How dogs were involved in the Salem witch trials
Bridget Marshall: I teach a course on the New England witchcraft trials, and students always come in with varying degrees of knowledge about what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Nineteen people accused of witchcraft were executed by hanging, another
Altered states of consciousness distort time, but no one knows why
Steve Taylor: We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time seems to pass slowly when we travel to unknown places. A week abroad seems much longer than a week at home.
Where should we look for extraterrestrial life?
The task for astrobiologists searching for evidence of extrasolar microbes is as uncomplicated as imitation. Primitive life forms should exist in physical conditions that were raised in a natural environment similar to that on Earth. That's why astrobiologists plan to
Pegue's ghost in the abandoned pre-war town of Cahawba
The ghost town of Cahawba is a remnant of antebellum life in the South that died with the Civil War. It is said that ghosts still live in the former state capital. In the city of Cahawba, the rest of
The True, Hidden Origin of the So-Called “Hard Problem of Consciousness”
Philosophers of mind talk a lot about the so-called “hard problem of consciousness.” But is this a real, objective problem to solve, or just a subjective reflection of a confused way of thinking? And in the latter case, where and
Ghosts of Dukhani House in the Shimla Hills
The House of Dukhani is a pretty house that once hosted meetings and receptions for the British. The Dukhani house is also believed to be haunted by the ghost of an venerable man in a dress who is said to
The haunted Chittoor Railway Station and the violent death of an officer
After a brutal clash between two factions of officers at the railway station, a CRF officer was beaten to death before they reached Chittoor railway station. It is said that since that fateful day, the station has been haunted by
The haunting secrets of Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
Indira Gandhi Medical College is located deep in the mountainous Shimla, India. The university campus and the road leading to the school are believed to be haunted. In the picturesque district of Shimla, the prestigious Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC)
Our world is part of parallel quantum universes
Quantum entanglement and superposition may seem like strange phenomena, but they ultimately create a stable reality like ours. Everything we see around us, all objects and phenomena, and of course people, are part of the classical world. This world is