appeal. |
| 1:14.6 | What you'll typically find is around about half the population, |
| 1:18.6 | and considerably more than that in some parts of the world, |
| 1:21.6 | will believe in life after death, |
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