Barry Beyerstein Psychology

Psycho-pharmacology, brain and behavior, sensory psychophysiology, olfaction, scientific critiques of occult and pseudoscientific, and paranormal claims.

The Story

Beyerstein was a professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University. Besides his teaching and research, he was active in the Skeptics Society and he chaired the committee that awards the annual Sterling prize for controversy at SFU. Beyerstein unexpectedly passed away at the age of 60, working in his office at SFU in June, 2007.

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The Person

Date of Death
June 25, 2007
Title
Psychology Professor
Office
Simon Fraser University
Status
Deceased
Last Updated
October 18, 2001
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I am doing a psychology paper on Near Death Experiences. I would like to ask if you have any articles on the topic that may be useful to me as a resource. I would like to present both the skeptical and nonskeptical points of view.

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