What happens when neuroscience, psychology, and the paranormal meet? Dr. Melissa Maffeo, author of *Science of the Supernatural: Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain*, joins Jim to explore how fear, expectation, sleep paralysis, infrasound, and the quirks of human memory can shape experiences that feel unmistakably supernatural.
They also dig into near-death experiences, alien abductions, psychic readings, false memories, and the limits of paranormal investigation. Jim and Dr. Maffeo do not agree on everything, which makes for a lively and thoughtful conversation about skepticism, belief, and whether science can explain the unexplained without dismissing the people who experience it.
You can find Dr. Maffeo's book at Amazon here: https://amzn.to/4ftXJsK
Thanks Dr. Maffeo!
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