A few years ago .... listen to this Brian Josephson BBC radio clip ...
http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/BIG/bdj10/audio/stamps.mp3
Magician James Randi, whose has exaggerated his research and knows little about scientific evidence tries to insult Nobel Laureate physicist Brian Josephson
Then a psychologist Nicholas Humphrey tries to lecture Nobel Physicist Brian Josephson on physics
On the subject of Nicholas Humphrey – an known opponent of parapsychology – he tells a curious story of how he ended up in charge of the Perrot-Warrick fund, a bequest
'"absolutely for the purpose of psychical research' Quote:
'... A few years ago I had the good fortune to be offered a rather attractive fellowship in Cambridge: a newly established Research Fellowship, where -- I was led to understand – I would be allowed to do more or less whatever I wanted. But there was a catch. The money for this fellowship was coming from the “Perrott and Warrick Fund” administered by Trinity College... '
.... I was approached by friends on the committee who knew of my outspoken scepticism about the paranormal. And -- to cut a long story short – in what was something of a stitch-up I was told the job was mine on the understanding that I would do something sensible and not besmirch the good name of the College .... - Nicholas Humphrey
http://www.humphrey.org.uk/papers/2002BeholdTheMan.pdf |
(Above emphasis added by me)
What did Humphrey do during his time in charge? According to Sue Blackmore ...
Quote:
'... In recent years, fund management has considerably increased the amount of money available. In 1992 the selection was given to Darwin College and Nicholas Humphrey was appointed as a Senior Research Fellow. During his tenure he wrote the book "Soul Searching" but did no research into the paranormal. After that the Electors resumed the task of selection and supported several small projects and two major laboratories - ours and that of Richard Wiseman at the University of Hertfordshire.
- Sue Blackmore
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So it seems he did no research, wrote a book dismissing claims, gave money to skeptics researching into non-psi? (pseudo-psi?) psychological research ... and the funds were
'"absolutely for the purpose of psychical research' Hard to beat this level of bias?
Nobel laureate disinvited from conference due to paranormal interest 
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