The Ghost Lab

[Gary C]

The Michael Shermer Show # 522 -
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci1XDnq99bY

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, author of the new book The Ghost Lab, explains the wild ecosystem of paranormal profiteers and consumers through the astonishing story of what happened in this one [small New Hampshire] town. He also maps the trends of declining scientific literacy, trust in institutions, and the diffusion of a culture that has created space for armies of pseudoscientists to step into the minds of an increasingly credulous public.

Around 1:15 Michael and Matthew discuss treating people who reportedly suffer from repeated alien abductions / demonic possessions and the critical role of empathy in achieving trust between the therapist and the sufferer.