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    Parapsychological Association
    ESP parapsychology PK psychology sociology of science

    Chris A. Roe – 2016 PA Presidential Address

    As it Occurred to Me: Lessons Learned in Researching Parapsychological Claims

    Presidential Address to 59th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association

    Boulder, Colorado

    June 2016

    Join the PA for full access to our archive of convention videos: https://www.parapsych.org/join_the_pa.aspx

    Published on December 6, 2018

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