LTS Lecture: "The Science of Haunting Experiences"

Event Title: "The Science of Haunting Experiences" with Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe

Event Date: Tues., May 19, 2026, 3:00 - 4:30 EDT

Ticketing Info: Online tickets are £6.59, which comes out to about $8.90 USD. You can purchase them from the LTS website- https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/the-science-of-haunting-experiences-with-dr-ciaran-okeeffe-zoom/

Event Description:
Step inside a rare meeting point between science and the supernatural with Dr. Ciarán O’Keeffe, the leading investigator of paranormal experiences.
In this exclusive Last Tuesday Zoom series, Ciarán opens the door to the methods, mysteries, and controversies of parapsychology as only a true expert (and sceptical ghostbuster at heart) can.

If you’ve ever wondered where scepticism ends and the unexplained begins, this is just what you’ve been waiting for. Dr. Ciarán O’Keeffe has investigated the paranormal for over 35 years: in the lab and in the field. He takes a scientific, sceptical, perspective on such phenomena but has worked extensively in examining natural explanations for supernatural experiences. Within a haunting domain, he divides such explanations into the “role of the mind” and the “role of the environment” and the, sometimes, complex interplay between the two roles. His series of talks will take you on a scientific journey of discovery through various aspects of Parapsychology, Psychology and Investigative Psychology.

Despite all the sceptical scientific research, Ciarán is a “ghostbuster” at heart and whilst his talks will take you on a scientific expedition about why people have haunting, and supernatural, experiences, he will also regale you with wonderful ghostly accounts from his own investigations, with fantastical case studies, and entertain with his own accounts of investigations into some of history’s most fascinating cases and his long nights in some of the world’s spookiest locations.

About the Speaker:

• Associate Professor, Dr. Ciarán O’Keeffe is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Dean of Education for the College of Health & Society at Buckinghamshire New University (see https://cutt.ly/nmzl3Yi for his Uni bio).
  He is an applied psychologist with expertise in Parapsychology and Investigative Psychology (a sub-discipline of Forensic Psychology). His paranormal research has focussed on fieldwork examining haunting experiences. Additional research has included psychic criminology, mediumship and ‘Religious’ parapsychology (i.e. exorcism, possession, miracles & stigmata). His research has been reported widely in the media and he has regularly published his research in scientific journals and popular magazines.

About the Event Host:
This event is hosted by the The Last Tuesday Society & The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, a museum and bar in London that features classic curiosities and extinct animals, as well as grotesque artifacts and erotica. They regularly host speakers on a variety of mystical, occult and paranormal topics.

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