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The BEM Controversy: Why Precognition Research Failed | Prof Chris French
Episode Description
In this episode, Professor Chris French joins us for a deep dive into the famous Daryl Bem "Feeling the Future" controversy and what it reveals about science, psychology, and parapsychology.Chris unpacks the original claims of precognition, the failed replication attempts (including his own), questionable research practices, and why replication matters so much — especially when extraordinary claims are involved.A must-listen for anyone interested in skepticism, anomalous psychology, the replication crisis, or how science really works.Timestamps:00:00 – Caroline's update & welcome07:35 – Chris French talk begins17:54 – The BEM paper that shook psychology22:45 – Failed replications44:04 – Publication bias and the replication crisis56:36 – The massive Transparency Project01:00:38 – Audience Q&ABook: The Science of Weird Shit by Chris French
Featured guest Prof Chris French of Goldsmiths London, Anomalistic Parapsychology Research Unit
Presented by Kristian Lander and Caroline McKendrick Gibson for the Association of Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena