123: Ghost Hunting: The Science of the Other Side

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Science, Life Sciences, Fiction, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science Fiction

4.8 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In 1901, Nikola Tesla had the most terrifying experience of his life. As he worked alone in his laboratory at night, he felt a presence.

He created a device to see if he could hear, or pick up any signals from whatever it was that he felt. He called it the “spirit radio”, and it worked.

Tesla wasn’t alone.

Throughout history, famous scientists, who helped shape the technology we used today, have spoken of ghosts and hauntings that shook them to their core.

And while you might think these are nothing more than ghost stories, you’re right.

But there is scientific data that supports the existence of ghosts. Data that has been suppressed… until now.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is James Harkin and Anna Toshinsky, two writers of the TV show QI and
0:06.1	two-fourths of the hip-podcast, no such thing as a fish.
0:09.5	We'd like to let you know that we've written a book.
0:11.9	It is called Everything to Play for.
0:14.0	The most interesting things there are to know about the world of sports, it's for you,
0:18.5	whether you like sports or not.
0:20.2	Did you know that legendary Cricketer Gary Sobers scored his final century while drunk?
0:26.1	Or that games of lacrosse used to involve 100,000 players?
0:31.7	Learn that and so much more by getting everything to play for.
0:34.7	The QI Booker Sports available in all bookshops and online right now.
0:39.3	Hi everyone, this is James Harkin and Anna Toshinsky, two writers of the TV show QI and
0:45.9	two-fourths of the hip-podcast, no such thing as a fish.
0:49.3	We'd like to let you know that we've written a book.
0:51.6	It is called Everything to Play for.
0:53.7	The most interesting things there are to know about the world of sports, it's for you,
0:58.2	whether you like sports or not.
1:00.0	Did you know that legendary Cricketer Gary Sobers scored his final century while drunk?
1:05.9	Or that games of lacrosse used to involve 100,000 players?
1:11.7	Learn that and so much more by getting everything to play for.
1:14.4	The QI Booker Sports available in all bookshops and online right now.
1:20.9	In 1901, Nikola Tesla had the most terrifying experience of his life.
1:25.6	As he worked alone in the laboratory one night, he felt a presence.
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