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Recent Examples of parapsychology
The idea that the Soviets were investing money in parapsychology quickly became a self-reinforcing justification for the Americans to do the same.
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies is one of the most prominent parapsychology research units in the world.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The scientist selected to lead the parapsychology investigation was ARPA’s resident expert in counterculture, George Lawrence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer opportunities to study and even conduct research in parapsychology.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
In fact, the evil eye belief was neatly ported over from traditional folklore to the pseudo-science of parapsychology in the 19th century.
—Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2016
Wales border, Barker had a sideline in parapsychology.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
At risk is the enormous, one-of-a-kind Eileen J. Garrett Library, a staggering archive of books, scholarly papers, photographs, letters and some 600 videos documenting the broad and complicated field of parapsychology in the 20th century.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies is one of the most prominent parapsychology research units in the world.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The scientist selected to lead the parapsychology investigation was ARPA’s resident expert in counterculture, George Lawrence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer opportunities to study and even conduct research in parapsychology.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
In fact, the evil eye belief was neatly ported over from traditional folklore to the pseudo-science of parapsychology in the 19th century.
—Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2016
Wales border, Barker had a sideline in parapsychology.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
At risk is the enormous, one-of-a-kind Eileen J. Garrett Library, a staggering archive of books, scholarly papers, photographs, letters and some 600 videos documenting the broad and complicated field of parapsychology in the 20th century.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapsychology
Noun
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But in that moment, Queen Genevieve was born, a player whose clairvoyance could summon her enemies’ words from the ether.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2024
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With just about 20 days until the presidential election, voters have turned to polls and prediction markets for some clairvoyance on its outcome.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2024
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The next year, Schmeisser marched into a large conference room at Army Research Office headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to pitch a research project to investigate synthetic telepathy for soldiers.—
Adam Piore,
Discover Magazine,
1 Mar. 2012
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These detector settings allow Alice and Bob to ask the particles different questions; an additional trick to throw off their apparent telepathy.—
Daniel Garisto,
Scientific American,
6 Oct. 2022
Noun
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The truth is, aging in place is a wonderful thing, but only when done with structure, foresight and support.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Asset protection requires both foresight and compliance.—
Blake Harris,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Parapsychology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parapsychology. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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