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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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skeptical inquiry

Faraday Cage: "Faraday" refers to physicist Michael Faraday, who in 1836 invented the Faraday cage. Also known as a "Faraday shield," Faraday cages do not have to take the form of an actual cage, but rather can be any sort of enclosure surrounded or lined by a mesh of conducting material that blocks electrical fields and radio frequencies. Its use in paranormal investigating is largely experimental and theoretical: working from the major premise that electromagnetism is a common principle of our physical universe and the unknown physical universe of the spirit realm, it provides an opportunity to rule out localized EMF pollution as the source of paranormal activity: if activity occurs within the Faraday enclosure, and it cannot be rationally explained by any other devices within, then its origins are potentially paranormal.

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Paranormal Pursuit

The theater was truly dark, a dark so thick it oozed over three members of the team like a viscous oil. Three lights were visible: a demonic lens blinking like a red beacon from afar, a blue power signal, property of a digital night vision camera and the ghoulish green from the screen of an electromagnetic field (EMF) detector....

PPI Presents...

Join real-life paranormal investigators from TAPS Family group, Pacific Paranormal Investigations, for a spooky Halloween multi-media presentation with a skeptical view of the science and the pseudoscience of modern paranormal investigating. Enjoy media clips from PPI’s private cases that will leave you laughing, dumbfounded, creeped out, or all of the above. Find out about modern “ghost” hunting technology, the methodology of skeptical inquiry, and the critical thinking tools needed to evaluate ghost “evidence” while at the same time avoiding the pitfalls of pseudo-science and cognitive bias. Learn how to get started as a paranormal investigator with recommended reading and an invitation to join local ghost and paranormal meetup group, SDGAP. It’s fun, always free, and open to the public.

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