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Science Friday > Archives > 1994 > October > October 28, 1994: 

Hour Two: Halloween and the Science of the Paranormal

With Halloween just around the corner, we decided to see how well ghosts and apparitions can stand up to scientific scrutiny. Many people claim to have near-death experiences and visions of ghosts.In this hour, we'll take a scientific look at these and other paranormal phenomena.

Guests:
Paul Kurtz
Chairman of the Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
Publisher, "The Skeptical Enquirer"
Author, "The New Skepticism"
Buffalo, NY

Dr. Melvin Morse
Author, "Parting Visions"
Pediatrician and Clinician
Seattle, WA

David Hufford
Acting Chair, Dept. of Humanities
Professor, Behavioral Sciences
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA

Books/Articles Discussed:

"The New Skepticism : Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge" by Paul Kurtz. Prometheus Books, 1992. (find more SciFri Books here)

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