The untold story of an iconoclastic scientist: a psychiatrist who dedicated his career to documenting consciousness after death.
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A research psychologist and the author of several acclaimed popular science books, Jesse and his work have been featured on numerous documentaries, television shows and radio programmes, including ‘Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman’, ‘Conan’, ‘Chelsea Lately’, ‘Q&A’ (Australia), NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ and the BBC. He has written for Scientific American, Slate, Guardian, The New York Times, Discover, Chicago Tribune, New Republic, Vice and many others. He currently writes the weekly sex and science column LE BON COUP DU DIMANCHE SOIR for the French magazine Le Point.
Jesse is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Science Communication Programme at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He lives on the Otago Peninsula with his partner Juan and their border terriers, Hanno and Kora.
“Bering has created an empathetic and moving odyssey into a universe of cognition in which the embrace of death is a welcome friend rather than a looming chasm … A fascinating scientific journey.”
The Catholic Herald
“Bering has written a brave, surprising, and deeply compelling book. What begins as a skeptic’s attempt to ‘explain away’ belief in an afterlife becomes something far more interesting: a witty, clear-eyed, and beautifully told examination of Ian Stevenson, the psychiatrist whose investigations into reincarnation and other anomalies remain some of the most enigmatic in modern science. A fascinating and wonderfully humane read.”
Paul Bloom, author of "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind"
"Bering's book kept me hooked like a good novel does. Is there an afterlife or not? You need to keep turning the pages to find out, and Bering does a great job of keeping you on the fence. He does so effectively because he is a cautious, skeptical scientist writing about Ian Stevenson - another cautious, skeptical scientist. Well done!"
Robert Epstein, Ph.D., Senior Research Psychologist, American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology
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