Why Do People See Ghosts Even Though They're Not Real?

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Psychologist Chris Boulden is a professor emeritus in the psychology department at Goldsmiths University of London. He's essentially dedicated his career to understanding why people see ghosts, even though he doesn't necessarily think they're real. The main reason is because so many people do believe in ghosts, and in survey after survey shows very high levels of belief.

Why do so many people think they can see and hear ghosts, and what does that say about our conscious experience of the world? This episode originally ran on October 27, 2021.

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