Book review: Psi Wars by James Alcock, Jean Burns and Anthony Freeman:

“It’s late in the evening, the drink has been flowing, and the conversation veers towards the weird. Is telepathy possible? Does astrology work? You know the kind of stuff. Cue the ritual slanging match between the wide-eyed credulist (‘Well, it works for me’) and the sceptic (‘There’s not a shred of scientific evidence’).

Those who loathe such exchanges because of their sterile predictability now have a powerful antidote in this authoritative and accessible review of the state of scientific research into paranormal phenomena, based on a special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies. Almost all of the pieces are written by university academics with a track record of peer-reviewed research, and they cover paranormal phenomena thought by some to cast light on human consciousness, primarily telepathy (communication between minds), psychokinesis (affecting objects with the mind) and astrology (celestial effects on the mind).” New Scientist