News
February 22, 2024
Article
The best books on hallucinations
Ben talked to Sophie McBain of Five Books about the novels and non-fiction that shaped his thinking for Presence.
December 15, 2023
Award
Presence wins British Psychological Society Book Award 2023
Presence was awarded a BPS Book Award in the Popular Science category for 2023.
October 12, 2023
Event
The Uncanny – Cheltenham Literature Festival
Ben Alderson-Day appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in October for a discussion of the “Uncanny” in literature and science with Richard Hirst and Alex Clark.
August 16, 2023
Event
Questions of Belief at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Ben Alderson-Day appeared with Sarak Krasnostein – author of The Believer – at the Edinburgh Book Festival in August.
June 7, 2023
Event
The Unseen Other – Cheltenham Science Festival
Ben Alderson-Day appeared at the Cheltenham Science Festival in June.
May 5 2023
Article
Aeon Essay: A Thickness in the Air
Ben has written a new essay for Aeon to accompany Presence, featuring the presence paradox and a trip to Geneva to visit the presence robot.
May 3 2023
Audio
Extra time on Talksport with Paul Ross
Ben talks to Paul Ross about feelings of presence in extreme sports, endurance events, and solo adventures.
April 25, 2023
Audio
Presence on All in the Mind (BBC R4)
Ben was joined by explorer Luke Robertson for an interview with Claudia Hammond in the first episode of a new series of All in the Mind.
April 4, 2023
Review
Why people sometimes feel a ‘presence’ in an empty room
Review by Stuart Ritchie for iNews.
March 29, 2023
Review
Presence review: A lively look at why we experience ghostly presences
Review of Presence by Jason Arunn Murugesu.