[Received from another list: perhaps of interest for some list
members. Regards, Roberto]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW WEBSITE PROMOTES PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP IN PARAPSYCHOLOGY

Columbus, OH, April 9, 2007 – Every day, at universities and private
laboratories around the world, quality research is being conducted on
extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, phenomena suggestive of life
after death, and other assorted parapsychological topics.

These phenomena have fascinated mankind for ages, but little of the
research findings have been presented to the public in an accessible
way. It seems that as the methodologies employed by parapsychologists
become more refined, the wider the chasm grows between the researcher
and the public that he or she serves.

In an effort to bridge this gap, independent researcher Annalisa
Ventola has created Public Parapsychology
(http://www.publicparapsychology.org), a web site promoting public
scholarship in the fields of parapsychology and anomalous psychology.
The site presents news, calls for participants, research summaries,
reviews, and editorials by and about scholars who publish research on
parapsychological topics in peer-reviewed journals.

Public Parapsychology is currently accepting content contributions and
review copies from researchers, organizations, and publishers to
increase its coverage of the field.

News: Press releases, web site updates, book, lecture, or conference
announcements, and any other news of interest can be sent to
[log in to unmask], so that they may be reposted on the
site.

Calls for Participants: Public Parapsychology's readership is
worldwide and eager to participate in research. Calls for study
participants are welcome, no matter the particular location of the
study, and can be sent to [log in to unmask]

Research Summaries: Research summaries are central to the mission of
Public Parapsychology. These summaries present recently published
experimental research to the public in general terms. If you would
like your latest study summarized for the site, electronic copies can
be sent to [log in to unmask] or reprints can be sent
to Public Parapsychology, P.O. Box 24173, Columbus, OH, 43224.
Researchers will have final approval of any summaries created for the
site, and they will not be presented online until after the study has
appeared in print. Researchers are also welcome to write and submit
their own summaries.

Reviews: Public Parapsychology will soon be providing reviews of books
and conferences. Review copies of books can be sent to the address
above for consideration. Email [log in to unmask] to
arrange to have a reviewer present at your lecture or conference.

Editorials: Public Parapsychology is seeking guest writers to present
editorials on current issues in parapsychology and anomalous
psychology. Contact [log in to unmask] for more
information.

"Public Parapsychology has the potential to become an important point
of contact between those doing parapsychological research and those
generally interested but otherwise unable to follow scholarship," says
site founder Annalisa Ventola. "There has to be some sort of middle
ground between telling a good anecdote and losing your audience in the
intricacies of scientific research. For me, founding this site is an
effort to find that middle ground. By inviting web site visitors to
'explore, support, and participate,' it is my hope that researchers
and members of the public will have the opportunity to mutually inform
one another."

Contact:
Public Parapsychology
P.O. Box 24173
Columbus, Ohio 43224
USA

Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.publicparapsychology.org

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