From its inception in 2013, Forbidden Histories has been a labour of love – I currently receive no funding for my research and pay all expenses to run this website, produce Youtube videos, and promote FH out of my own pocket. (Sadly, ad revenue and Amazon and AbeBooks affiliate commissions do not even begin to … Read more
After the first Patreon prize draw in February, I was excited to announce the winner, Dr. Ian J. Thompson, a theoretical physicist who also happens to hold rather heretical views on the relationship between science and ‘magic’. After all, one central theme of Forbidden Histories is the problem of continuity: Contrary to popular notions according … Read more
As I’m preparing my presentation for the upcoming conference on the history of science and spiritualism in Leeds, I thought I’d share an extended version of my abstract with those of you who won’t be able to attend: Scientific Naturalism and the Study of Spiritualist Phenomena by Positivist and Materialist Representatives of Science and Medicine … Read more