What is parapsychology?

Q: What is parapsychology?


A: Parapsychology is the study of psychic events.

Q: What kind of events does parapsychology study?


A: Parapsychology studies psychic events, which involve the exchange of information between a person and their environment, without the use of the five senses.

Q: What are some examples of psychic events studied by parapsychology?


A: Some examples of psychic events studied by parapsychology include extrasensory perception (such as telepathy), influence of mind on matter (psychokinesis), anomalous experiences (such as past life experiences and near death experiences) and apparitions.

Q: How long have psychic events been reported?


A: Psychic events have been reported for a very long time.

Q: What did Nobel laureate Brian Josephson say about the evidence for parapsychology and the paranormal?


A: Brian Josephson said that many scientists are not yet swayed by the evidence for parapsychology and the paranormal.

Q: Why do some scientists feel uncomfortable about ideas such as telepathy according to Brian Josephson?


A: According to Brian Josephson, some scientists feel uncomfortable about ideas such as telepathy, and their emotions sometimes get in the way when making evaluations.

Q: What was the year when Brian Josephson made his statement about the evidence for parapsychology and the paranormal?


A: Brian Josephson made his statement about the evidence for parapsychology and the paranormal in 2005.

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