This event was broadcast on 23/03/10 from 18:10 to 19:10.
Speaker: Dr Sam Parnia
Title: Near Death Experiences During Cardiac Arrest
One of the subjects that has both captivated and eluded humankind throughout time is the mystery of what happens when we die. Although traditionally a subject for philosophical or theological debate, scientific progress has begun to shed light on both the physiological as well as cognitive processes such as near death experiences that take place during clinical death. Dr. Sam Parnia, author of What Happens When We Die, chronicles the history and development of the study of cardiac arrest as well as near death experiences. At the same time, he will introduce the novel method he and his colleagues have devised to study the phenomenon of consciousness and the human mind at the end of life, which they hope will finally enable science to resolve the mystery of near death experiences.
One of the world’s leading experts on the scientific study of death, the state of the human mind-brain, and near-death experiences, Dr. Sam Parnia spends his time between hospitals in the United Kingdom and Cornell University in New York, where he is a Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Founder of the Human Consciousness Project and Horizon Research Foundation, he has published extensively and presented his work at scientific institutions across the country. His groundbreaking research has been featured on the Discovery Channel documentary, The Day I Died.
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I did not get a chance to see it… what did he have to say? Any news on the preliminary results?
@ Jack: I'll be posting a video of the talk online fairly soon. It'll form part of the Media Archive at http://skeptic.org.uk/archive but will be announced via the Psychology of the Paranormal Email Network <http://www.gold.ac.uk/apru/email-network/>, as with all APRU events.
The study itself is ongoing and the analysis hasn't been conducted yet but the talk was intriguing nonetheless.
I see, so there was no mention of what kind of results they were finding… Is the AWARE project still on track to be completed or did it get derailed?
@ Jack: Forgive me if if this incorrect – I had to concentrate more on the camera and stream than the talk – but I believe AWARE is still running. If the current phase produces significant, positive results then the plan is to progress to a second, computer assisted phase to tighten the experimental controls. Sam seemed to suggest that results might be available in a couple of years, though I don't know how that fits into the schedule for the project.
http://www.mindbodysymposium.com/Human-Consciousness-Project/the-AWARE-study.html
http://www.wholescience.net/?p=163
Hi Mark,
Myself and few others have been waiting for the video – has it been published yet?
All the best,
Maya
Hi Maya,
It's not online yet but the video is ready. It's just under 400MB so I'm hoping to upload it later this week via a faster connection than the one to which I typically have access. I'll leave a further comment here with the link when it does go online.
Thanks for the interest though!
Cheers,
Mark.
Fantastic. Thank u for organising it ; -)
The video is now online here: http://skeptic.org.uk/archive/580-parnia-apru
I hope it's ok. Enjoy.
Big Thanx!
Mark, join us on the ‘Human Consciousness Project’ blog on Facebook. It would be handy to have u there
Cheers
Done. You've posted some interesting links. Here's the link to the group if anyone else wants to have a look: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=82182042432
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I had a “code blue! code 99!” incidence in the intemnsive care unit of a very modern hospital where the Emergency Response Team was unable to revive me. Clinically, I was gone for three days and experienced the Divine Encounter. I do not remember a single moment of those three days in this world, but I recall every second of the three days outside of this world. I wrote a book named Code Blue 99 and I’m willing to share every momemt of my experience to anyone who might be interested or might benefit from my encounter.
Thank you.
Sandy Acharjee
Any claim to “studying” consciousness” is necessarily bogus. No study or examination of matter will tell us that matter is conscious. And the brain supplies no information about consciousness as it is a hybrid physical/experiential object whose physical limits have been determined through reports of experience.
Sometimes I wonder if we aren’t skeptical enough. If the study of consciousness is a physical study then we ought to see that it is bogus straight away.
Hah ^John Jones has the right idea. Thats kind of how I feel, we will never find shit about consciousness just by physically examining it. Its almost like trying to discovering a god by looking up into the sky.