Unsolved:Koestler Parapsychology Unit
The Koestler Parapsychology Unit is a research group established in 1985 at the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, to teach and conduct research concerning various aspects of parapsychology.[1] It hosts the only endowed chair of parapsychology in the UK, established by a bequest following the suicide in 1983 of internationally acclaimed intellectual, writer and journalist Arthur Koestler.[2] The first person to hold the chair, beginning in 1985, was Robert L. Morris.[2] John Beloff and Joshua Snyder were instrumental in setting it up.[3][4] The chair is currently held by Professor Caroline Watt.[5]
The unit interprets parapsychology events to include in its remit "what’s not psychic but looks like it" and makes no judgement about the mechanisms underlying apparent paranormal events.[2] Its focus is primarily on understanding why people believe they have psi experiences, and on how to improve the scientific rigour of studies.[6]
The unit includes the Koestler Parapsychology Library.[7]
References
- ↑ "Parapsychology". School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. University of Edinburgh. https://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/psychology/prospective/postgraduate/research-programmes/research-interests/parapsychology.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Caroline Watt (July 2006). "20 years at the Koestler Parapsychology Unit". The Psychologist 19. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-19/edition-7/20-years-koestler-parapsychology-unit. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "History". Koestler Parapsychology Unit. 19 December 2014. https://koestlerunit.wordpress.com/history/.
- ↑ "Former Staff". koestlerunit.wordpress.com. Koestler Parapsychology Unit. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "((Home))". Koestler Parapsychology Unit. https://koestlerunit.wordpress.com/.
- ↑ Wendy M. Grossman; "Searching for Rigor: Caroline Watt", The Skeptical Inquirer, 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ Koestler parapsychology library, University of Edinburgh School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. 31 May, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Caroline Watt interview, Brainwaves, BBC Radio Scotland (2015). (retrieved 18 February 2022).
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