Michael Persinger Death
Michael passed away on August 2018 at the age of 73 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
When did Michael Persinger die?
August 2018How old was Michael Persinger when died?
73Where did Michael Persinger die? What was the location of death?
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Michael Persinger Birthday and Date of Death
Michael Persinger was born on June 26, 1945 and died on August 2018. Michael was 73 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 26, 1945
Date of Death: August 2018
Age at Death: 73
Michael Persinger - Biography
Michael A. Persinger was a professor of psychology at Laurentian University, a position he had held since 1971. His most well-known hypotheses include the temporal lobes as the central correlate for mystical experiences, subtle changes in geomagnetic activity as mediators of parapsychological phenomena, the tectonic strain within the Earth’s crust as the source of luminous phenomena attributed to unidentified aerial objects, and the importance of specific quantifications for energy (10−20 Joules), photon flux density (picoWatt per meter squared), and small shifts in magnetic field intensities (picoTesla to nanoTesla range) for integrating cellular activity as well as human thought with universal phenomena.
Persinger attended Carroll College from 1963 to 1964 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1967. He received his M.A. in physiological psychology from the University of Tennessee and his Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba in 1971.
In 2016, Persinger was controversially removed as the instructor of a first-year psychology course. The provost at Laurentian said they objected to his asking students to sign a statement of understanding that vulgar language might be used in the class. The Laurentian University Faculty Association filed a grievance against the school for violating Persinger's academic freedom. Current and former students also protested the decision.
"One of my techniques is to expose people to all types of different words [...] silly words, complex words, emotional words, profane words. Because they influence how you make decisions and how you think."
