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Discussing Peer-Reviewed Research on the Paranormal

Dr. Michael S. Heiser


    • May 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Peeranormal 22: Intercessory Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 72:32


    Nearly twenty studies of whether intercessory prayer has a positive (or any) effect on seriously ill patients have been conducted by physicians and other medical researchers since 1965. Results are mixed, ranging from mild positive effects to an increase in adverse effects. The assumptions of the very idea have been challenged—is prayer something that can… Continue reading Peeranormal 22: Intercessory Prayer

    Peeranormal 21: Live from Branson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 56:07


    Live from Branson, Missouri.

    Peeranormal 20: Orb Photographs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 55:43


    Photographs of “orbs” – small circular or globular lights – that are invisible to the naked eye at the time of the photography are ubiquitous on the internet. Very little scientific research has been conducted...

    Peeranormal 19: Déjà Vu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 50:53


    Many people have experienced déjà vu, the feeling that a situation or event is familiar, though there is no evidence that the situation has been experienced before. Recent studies have shown that roughly two-thirds of...

    Peeranormal 19: Déjà Vu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 50:53


    Many people have experienced déjà vu, the feeling that a situation or event is familiar, though there is no evidence that the situation has been experienced before. Recent studies have shown that roughly two-thirds of...

    Peeranormal 18: Samhain and Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 75:53


    “Samhain” (pronounced “sow-in,” with the “ow” like in “cow,” or “sow-een,” with “ow” as in “glow”) is an Irish Gaelic term for the time of “summer’s end,” as well as a festival to mark the end...

    Peeranormal 17: Quantum Physics and Metaphysics Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 78:09


    This episode is the final in our series on quantum mechanics and its presumed relationship to metaphysical ideas, religion, theology, and the paranormal. As in Part 1 and Part 2, our panel welcomes Dr. Rob...

    Peeranormal 16: Quantum Physics and Metaphysics Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 77:45


    This episode continues our series on quantum mechanics and its presumed relationship to metaphysical ideas, religion, theology, and the paranormal. As in Part 1, our panel welcomes Dr. Rob (“Putty”) Putman, who holds a PhD...

    Peeranormal 15: Quantum Physics and Metaphysics Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 88:56


    This episode launches a series on quantum mechanics and its presumed relationship to metaphysical ideas, religion, theology, and the paranormal. During the series we’ll be joined by Dr. Rob (“Putty”) Putman, who holds a PhD...

    Peeranormal 14: The Piri Reis Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 62:15


    Discovered in 1929, the Piri Reis map, dated to 1513, was virtually unknown except by those who may have seen it displayed in its current home, the Topkapi Palace Museum in Instanbul. That all changed...

    Peeranormal 13: Bible Codes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 82:20


    Back in mid-nineties a peer-reviewed article was published that sought to legitimize the idea that the Hebrew text of Genesis encrypted meaningful information about modern persons and events. Their method for detecting the presumed encrypted...

    Peeranormal 12: Zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 68:00


    Are zombies real or just something Hollywood is into nowadays? If you’ve ever seen the movie The Serpent and the Rainbow, you know the question is legitimate. That movie was based on a book by...

    Peeranormal 11: Bigfoot DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 69:41


    Back in 2012 the world heard that Bigfoot DNA had been isolated and genetically tested under controlled laboratory conditions. Those involved claimed that the testing had proven the existence of Bigfoot (aka, Sasquatch), and that...

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    Peeranormal 10: Interview with Jack Brewer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 72:42


    Jack Brewer is the force behind the excellent blog, The UFO Trail. Since 2009 Jack has devoted considerable time to researching the connections between elements of the alien abduction narrative, hypnosis techniques used to “recover”...

    Peeranormal 09: Rh-Negative Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 60:30


    Is Rh-Negative Blood Evidence of Alien / Nephilim Hybridization? The idea that people with Rh-Negative blood indicates alien or nephilim ancestry is on the rise in fringe internet communities and websites. In this episode our...

    Peeranormal 08: Do Transplant Recipients Take on the Personalities of Their Donors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 69:51


    There have been dozens of documented cases where the recipient of a transplant, often involving the heart, apparently take on the personalities of the organ donor. Recipients also report memories of the donor, and memories...

    Peeranormal 07: DMT, Psychedelics, Religious Mysticism, and Paranormal Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 96:09


    This episode focuses on entheogens—psychedelic drugs that are known to cause “mystical states” of consciousness. Our hosts discuss Rick Strassman’s work on DMT, but that is merely a subset of entheogen study. Current research in...

    Peeranormal 06: Sleep Paralysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 65:51


    Sleep paralysis can be defined in several ways. In terms of the experiencer, it can be described as “a visitation by a malevolent creature which attacked its victims as they slept” (Cox). More clinically, sleep...

    Peeranormal 05: Vampires and Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 98:46


    Peeranormal’s inaugural Halloween episode focuses on academic research into vampires and ghosts with special guest Dr. Judd Burton from burtonbeyond.com. Our hosts take a look at vampirism as centuries-old myth and modern phenomenon. Where did...

    Peeranormal 04: Crop Circles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2016 76:36


    Crop circles are well known — patterns that appear in fields of crops when certain areas of the field are compressed. Investigators have long noted how the stalks are bent uniformly, without visible damage. This...

    Peeranormal 03: EVP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2016 92:59


    EVP (“Electronic Voice Phenomena”) are “a class of allegedly mysterious vocal recordings, and while several explanations have been offered to explain their origin, the overwhelming majority of EVP researchers believe that their recordings constitute physical...

    Peeranormal 02: Psychic Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2016 60:57


    Pet-owners often observe behavior that makes them wonder if their pet has a psychic connection to them. One example is the perception that a dog or cat “knows” when its owner is on the way...

    Peeranormal 01: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 72:48


    This is the inaugural episode of PEERANORMAL – a podcast that focuses on the paranormal, but with a significant twist. As this first episode explains, PEERANORMAL introduces listeners to peer-reviewed research on all things generally...

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