Psychologist Chris French explores why paranormal beliefs—from UFOs and alien encounters to telepathy, ESP, and astrology—continue to persist across cultures and throughout history. Drawing on a psychological perspective, he examines the roots of paranormal experiences, why people believe in the unexplained, and what these phenomena reveal about the human mind. This conversation sheds light on the enduring appeal of the mysterious and challenges us to think critically about the psychology of paranormal belief.
Chris French’s book, “The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal”, is available for purchase now: https://amzn.to/43rxMoQ
Chris French is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a Patron of Humanists UK. He is the coauthor of Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience.
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