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Colin Sutherland is Principal Lecturer in Physiology an the University of Central Lancashire
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From the archives: Spirit guides and after-images – seeing is not necessarily believing
Colin Sutherland
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7th July 2026
From the archives of May 1993, Colin Sutherland noticeably fails to see a spirit guide at a hypnosis demonstration - but does see an after-image.
The Skeptic Podcast
The Skeptic Podcast – Episode 071
3rd July 2026
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