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Fri., December 11, 2009

Time	Event
5:00 PM	Freaky Friday presentation: Can mushrooms save the world? Can mushrooms save the world? (title TBC) By Suha Jabaji (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences) Learn about the world of fungi and their integral relationship with the health of the planet. Followed by the documentary film "Know your Mushrooms" (2008).

Fri., January 15, 2010

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5:00 PM	Freaky Friday presentation: UFOs and Aliens UFOs—the Psychology of a Phenomenon by Dr. Don Donderi (Psychology, McGill). Explains how and why a psychology professor who studies human perception and memory came to study the UFO phenomenon in the first place.

Fri., January 29, 2010

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5:00 PM	Freaky Friday presentation: The Evidence in Detail The Evidence in Detail. By Don Donderi (Psychology). Review of UFO evidence in detail and outline of the relationship between the evidence and the psychology of perception, motivation and belief. Followed by the film "Communion".

Fri., February 12, 2010

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5:00 PM	Freaky Friday presentation: Close encounters Close Encounters. By Don Donderi (Psychology). This lecture reviews the evidence about “Close Encounters,” the most controversial aspect of the UFO phenomenon, in which humans allegedly encounter and interact with extra-terrestrial beings. Followed by the film "Contact".

Fri., February 26, 2010

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5:00 PM	Freaky Friday presentation: Close encounters Science, Philosophy and UFOs. By Don C. Donderi (Psychology). This lecture reviews the scientific philosophy of the UFO phenomenon. Donderi’s analysis is based on a widely known work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, written by Thomas Kuhn in 1962. Followed by the film "Contact".

Fri., March 5, 2010

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5:00 PM	Freaky Friday presentation: Magic, hypnosis and the brain Razmatazz -- Magic, hypnosis and the brain. By Amir Raz (Psychiatry, McGill). Followed by the 1953 film "Houdini".

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