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The Science of Weird Shit 2024
The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal is a 2024 non-fiction book written by British psychologist Chris French and published by MIT Press. The book follows psychological and cognitive processes behind paranormal beliefs and experiences, such as ghost encounters, alien abductions, reincarnation, and near-death phenomena. French examines events like sleep paralysis, cognitive biases, and pareidolia to explain why people interpret supernatural occurrences and what these interpretations say about human thinking. A foreword is included by Richard Wiseman.
Details
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- ISBN
- 9780262048361
- Pages
- 416
- Format
