The Incredible Afterlives of Dr. Stevenson

One Scientist's Epic Quest for Evidence of Reincarnation, Apparitions, Poltergeists, and Other Matters of the Soul

The untold story of an iconoclastic scientist: a psychiatrist who dedicated his career to documenting consciousness after death.

Jesse Bering

Writer, psychologist, science communicator

Books

The Incredible Afterlives of Dr. Stevenson

The untold story of an iconoclastic scientist: a psychiatrist who dedicated his career to documenting consciousness after death.

Suicidal

Authoritative, accessible, personal, profound—there’s never been a book on suicide like this. It will help you understand yourself and your loved ones, and it will change the way you think about this most vexing of human problems.

Perv

From science to politics, psychology, history, and his own reflections on growing up gay in America, Bering confronts hypocrisy, prejudice, and harm as they relate to sexuality on a global scale.

Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?

Jesse Bering takes readers on a bold and captivating journey through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behavior.

The Belief Instinct

In this lively and masterfully argued new book, Jesse Bering unveils the psychological underpinnings of why we believe.

Books

The Incredible Afterlives of Dr. Stevenson

The untold story of an iconoclastic scientist: a psychiatrist who dedicated his career to documenting consciousness after death.

Suicidal

Authoritative, accessible, personal, profound—there’s never been a book on suicide like this. It will help you understand yourself and your loved ones, and it will change the way you think about this most vexing of human problems.

Perv

From science to politics, psychology, history, and his own reflections on growing up gay in America, Bering confronts hypocrisy, prejudice, and harm as they relate to sexuality on a global scale.

Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?

Jesse Bering takes readers on a bold and captivating journey through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behavior.

The Belief Instinct

In this lively and masterfully argued new book, Jesse Bering unveils the psychological underpinnings of why we believe.

About Jesse

A research psychologist and the author of several acclaimed popular science books, Jesse and his work have been featured on numerous documentaries, television shows and radio programmes, including ‘Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman’, ‘Conan’, ‘Chelsea Lately’, ‘Q&A’ (Australia), NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ and the BBC. He has written for Scientific American, Slate, Guardian, The New York Times, Discover, Chicago Tribune, New Republic, Vice and many others. He currently writes the weekly sex and science column LE BON COUP DU DIMANCHE SOIR for the French magazine Le Point.

Jesse is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Science Communication Programme at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He lives on the Otago Peninsula with his partner Juan and their border terriers, Hanno and Kora.

“Anyone familiar with [Bering’s] columns knows the goofy, self-deprecatory way he has of digesting lofty concepts. This book . . . is a prime specimen.”

Newcity Lit

“Anyone interested in reading about the latest developments in sex research told with a generous dose of self-deprecating humor will enjoy this essay collection.”

Library Journal

“Jesse Bering is a brilliant psychologist, a gifted storyteller, a careful reader of Jean-Paul Sartre, and a very funny man. And his first book, The Belief Instinct, is a triumph—a moving, provocative, and entertaining exploration of the human search for meaning.”

Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology, Yale University, author of How Pleasure Works

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