Show Notes
Today’s guest is Cal Cooper. Callum is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) holding postgraduate degrees in psychology, social science research methods and education. He has a long time association with the University of Northampton, and is based there as a senior lecturer in psychology. He also conducts research on amongst other things Death and Bereavement and Parapsychology.
In today’s Halloween special, Cal and I discussed a number of suitably spooky topics. We talked about Cal’s early experiences as a ghost hunter and his move into professional psychology and parapsychology. We talked about classic ghost hunters, some of the interesting results from Northampton’s parapsychology experiments and finished up with phone calls from the dead. So light your Jack O’Lantern, hang up your rubber bats, kick back and enjoy this foray into the unknown.
Resources
Cal’s website & a guide to his work:
Duggan, M. (2020). ‘Callum E Cooper’. Psi Encyclopedia. London: The Society for Psychical Research.
(Includes details of Cal’s research).
Video: statistician Jessica Utts on taking psi seriously.
Ghost Hunters
Fraser, J. (2017). ‘Harry Price’. Psi Encyclopedia. London: The Society for Psychical Research.
Borley Rectory
Willin, M. (2015). ‘Borley Rectory’. Psi Encyclopedia. London: The Society for Psychical Research.
Ganzfeld & Remote Viewing
Parker, A. (2017). ‘Ganzfeld ESP’. Psi Encyclopedia. London: The Society for Psychical Research.
Schwartz, S. (2017). ‘Remote Viewing’. Psi Encyclopedia. London: The Society for Psychical Research.
Chris Roe’s chapter in the following book:
Smith, M. (eds). (2009). Anomalous Experiences: Essays from Parapsychological and Psychological Perspectives. McFarland & Co.
Phone Calls from the Dead:
Cooper, C. (2012). Telephone calls from the dead. Tricorn books.
Scott-Rogo, D. & Bayliss, R. Phone calls from the dead (2nd ed.) White Crow Books.
Cal Cooper | Halloween Special