The oldest scientific organization dedicated to the investigation of psychic phenomena, founded by Cambridge University scholars in 1882. The SPR has produced rigorous investigations of telepathy, apparitions, near-death experiences, and anomalous cognition throughout its history. Publishes the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research and maintains the free Psi Encyclopedia as an online reference resource. Its membership has included Nobel laureates and professors of psychology and philosophy. The SPR's methodological standards were foundational to modern parapsychology and remain among the most rigorous in the field.

Society for Psychical Research

Annual conference of the Society for Psychical Research, the world's oldest scientific organization for psychical research. Features academic paper presentations on apparitions, telepathy, NDEs, anomalous cognition, and related topics. The SPR annual conference has been a continuous fixture since the 1880s, representing the longest-running academic series in the field.

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