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Chris French
Chris French is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has published over 150 articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics. His main current area of research is the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He frequently appears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claims. His most recent book is Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience.
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Philosophy and psychology combine to examine a range of weird beliefs and experiences. How much credence should we give to reports of alien abduction, psychic powers, angels, and so on? To what extent should we trust our own experiences of these things?