Bigelow institute awards about $1.8 million for afterlife essays

When: 4 Dec 2021
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Sources: 3 public sources

Robert Bigelow, whose Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies ran the afterlife essay contest Bill Ingalls, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Robert Bigelow's Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies, launched in 2021, handed out prizes to 29 essays on evidence for survival of consciousness after death, with Jeffrey Mishlove taking first place. Coverage noted Bigelow's earlier funding of UFO research.

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FirsthandSurvival of Consciousness: What Is the Most Persuasive Scientific Evidence? (opens in a new tab)Institute of Noetic Sciences (prize winner) / 2021-11-24
PressIs there life after death? That's the million-dollar question (opens in a new tab)The Canberra Times / 2022-02-12
OtherRobert Bigelow and the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (opens in a new tab)Psi Encyclopedia (Society for Psychical Research)

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