APRU Invited Speaker Series 2011
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 6.10pm in Room LG01, New Academic Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. This building can be found at the back of the field. Room NABLG01 is on on the Lower Ground floor immediately underneath the entrance to the building, accessible by stairs in the centre of the building and by lifts at the far end of the building
All talks are open to staff, students and members of the public. Attendance is free and there is no need to book in advance. For further information, contact Robert Brotherton.
A full list of previous lectures and presentations is available here. It is also possible to watch, listen and download some of these presentations, and find them on iTunes.
NB: You are strongly recommended to register (at no cost) with the APRU’s “Psychology of the Paranormal” email list to ensure that you are informed of any future changes to the programme. Visit: www.gold.ac.uk/apru/email-network/
Autumn term 2011
| 4 Oct | Dr Simon Singh & Alan Henness
Science writer & Sceptical activist Battling Bogus Medical Claims |
| 18 Oct | Dr David Barrett
(NB: This talk will take place in the Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre in the Whitehead Building) Writer The Church of Scientology – a Scientific or an Esoteric Religion? |
| 22 Nov | Dr Susan Blackmore
Psychologist, lecturer and writer A 21st Century Séance |
| 29 Nov | Prof Amina Memon
(NB: This talk was originally scheduled for
1 Nov) Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London Making the best use of video identification parades and meeting the needs of vulnerable witnesses |
| 6 Dec | Carl Miller & Jamie Bartlett
Demos think-tank Demos think-tank Truth and the Net |
Spring term 2012
| 10 Jan | David Allen Green
Lawyer and writer Two Types of Evidence – Scientific vs. Legal Proof |
| 17 Jan | Alisdair Hopwood
Artist and creator of The WITH Collective [Supported by the Wellcome Trust] (False) Memories are Made of This: The current preoccupations of The WITH Collective |
| 24 Jan | Dr Jason J. Braithwaite
Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, University of Birmingham Neurocognitive Correlates of the Out-of-Body Experience in the Non-Clinical Populations |
| 31 Jan | Dr Krissy Wilson
Charles Sturt University, New South Wales Beyond Belief Down Under |
| 7 Feb | Dr Rupert Sheldrake
Biologist and author The Science Delusion: Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry |
| 21 Feb | Andy Lewis
Blogger and Developer of the Quackometer website The Persistence of Delusion: Why do Some Alternative Medicines Thrive and Others Die? |
| 28 Feb | Prof Erlendur Haraldsson
Department of Psychology, University of Iceland Kant as a psychical researcher: Swedenborg´s and Indridason´s descriptions of remote fires in Stockholm and Copenhagen |
| 6 Mar | Dr Miguel Farias
University of Oxford Faith in Science? The Psychological Functions of Believing in Science |
| 13 Mar | Massimo Polidoro Journalist and writer Magic or Miracle? Putting Psychic Powers to the Test |
| 20 Mar |
Prof Richard Wiseman
Department of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire Something Interesting... |