Released on: September 19, 2008, 1:02 am

Press Release Author: Joni Johnston

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: Windbridge Institute co-founder and psychic medium
researcher, Dr. Julie Beischel explains how the paranormal phenomena of psychic
reading is ripe for serious scientific inquiry.

Press Release Body: Del Mar, CA, September 19, 2008 -- Join Alex Tsakiris for a
interview with Dr. Julie Beischel on her response to critics of her research into
psychic mediums. During the 45-minute interview Beischel discusses the challenges
of going beyond skeptical debunking:

“I think people fail to understand that proper research design includes optimizing
the possibility of achieving positive results. If you wanted to study plant growth,
you don’t put a dry seed on the bench top in the lab and then say, ‘Plants can’t
grow.’ You use soil, water, sunlight, and then you study the growth of the seed.”

Beischel also discusses the upcoming demonstration of psychic medium communication
being carried out by Skeptiko and the Skeptics Guide to the Universe.

A complete transcript of the interview is available at:
http://www.skeptiko.com/blog/?p=39.

Dr. Julie Beischel is Director of Research at the Windbridge Institute, and was the
first ever recipient of the William James Post-doctoral Fellowship in Mediumship and
Survival Research. Her research interests center on the survival of consciousness
hypothesis and include proof-focused studies on mediums' communication with
discarnates and process-focused studies on mediums' experiences of that
communication.

About Skeptiko

Skeptiko is the first scientifically oriented Podcast exploring new research in
controversial areas of science such as telepathy, psi, parapsychology,
near-death-experience, reincarnation, and after-life encounters. Each episode
features open, honest debate on new scientific discoveries. The show includes
interviews with top research scientists and their critics.
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Web Site: http://www.skeptiko.com

Contact Details: Contact:
Joni Johnston
Skeptiko
Del Mar, CA
(858) 225-7554
pr@skeptiko.com
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