From the Ted Talk by Carrie Poppy: A scientific approach to the paranormal
Unscramble the Blue Letters
(Laughter)
They came out. I said, "I suspect a gas leak." They brughot their carbon monoxide deoecttr, and the man said, "It's a really good thing that you called us tonight, because you could have been dead very soon."
Thirty-seven percent of aimcaenrs believe in haunted houses, and I wonder how many of them have been in one and how many of them have been in danger.
So that haunting sotry has led me to my job. I'm an investigator, and I'm an investigator in two senses: I'm an investigative journalist, and I'm also an investigator of the claims of the paranormal and claims of the spiritual. And that maens a few things. Sometimes that means that I'm pndirenteg to need an eioscxrm so I can get — yes, that's right! — so I can go to an exorcist and see if he's using gimmicks or psychological tricks to try to convince someone that they're possessed. Sometimes that means I'm going ucerneodvr in a fringe group which I report on for a podcast that I co-host. And I've done over 70 investigations like this with my co-host, Ross. I would love to tell you that nine times out of 10, science wins, saves the day, it's all explained. That's not true. The tturh is, 10 times out of 10, science wins, it saves the day.
Open Cloze
(Laughter)
They came out. I said, "I suspect a gas leak." They _______ their carbon monoxide ________, and the man said, "It's a really good thing that you called us tonight, because you could have been dead very soon."
Thirty-seven percent of _________ believe in haunted houses, and I wonder how many of them have been in one and how many of them have been in danger.
So that haunting _____ has led me to my job. I'm an investigator, and I'm an investigator in two senses: I'm an investigative journalist, and I'm also an investigator of the claims of the paranormal and claims of the spiritual. And that _____ a few things. Sometimes that means that I'm __________ to need an ________ so I can get — yes, that's right! — so I can go to an exorcist and see if he's using gimmicks or psychological tricks to try to convince someone that they're possessed. Sometimes that means I'm going __________ in a fringe group which I report on for a podcast that I co-host. And I've done over 70 investigations like this with my co-host, Ross. I would love to tell you that nine times out of 10, science wins, saves the day, it's all explained. That's not true. The _____ is, 10 times out of 10, science wins, it saves the day.
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Original Text
(Laughter)
They came out. I said, "I suspect a gas leak." They brought their carbon monoxide detector, and the man said, "It's a really good thing that you called us tonight, because you could have been dead very soon."
Thirty-seven percent of Americans believe in haunted houses, and I wonder how many of them have been in one and how many of them have been in danger.
So that haunting story has led me to my job. I'm an investigator, and I'm an investigator in two senses: I'm an investigative journalist, and I'm also an investigator of the claims of the paranormal and claims of the spiritual. And that means a few things. Sometimes that means that I'm pretending to need an exorcism so I can get — yes, that's right! — so I can go to an exorcist and see if he's using gimmicks or psychological tricks to try to convince someone that they're possessed. Sometimes that means I'm going undercover in a fringe group which I report on for a podcast that I co-host. And I've done over 70 investigations like this with my co-host, Ross. I would love to tell you that nine times out of 10, science wins, saves the day, it's all explained. That's not true. The truth is, 10 times out of 10, science wins, it saves the day.