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Nicholas Spanos

Nicholas Peter Spanos (1942 – June 6, 1994), was professor of psychology and director of the Laboratory for Experimental Hypnosis at Carleton University from 1975 to his death in a single engine plane crash on June 6, 1994. Spanos conducted multiple studies that challenged common beliefs. He tried to distinguish the difference between common beliefs…

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Known for
Study of hypnosis, skepticism, debunking conspiracy theories
Alma mater
Boston University, Northeastern University
Born
1942 (1942)
Died
6 June 1994(1994-06-06) (aged 51–52) Edgartown, Massachusetts
Fields
Hypnosis
Workplaces
Carleton University

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Nicholas Spanos → Boston University, Northeastern University
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Nicholas Spanos → 1942 (1942)
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Nicholas Spanos → 6 June 1994(1994-06-06) (aged 51–52) Edgartown, Massachusetts
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