Couverture / Jaquette

Have you ever had your car keys or television remote control inexplicably vanish from under your nose, only to reappear months later in another part of the house for no evident reason? Most would dismiss it as absent-mindedness, with perhaps a joking remark about paranormal activity. Yet remarkable circumstances surrounding many such accounts suggest that the mysterious disappearance of objects could be more than "just one of those things." Examining a large selection of fascinating narratives, this book reviews the "disappearing object phenomenon" (DOP) from a scientific standpoint. Both skeptical and supportive perspectives on DOP are considered, leading to the conclusion that disappearing, appearing and reappearing objects are indicators of a controversial take on the nature of reality.

Note biographique

Tony Jinks teaches neuroscience and paranormal studies to psychology students at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is a consultant on the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research Review Board and publishes in a wide variety of scientific fields.

Table des matières

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part
¿1:¿Jottles Are More Than Disappearing Objects
¿2:¿A Typology of Jottles
¿3:¿Additional Features Applicable to All Jottles
Part
¿4:¿How Prevalent Is the Phenomenon?
¿5:¿Collating Case Studies-Finding the Common Threads
¿6:¿Thinking Skeptically About Jottles
Part
¿7:¿A New Approach
¿8:¿External Agents
¿9:¿­Human-Centered Causes
10:¿What Are Jottles? (In My Opinion, at Least)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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