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parapsychologist

American  
[par-uh-sahy-kahl-uhj-ist] / ˌpær ə saɪˈkɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  • parapsychologists
    plural
  1. a person with expertise or training in parapsychology.


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The series' resident parapsychologist, she is an empathetic companion to people recounting their terrifying experiences.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023

She even sees a parapsychologist, who delivers her otherworldly observations with an appealing combination of warmth and tart, no-nonsense straightforwardness.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021

A parapsychologist discovers a horrific threat inside her own home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2017

Dyson even offered an explanation for what the parapsychologist Joseph Rhine called the "decline effect," which I discussed in a previous post.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 7, 2011

The Trickster and the Paranormal by George Hansen Hansen, a former professional laboratory parapsychologist, provides illumination, insight and perspective on the wider paranormal research field, UFOs included.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2010

Now the parapsychologists are trying to rid New York of stress-related pink slime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019

In the early 1980s, organizers of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science placed Wheeler on the same program as three parapsychologists.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2018

As far as he and other parapsychologists are concerned, these replications have so far been equivocal.

From Slate ● May 17, 2017

Randi was accused by parapsychologists of behaving unethically, but what other means could have been employed to demonstrate that scientists with no knowledge of conjuring techniques could be easily fooled?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012

Some parapsychologists are even asserting that psi can influence a natural phenomenon like the flow of electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

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