Ghosts can be spooky fun, but there’s no evidence they exist.
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Ghosts’s mix of humour and poignancy echoes real 19th century attempts to communicate with spirits.
The internet has allowed pseudoscience to flourish. Artificial intelligence could help steer people away from the bad information.
Sometimes the unknown is more appealing than the truth – and it has kept ghost hunters in business for generations.
Visiting a haunted house or watching a horror movie can be terrifying and enjoyable at the same time. A sociologist explains the psychological benefits of being safely scared.
We may pretend that we do not like fear, but Halloween proves otherwise. Many of us enjoy being scared. But why?
The virtual reality rides of the early 20th century are now being documented in digital VR.
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Lecturer In Visual Communication Design, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Adjunct Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Lecturer in Creative Writing and 19th-Century Literature, Aberystwyth University
