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Third Biennial SSE European Meeting

Freiburg, Germany

October 11–13, 1996


The Third European Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration will be held at the Hotel Novotel Freiburg, October 11–13, 1996. Eberhard Bauer and the Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene is hosting the meeting and co ordinating registration. In addition to a Welcoming Address by Eberhard Bauer, a number of other distinguished scholars have accepted invitations to speak on the following themes:

Perspectives in Cosmology

Cosmology: The Observational Approach
Dr. Halton Arp, Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

Cosmology: A Tutorial
Laurence W. Fredrick, Department of Astronomy, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

The Possible Connection of the Zero-Point Field to the Fundamental Properties of Matter
Bernhard Haisch, Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab., Palo Alto, CA, USA

Space, Time and Quantized Redshifts
William M. Napier, Armagh Observatory, Armagh, Northern Ireland

The Evolution of the Universe: How a Paradigm Evolved
Prof. William C. Saslaw, Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Information, Anomalies, and Living Systems

  1. Empirical Evidence

    New Results of the Munich Dowsing Studies
    Prof. Hans-Dieter Betz, Sektion Physik der Universität München, Garching, Germany

    The Mars Effect Seen by the Commite PARA
    Dr. J. Dommanget, Observatoire Royale de Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium

    The Maharishi Effect: A Model for Social Improvement. Time Series Analysis of Phase Transitions to Reduced Crime and Improved Quality of Life — 42 Studies Completed
    Guy D. Hatchard, Maharishi University of Natural Law, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, UK

    Physiological Correlates of Meteorological Activity
    Prof. Dieter Vaitl, Klinische u. Physiologische Psychologie,Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen,Giessen, Germany

  2. Current Concepts

    Cartesian Cut, Heisenberg Cut, and the Concept of Complexity
    Dr. Harald Atmanspacher, Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany

    New Light on a Fifth Field
    Dr. Ervin Laszlo, Montescudaio (Pisa), Italy

    The Meaning of Meaningless Psi-Information and the Model of Pragmatic Information
    Dr. Walter von Lucadou, Parapsychologie Beratungsstelle, Freiburg, Germany

  3. Emerging Patterns

    Teaching Inventive Thinking to Science Students: Reflections on a Preliminary Study
    Dr. Avshalom Elitzur
    Chemical Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Evidence for Anomalous Information in Random Binary Sequences
    Prof. Robert G. Jahn, Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

    The Informational Character of Biophotons
    Dr. Fritz-A. Popp, International Institute of Biophysics, Biophoton Research, Kaiserslautern, Germany


Contributed Presentations

Empirical Evidence for Information in Living Systems as a Possible Earthquake Precursor
Andrei Apostol

Medical Decision-Making for Patients Without Decision-Making Capacity: Alternate Approaches
Arthur S. Berger

Project ANNA-BELLE: Anomalies in Normal-User Network Applications Based on Experiments in a Lovely Lehrstuhl Environment
Matthias Berger et al. (sponsored by M. Ibison)

Using Internet to Study Anomalous Cognition: Getting Rid of Noise in a Noisy Environment
Dick J. Bierman and Rens Wezelman

The Decline Phenomenon — Effect or Artifact?
Holger B sch and Harald Walach (sponsored by E. Bauer)

The Ganzfeld-ESP Experiment: Honing a Useful Tool
Richard S. Broughton et al.

Borderlines of Creativity: Magical Ideation and the 'Dark Side' of the Brain
Peter Brugger (sponsored by E. Bauer)

Rationality of the Paranormal
O. Costa de Beauregard

Direct Mental Interactions with Living Systems (DMILS) Research: Findings, Interpretations and Future Directions
Deborah L. Delanoy (sponsored by R. Morris)

Arguments for an Exclusive Research Program within Ufology
Gerald L. Eberlein

Further Thoughts on the Mars Effect
Suitbert Ertel

Vacuum Electromagnetic Field Interactions by Physical and Mental Means
H. D. Froning, Jr.

Long-Term Effects of Near-Death Experiences on Health and Well-Being
Bruce Greyson

The Giftedness of Children Who Claim Previous Life Memories
Erlendur Haraldsson

Synchronicity and Quantum Physics: Pauli, Jung and the Emergence of Non-local Information in Quantum Systems
Ezio M. Insinna (sponsored by W. von Lucadou)

Cases of the Reincarnation Type: An Evaluation of Some Indirect Evidence
Jurgen Keil

Three New Gitxsan Cases of Children Born with Pierced Ear Birthmarks
Antonia Mills

An Empirical Approach to the 'Telepathy Problem'
Robert L. Morris

Selection and Influence Models Debate Confronted with a Sense of 'Balance'
Fotini Pallikari-Viras

Cases of the Reincarnation Type in Northern India with Birthmarks and Birth Defects
Satwant K. Pasricha

Study of Telepathy Between Rabbits
Rene Peoc'h

Techno-Dowsing: Developing a Physiological Response System to Improve Psi Training
Paul Stevens (sponsored by R. Morris)

A Bayesian Approach to the Cosmological Redshift Problem
Peter A. Sturrock

Methods to Increase the Efficiency of Statistical Evaluation, Demonstrated by the Reanalysis of a Controversial Experiment of Dowsing
Ulrich Timm (sponsored by E. Bauer)

PSI EXPLORER: A Novel Approach for Exploring Scientific Anomalies
Mario P. Varvoglis

Traces of Unidentified Flying Objects on Military Radar Devices over Central Europe
Illobrand von Ludwiger (sponsored by H. Puthoff)

Is Homeopathy a Pharmacologically Specific Treatment? A Meta-Analysis
Harald Walach (sponsored by E. Bauer)

Evidence for a Non-Classical Experimental Test of the Model of Pragmatic Information
Stefan Schmidt and Harald Walach (sponsored by E. Bauer)

The Second Uncertainty Rule in Psi Experiments
Hongzhang Xu (sponsored by W. von Lucadou)


The NOVOTEL FREIBURG is located in the center of Freiburg, within a few blocks of the picturesque Old City area. It is a ten-minute walk or a short taxi ride from Freiburg Central Station, which is approximately three hours by train from Frankfurt International Airport, or a one-hour bus ride from the French side of EuroAirport Basel/Mulhouse.