Lecture 9: Scientists & Psychics: The Importance of Replicability

Hasted et al on How to Test a Psychic (Uri Geller). Delanoy and the young metal bender. Attempting to do science without a disciplinary matrix and without a safety net.

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Lecture 8: Personal Validation, Subjective Validation, and the Contribution of the Observer

Crider revisted. Forer. The rules of the game. Why it works.

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Lecture 7: The Psychic Reading: How to Convince People that You Know All About Them

Examples of readings: Alan Alda befuddled by reaction of a lady to a reading. Randi successfully re-enacts Forer's demonstration of the fallacy of personal validation. Hyman duplicates Christian Dion's approach to psychic readings. You too can guru!

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Amazing mind reader reveals his 'gift'

Dave is an extremely gifted clairvoyant who finds out specific financial information. This video reveals the magic behind the magic, making people aware of the fact that their entire life can be found online. And by doing so urging everybody to be vigilant.

Lecture 6: Applications of the Framework

Polarity Therapy. Crider: "The study of a character analyst." Additional applications.

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