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In this interview, Prof Kenneth Ring, whose research involves ground-breaking investigations into near-death experiences, discusses his work on near-death experiences and how this has influenced his own life, despite not having had the experience himself. One way to transcend the ego’s workings doesn’t require external chemicals or a brush with death. “Acceptance, which is not…

In this video, Dr Robert Alemder from Georgia State University discusses evidence of reincarnation, with special focus on the work of Dr Ian Stevenson.

In this article, Steve Taylor elaborates the problem of consciousness and provides potential future solutions. This is a timely approach, given the hardships that scholars have seen to solve the hard problem of consciousness.   Steven Taylor remains optimistic about the future of consciousness studies and a post-materialistic science: It’s interesting to see what happens…

An in-depth conversation between philosopher Tim Freke and psychiatrist and polymath Iain McGilchrist about the great mysteries of existence.  

In this video, research faculty member Dr. Kim Penberthy presents some preliminary findings regarding reports of unusual and extraordinary human experiences of novice, intermediate, and advanced meditators who enter into altered states during their meditation practice.   The Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) is a research unit within the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences…

Watch exclusive 11 minutes from the new documentary Third Eye Spies, the best-ever treatment of the remote viewing program managed by Russell Targ and Hal Puthoff for the CIA and U.S. military. Followed by an interview with Russell Targ on the Richard Dolan Show.

Author George Ritchie speaks with Joan Rivers regarding his near-death experience and what he was shown while declared dead for nine minutes.

Ed Kelly, who is an adviser to the Galileo Commission, was recently interviewed by John Cleese at the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia.   They cover a range of topics, including how current science conceptualizes the mind, how progress is achieved in science, scepticism and much more…

Watch Galileo Commission Report’s author Dr Peter Fenwick give a brilliant talk at TEDxBerlin. He discusses near-death experiences, recent research, reports and much more…  

The Second Annual Online Near-Death Experience Summit will be held on 23 June, 2019.   It is an exciting event that connects a range of researchers, writers and experiencers. Speakers for this year include Dr Raymond Mood,y Lisa Smartt, Dr Jeffrey Long, Dr Eben Alexander, John Burke, Tricia Barker and many more…   For more…

A list of more than two hundred well-known intellectuals – scientists, thinkers, writers, and artists of various kinds – who took the possibility of psychical phenomena seriously.