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The Ghost in the Machine

Arthur Koestler

In The Sleepwalkers and The Act of Creation Arthur Koestler provided pioneering studies of scientific discovery and artistic inspiration, the twin pinnacles of human achievement. The Ghost in the Machine looks at the dark side of the coin: our terrible urge to self-destruction...

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It was the title of a paper that posited that infrasound, specifically a 19 hertz standing air wave, may be responsible for some paranormal experiences, like ghost sightings.

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And the title of the paper is The Ghost in the Machine.

— Episode: CLASSIC: Ghosts and Infrasound

Episode: CLASSIC: Ghosts and Infrasound

It was the title of a paper that posited that infrasound, specifically a 19 hertz standing air wave, may be responsible for some paranormal experiences, like ghost sightings.

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And the title of the paper is The Ghost in the Machine.

In this paper, we outline an as yet undocumented natural cause for some cases of ostensible haunting. Using the first author's own experience as an example, we show how a 19 Hertz standing air wave may under certain conditions create sensory phenomena suggestive of a ghost.

Spontaneous case researchers are encouraged to rule out this potential natural explanation for paranormal experience in future cases of the haunting or poltergeistic type, which I think is a very thoughtful thing to put there in the abstract.

It's like he's saying, hey, we did this study that explained this thing. So doing you a solid ghost hunters, right? Rule this out when you're looking for actual paranormal phenomenon because this ain't that well.

Here's what it's like. That's what this paper is. I think it's cool because this this this fellow is coming at this from a very research scientific oriented place collaborative as well. But he's giving a nod. He's not like being a jerk about. Yes.

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