Gary Schwartz: Extraordinary Ideas and Evidence — The Five-Finger Test

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It seems that almost everyone today holds claim to a secret idea or “new theory.” But when is a theoretical novelty really worth exploring? Many aspiring innovators feel they have been unfairly ignored or cheated in some way, and no doubt one could find many instances justifying this perception. But what is the proper way forward when an idea grabs hold of an individual and won’t let him go. What is the role of factual evidence? Dr. Gary Schwartz will take up the acid tests of extraordinary claims – what he calls the “Five Finger Test” (FFT) – with an emphasis on original and groundbreaking experiments. He will use as an exemplar his research testing certain claims in parapsychology, and then applying the FFT to the Electric Universe hypothesis.

Dr. Gary Schwartz is a professor of psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry and surgery at the University of Arizona and director of its Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health. He is also Chairman of Eternea (www.eternea.org). He received his doctorate from Harvard University and has served as professor of psychology and psychiatry at Yale University, director of the Yale Psychophysiology Center and co-director of the Yale Behavioral Clinic.

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