Joining Patrick in the parlor this week is Dominic Parker, the creator of the Am I Psychic? mobile app that’s bringing parapsychology into the 21st Century! It’s a legitimate psychological study that users can participate in while playing! Plus random number generators, and parapsychology as a study! Visit BigSeance.com for more info. In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :27 Dominic Parker’s Bio 1:00 Dominic is the creator of the Am I Psychic? mobile app! 3:26 If you choose, you can have the data of your game play sent anonymously to Dominic. It’s a legitimate psychological experiment. How cool is that?! 5:39 A portion of the profits from the app are being donated to the Rhine Research Center. 7:55 There’s no way to cheat! 9:25 The art design for the app is by Melody Moore. 11:19 Random Number Generators 12:55 The app has two modes: Psychokinesis (PK) and Extra Sensory Perception (ESP). 19:30 The three different games in the app are Dice, Cards, and Spoon Bending! 21:20 A clarification on how PK mode works. 25:13 Does Uri Geller, the famous spoon bender, know about the app? 27:30 What’s in store for this app and what might we expect from the future data and results? 30:45 Praise for the Am I Psychic? app! 33:13 The field of parapsychology and the problem of finding funding for research 35:37 Dominic’s road to a Ph.D 40:10 Thoughts and criticism of ghost hunting and the current paranormal craze 44:30 Dominic’s road to a Ph.D (Continued) 49:00 Contacting Dominic and where to find the Am I Psychic app 52:55 It turns out Dominic is a seriously classic NERD! 55:05 Outro 56:00 #Paranerd Hashtag 57:35 For more on the Am I Psychic? app! AmIPsychicApp.com Twitter: @AmIPsychicApp Email: [email protected] Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information. Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and iHeart Radio.

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