parapsychology

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Recent Examples of parapsychology 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 Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in Ivan Reitman’s sci-fi comedy classic, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parapsychology
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Truly, the threats to the network are physical, so the importance of planning and foresight in protecting and expanding this essential infrastructure cannot be overstated.
    David Joosten, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This is foresight in action, propelled by a desire for better, more sustainable communities.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024

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