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Chris French

Chris French is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, where, until March 2024, he was also the Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit. He frequently appears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claims. He writes for the Guardian and The Skeptic magazine and is a former Editor of the latter. His most recent book, published by MIT Press in 2024, is The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal.

Do dreams sometimes replay repressed memories of trauma experienced long ago?

While many people still believe that dreams can reveal long-suppressed traumatic memories, the evidence suggests they're more likely to implant new, false memories

The Transparent Psi Project: the results are in, so where are all the headlines?

Daryl Bem's precognition studies made worldwide headlines in 2011 - yet it's easy to predict proof Bem's work was flawed won't get the same attention

Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night…

A new study supports the notion that poor sleep quality leads to an increase in sleep paralysis - and a rise in reports of paranormal experiences

After 30 years, the British False Memory Society is (not) set to close

Since 1993, the British False Memory Society has been supporting parents accused of abuse via memories apparently 'recovered' during psychotherapy

The mystery of Glastonbury Abbey: On knowing more than we know we know

While the messages at Glastonbury Abbey almost certainly did not come from spirits, a number of studies have shown that they may not have been created by deliberate fraud

The mystery of Glastonbury Abbey: When the spirit moves you

Critics often accuse Bligh of making up his claims about automatic writing, but experiments show that it's quite possible that he was sincere, albeit mistaken, in his claims

The mystery of Glastonbury Abbey: Messages from the other side?

Bligh Bond's 1919 book 'The Gates of Remembrance' is one of the first documented examples of so-called psychic archaeology, claimed to be written using automatic writing.

When it comes to the paranormal, do ‘sheep’ and ‘goats’ think differently? It looks like they do

A new systematic review examining cognitive functions and paranormal belief raises a few questions as to which papers were included, and why some were exclude
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