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Canine Cognition and Behavior Grant

May 5, 2008

The University of Florida’s Canine Cognition and Behavior Lab has received a research grant to investigate the human-animal bond and its implications for human consciousness research. Dr. Clive Wynne is the lead researcher on the project, “I am thrilled to be involved with what I hope will be the definitive study into how dogs know when their owners are coming home. This is important work that will deepen our understanding of the dog – human bond.” The grant was awarded by Alex Tsakiris, of Skeptiko as part an ongoing effort to support research into controversial science.

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Chris Carter on Skeptiko

April 14, 2008

Chris Carter is on this week’s Skeptiko podcast. Rupert Sheldrake wrote the Forward to Carter’s book Parapsychology & The Skeptics and said this of the book: “A masterly guide to the frontiers of science, belief and exploration. Carter leads us through the interplays of dogma, speculation and empirical research in a stimulating way. The controversy is intense because the implications for the scientific understanding of nature and of mind are so far reaching. If you want to know the current state of play, this is the book for you.”

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Podcast: Can Dogs Know?

August 18, 2007

Great podcast from the website Skeptiko by Alex Tsakiris. Alex’s guests are Dr. Rupert Sheldrake and Dr. Richard Wiseman on whether dogs can “know” when their owners are coming home.

Take a listen.

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