Hacker News with Generative AI: Paranormal

Why ghosts wear clothes or white sheets (theconversation.com)
When you think of a ghost, what comes to mind? A ghastly, mouldy winding-sheet? A malevolent pile of supernatural armour? Or a sinister gentleman in a stiff Victorian suit?

Ghosts, Culture, Folklore, Paranormal

114 points by samizdis 27 days ago | 94 comments

Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics? (medicalxpress.com)
A study shows that academics who work with psi differ from lay psi individuals, but not from skeptics, in actively open-minded thinking. Despite their firm belief in psi phenomena, psi researchers demonstrate a commitment to sound reasoning about evidence that is no different from that of skeptics.

Psychology, Research, Science, Paranormal

7 points by PaulHoule 63 days ago | 9 comments

The Phantoms Haunting History (noemamag.com)

History, Mysteries, Paranormal

37 points by lermontov 132 days ago | 35 comments