The ghost of Dombivli railway station who wants to go home
Some of the busiest train stations can also be the most unsafe. The Dombivli railway station is said to be haunted by people who tried to return home but never got off the tracks. According to local legends, Dombivli Railway
Alien hunting and the question of who created the universe
After reading the depressing geopolitical news this morning, I wondered if we could benefit from the advice of a superhuman intelligence in our cosmic neighborhood. Suppose we decide to be proactive and look for the best advisor imaginable, advertise God's
The ghost of Count Arnau on his fiery horse
According to this Barcelona legend, there is the ghost of Count Arnau, who is cursed in the afterlife and will wander the world because of his sins as a cruel ruler and the theft of the body of the nun
The Calcutta High Court and the spirit seeking justice
The sound of wedding rings can be heard throughout the senior High Court building in Kolkata, believed to be the spirit of a woman who still seeks justice in the afterlife. Kolkata is home to the impressive Calcutta High Court
Black Masses, the Devil and Witches at the Mercat de Santa Caterina
In the aged market in Barcelona, Mercat de Santa Caterina, there are stories about the devil who appeared after witches gathered there for black masses. Barcelona, a city steeped in history and affluent culture, holds many haunting tales. Among the
Halloween Stories: Hop-tu-Naa and Jinny, the Witch of the Isle of Man
The historic Hop-tu-Naa Halloween celebration on the Isle of Man has many senior Celtic traditions. They also sing about the witch Jinny, a woman tried centuries ago for witchcraft. There are many versions of Day of the Dead celebrations around
Are our minds connected? Exploring the science of collective consciousness
What happens if our thoughts, like radio waves, are transmitted beyond our individual minds, creating a shared network of consciousness? Recent discoveries in neuroscience, quantum physics and psychology are challenging the long-held view that our minds are isolated, self-contained units.
Spiorad on mBarna and Moll O'Shaughnessy Restless Spirit
A terrible murder shocked the tiny village of Barna in Ireland. Since then, Spiorad na mBarna, or Moll O'Shaughnessy, as the murderer was called, has haunted this place. Every corner of Ireland holds its spooky secrets, and in the countryside
The Fermi Paradox suggests that we are not attractive on the interstellar dating scene
The human body biodegrades. In a billion years, the remains of our burial sites could provide interstellar archaeologists with Neuralink chips that outlast the human body in which they were embedded. Everyone's carbon footprint disappears when they die, whether thousands