WE'RE BACK!
October 2025 lilbrary presentations return for another season of lively multi-media presentatioins on "ghost hunting" with from a skeptical viewpoint, including high-tech pseudoscience, skeptical inquiry, critical and thinking pitfalls like cognitive biases. Free admission and open to the pubic. Note: Portions of this presentation may not be suitable for very young audiences.
When and where?
Oct. 21, 6-8pm
Kensington Branch Library
4121 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116
Oct. 28, 5:30-7:30pm
Paradise Hills Branch Library
5922 Rancho Hills Dr, San Diego, CA 92139
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Cold Spots (a.k.a. Chills): An environmental anomaly marked by a sudden and focused drop in temperature is commonly referred to as a "cold spot," but warm spots are also recorded. Paranormal enthusiasts theorize that "spirits" draw energy from the environment in order to manifest themselves, and that a drop in temperature is the "footprint" of a spirit trying to manifest. Consequently, investigators use thermocouples (thermometers) and thermal images to track the movement and, in some cases, the shape of these thermal anomalies in hopes that they are monitoring an entity.
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Methods & PrinciplesIn this resource you'll find an overview of PPI's principles of investigating that can be used as a model or adapted for your own investigative group. It includes i) a current inventory of our equipment and tools, ii) a detailed accounting of our procedures during an investigation, iii) a comprehensive delineation of the protocols we follow, and iv) a declaration of our code of ethics. Read more ... |
