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Following Brian Laythe's mention in SaltWire this week, here is the research behind it: journalofscientificexplorati…
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How can we study exceptional human experiences in a way that respects what people report while staying careful about what the evidence allows us to conclude? Read the full interview with JSE's incoming EIC: scientificexploration.org/sy…
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Skeptics call abduction reports “just stories.” At #SSE2026, John Blitch and Michael Kelly argue the medical records say otherwise: documented injuries, extracted implants, and striking parallels to veterinary tagging. Judge the evidence yourself: youtu.be/H9EvhJV9xxA
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We love hearing from SSE members. Did you snap some great photos at a conference, or are you working on new research you’d like to share? Send us a message, and we may feature your work in an upcoming post or the Explorer newsletter.
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Join us for our next MAVERICK talk on Sunday, November 8, with Sky Nelson-Isaacs: Holographic Time: How Temporal Intervals May Encode Themselves in the Frequency Domain. Register here: scientificexploration.org/ev…
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"Science needs more disruptive research." Incoming JSE Editor-in-Chief Everton Maraldi shares his vision for the journal in the October Explorer. scientificexploration.org/Ex…
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Why do ghostly experiences keep happening to certain people? SaltWire's look at Atlantic Canada's haunted stories features SSE member Brian Laythe's research on Haunted People Syndrome. saltwire.com/newfoundland-la…
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Discussion 1 of the Explorer Book Club is open. Read Beyond Reason by SSE member Dr. Gregg Korbon with us, share your thoughts in the comments, and join his live Q&A on November 16. societyforscientificexplorat…
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SSE President Jim Houran and SSE member Brian Laythe spoke at the 2026 Halifax Paranormal Symposium, hosted by @PPRIInc. Pictured: Brian Laythe, Elliott Van Dusen (PPRI), and Jim Houran.
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How can science take extraordinary human experiences seriously while staying careful about the evidence? In the October Explorer, incoming JSE Editor-in-Chief Everton Maraldi shares his vision for the journal. Read it here: scientificexploration.org/sy…
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Society for Scientific Exploration retweeted
🔬 Applications are open for the 2026 edition of the #NunoGrandeDoctoralScholarships! Created by the family of Professor Nuno Grande, @ICBAS_UPorto and the #BialFoundation, the scholarships once again recognise three research projects in #FundamentalHealthSciences, awarding grants of €25,000 each (totalling €75,000). ℹ️ Regulations and applications are available until January 16, 2027 at fundacaobial.com/en-GB/grant… #NunoGrande #BiomedicalSciences #BDNG2026 #phd #ICBASOneSchoolOneHealth
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Heard Dr. Dean Radin on Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown this week? Here’s his #SSE2026 Dinsdale Award talk: how new analytical methods applied to large databases are making psi effects in remote viewing and precognition easier to detect. youtube.com/watch?v=xVeJs644…
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The Explorer Book Club starts Monday. We’re reading Beyond Reason by Gregg, Korbon, with Discussion 1 on Substack Oct 19 and a live Q&A with the author Nov 16. Who’s reading along? societyforscientificexplorat…
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Tomorrow: physicist Daniel Sheehan on “How to Build a Time Machine” in SSE’s Anomalies 101 webinar. Also this week: Models of Consciousness 7 (Copenhagen) and Berkeley’s States of Consciousness. Which time paradox bothers you most?
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🚨 David Grusch, Yankee Blue and Trust. In today’s episode I sit down with legal expert, lawyer and CNN legal analyst @rossgarber to talk all things David Grusch and evidence behind secrecy. Full episode: youtu.be/yQlYKelW7Z4?is=27-R…
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Bigfoot in the Fall JSE: William Munns reviews the documentary "Capturing Bigfoot," and Bruce Champagne analyzes reported relict hominoid incursions into populated areas. journalofscientificexplorati…
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The Pentagon's UAP files show what people saw. Russ Scalpone studies what happened to the people who saw it: most of 131 experiencers called their encounters positive, often with lasting shifts in spirituality. Full #SSE2026 talk: youtu.be/g2_BdQ3b5XY #UAP
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Time travel: science fiction or open physics question? Physicist Daniel Sheehan leads SSE's "How to Build a Time Machine" webinar Oct 13, 12-2 PM ET. Registration closes Oct 11. scientificexploration.org/20…
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Avi Loeb, chair of the White House UAP Science Advisory Council, is proposing an XPRIZE for finding alien technology. His case: AI draws enormous investment, while the search for intelligence beyond Earth receives almost none. #UAP avi-loeb.medium.com/alien-te…
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