arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
I am officially announcing my next skeptical podcast project, Explain That!
The aim is to seek natural explanations for apparently paranormal phenomena.
We will take submissions by email, or by Facebook, or by whatever other means seems appropriate, of stories of apparently paranormal events, and we will deconstruct these events to see whether any natural explanations fit. In essence, we want to put paid to the notion that "there's no other possible explanation". I don't expect that we'll always succeed in this goal. For example, when someone sees a light in the sky that performs in unusual ways, one possible explanation is that it's an alien spacecraft. But I expect that over the course of the episodes we'll cover subjects such as confirmation bias, the unreliability of memory, the placebo effect and other similar ideas.
So far, I am very much in planning and setting up. The domain name I want (explainthat.com) is already owned, but the owner doesn't seem to be doing anything with it - there's not even a redirect. So I've sent him an email. If he's not willing to give it up, or wants too much, then explainthat.info is available, as is explainthat.com.au.
I've registered an email address - explainthat@mail.com. If YOU have had an experience that seems paranormal, let us know! We'll try to...
Explain That!
The aim is to seek natural explanations for apparently paranormal phenomena.
We will take submissions by email, or by Facebook, or by whatever other means seems appropriate, of stories of apparently paranormal events, and we will deconstruct these events to see whether any natural explanations fit. In essence, we want to put paid to the notion that "there's no other possible explanation". I don't expect that we'll always succeed in this goal. For example, when someone sees a light in the sky that performs in unusual ways, one possible explanation is that it's an alien spacecraft. But I expect that over the course of the episodes we'll cover subjects such as confirmation bias, the unreliability of memory, the placebo effect and other similar ideas.
So far, I am very much in planning and setting up. The domain name I want (explainthat.com) is already owned, but the owner doesn't seem to be doing anything with it - there's not even a redirect. So I've sent him an email. If he's not willing to give it up, or wants too much, then explainthat.info is available, as is explainthat.com.au.
I've registered an email address - explainthat@mail.com. If YOU have had an experience that seems paranormal, let us know! We'll try to...
Explain That!