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The science of the paranormal: Why we see ghosts, UFOs and visions of our past lives

UFOs, tarot cards, and ghostly figures. The paranormal world is all around us, but how can the unexplainable be explained? We spoke to Chris French, the head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London to find out more about the world of the paranormal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  The neuroscience of remembering and forgetting

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  Is our orbital space at breaking point?

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  How to build a quantum computer

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  How to keep your immune system healthy

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  The potential health benefits of green tea

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  How the mind affects physical health and vice versa

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  How AI will make the world a better place, not bring it to an end

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  Busting social media diet and nutrition myths

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  How science can help you have better conversations

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  Synaesthesia: How some of us experience music as shapes and colours and wo…

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  Why you’re not actually addicted to your phone

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  How personalised medicine is about to change healthcare

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  The surprising role of clouds in climate change

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  Why giraffes are undergoing a silent extinction