parapsychology
noun
para·psy·chol·o·gy
ˌper-ə-(ˌ)sī-ˈkä-lə-jē 
ˌpa-rə-
: a field of study concerned with the investigation of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena (such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis)
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The idea that the Soviets were investing money in parapsychology quickly became a self-reinforcing justification for the Americans to do the same.
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies is one of the most prominent parapsychology research units in the world.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The scientist selected to lead the parapsychology investigation was ARPA’s resident expert in counterculture, George Lawrence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer opportunities to study and even conduct research in parapsychology.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
In fact, the evil eye belief was neatly ported over from traditional folklore to the pseudo-science of parapsychology in the 19th century.
—Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2016
Wales border, Barker had a sideline in parapsychology.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
At risk is the enormous, one-of-a-kind Eileen J. Garrett Library, a staggering archive of books, scholarly papers, photographs, letters and some 600 videos documenting the broad and complicated field of parapsychology in the 20th century.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies is one of the most prominent parapsychology research units in the world.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The scientist selected to lead the parapsychology investigation was ARPA’s resident expert in counterculture, George Lawrence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
—Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Today, a surprising number of colleges and universities offer opportunities to study and even conduct research in parapsychology.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
In fact, the evil eye belief was neatly ported over from traditional folklore to the pseudo-science of parapsychology in the 19th century.
—Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2016
Wales border, Barker had a sideline in parapsychology.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
At risk is the enormous, one-of-a-kind Eileen J. Garrett Library, a staggering archive of books, scholarly papers, photographs, letters and some 600 videos documenting the broad and complicated field of parapsychology in the 20th century.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
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parapsychology
noun
para·psy·chol·o·gy
ˌpar-ə-(ˌ)sī-ˈkäl-ə-jē
plural parapsychologies
: a field of study concerned with the investigation of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena (as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis)
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