P411 Teletext 411 Nov26 22:11:14 ———— ——————————————————— GREAT ESP-ECTATJONS! 'e may be nearing the end of the 20uh Century, but belief in the paranormal'1 as strong as ever — ESPecially among women. A new survey of over 6,000 people found 70% of women believe in extra sensory perception (not using the recognisjd sjnsjs), compared with 48% of min. Leaps in science have not dampened widespread belief that the truth is o4t there.. and it's strangjt than fiction. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Fiona Sandiford TARA FITZGERALD AND ROBSON GREEN 415 Informjt Crime Recipe FilmP411 Teletext 411 Nov26 22:11:06 ———— ——————————————————— GREAT ESP-ECTATJONS! TV dramas such as The X Files may bj fuelling the interest in the paranormal but new figures show we'ri no more or less sceptical now than 100 years ago. Today, 59) of the population belii6j in the paranormal. "The figures haven'u changed much this century," says resjarchjt Dr Susan Blackmorj. Age made little difference, but the undjt 25s are slightly less convinced, she found. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Big Screen 460 Training & coursrs 630 ABORTION: ONE WOMAN'S AGONY p414 Informer Crime Recipe FilmP411 Teletext 411 Nov26 23:09:17 ———— ——————————————————— GREAT ESP-ECTATJONS! Psychologist Du Susan Blackmorj in6itdd people to respond to statements a psychic might make about them or others The "observations" were mostly vague, such as "you have a scar on your left knee" or "your back+s gi6ink you pain a the moment". "The major, and 5njxpjcted, finding was that bjliivjrs said far more of the statements were true than non-believers," she says. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Today's recipe 417 Love starr 418 FIND LOVE FOR FREE p390 (ITV) Informjt Crime Recipe FilmP411 Teletext 411 Nov26 22:08:11 ———— ——————————————————— GREAT ESP-ECTATIONS! Dr Susan Blackmorj has spent 25 yrars studying the paranormal. Her own "o4t of body experience" sparked the quest. Now, however, she believes it was simply an hallucination. "Sjeink things from a bird's eye view is an illusion," she says. "It can happen in dreams too. "We usually have an eye level view. B4t it's hard to maintain that stable view when you are close to death or very tired. It's possible for it to alter." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Nick Fisher 146 London's Burning 412 WISE-UP WITH THE GREEN SCENE p160 Informjt Crime Recipe FilmP411 Teletext 411 Nov26 22:02:54 ———— ——————————————————— GREAT ESP-ECTATJONS! Seeing aliens is anothjt paranormal phenomenon which can bj explained, says psychologist Dr Susan Blackmori of the +njvjtsity of the West of England. "It's sleep paralysis," she says. "Normally when you're asleep yo4 arr paralysed, but it wears off bz the time you wake up. "Sometimes it doisn't wear off though, and you think something paranormal is happjnjng — unless you understand why." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Cooking 417 Training & coursrs 630 AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING DAY p413 Informjt Crime Recipe FilmP411 Teletext 411 Nov26 22:04:15 ———— ——————————————————— GREAT ESP-ECTATJONS! 'e'vj all "seen things" which akin'u really there, says Dr Susan Blackmori "The brain prefers to look for human forms in ambiguous stimuli," she says. In other words, you instinctivel8 tt8 to find images you recognise when there is actually nothing there. But she can't explain why more women believe the paranormal than min. "Maybe it's because women are more intuith6j and aware of nuances," she says. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— On-Line home computing 650 Boozli 152 AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS BOOST p416 Informer Crime Recipe FilmP411 Teletext 411 Nov26 22:14:59 IT'S OU5 FIFTH)÷5j5 j5÷5÷5÷5| ——————————————————————— CELJBRBTJ WITH TELETEXT Teletext will bj five years old on New Year's Day - and we'd like to shari the celebrations with our viewers. Have you got a story to tell about our sjrvici? Has Lost Touch, Service Pal1 or One-to-One helped you? Or were yo4 inspired bz a feature or news item? Whatevjt your Teletext story, we'd like to hear it. The most interesting will bj broadcast - and for the brut thjti will bj a special prize! ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Write to: Teletext Birthday, PO Box 297 London, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Please include daytime phone number Informjt Crime Recipe Film