Tag Archives: wishful thinking

As a Scientist, I Didn’t Believe in Psychic Powers. Then I Experienced Something That Changed My Life.

As a young child, I was fascinated by any story or movie that had to do with the supernatural. When I grew up in the late ’70s, hit movies included “Star Wars,” “ET,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Poltergeist.” Uri Geller was bending spoons with his mind on television, and it seemed like… Read More »

What it’s like to be a female pioneer

Jacqui Oatley became the first female commentator on BBC’s Match of the Day in April 2007 – Getty Images/Julian Finney When Rebecca Welch becomes the first woman to referee the Premier League in Fulham’s match against Burnley on Saturday, it won’t be the first time Craven Cottage has hosted a history moment for women working… Read More »