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Third Man Syndrome (Part 1)
In this first part, Tara tells Doug about a strange phenomenon colloquially called "Third Man Syndrome," in which experiencers sense a helpful presence at their side in extreme survival scenarios. The presence helps them out of trouble and then vanishes as quickly as it came. You might not see it or hear it, but you'll feel it. But is it real?
Tara and Doug use a few stories of so-called "Third Men" to open up questions about the nature of reality and the power of the human mind. Part 2 will introduce the leading scientific theories about what causes this high-stakes imaginary friend to visit in the most desperate circumstances...
Sources:
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
South: The Endurance Expedition by Ernest Shackleton
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
Camp Six: The 1933 Everest Expedition by Frank Smythe
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson
The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible by John Geiger
"Third Man Syndrome," EBSCO: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/psychology/third-man-syndrome
This site reproduces many of the pictures from the Shackleton Expedition:
https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Ernest_Shackleton_pictures.php
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By Tara & DougIn this first part, Tara tells Doug about a strange phenomenon colloquially called "Third Man Syndrome," in which experiencers sense a helpful presence at their side in extreme survival scenarios. The presence helps them out of trouble and then vanishes as quickly as it came. You might not see it or hear it, but you'll feel it. But is it real?
Tara and Doug use a few stories of so-called "Third Men" to open up questions about the nature of reality and the power of the human mind. Part 2 will introduce the leading scientific theories about what causes this high-stakes imaginary friend to visit in the most desperate circumstances...
Sources:
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
South: The Endurance Expedition by Ernest Shackleton
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
Camp Six: The 1933 Everest Expedition by Frank Smythe
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson
The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible by John Geiger
"Third Man Syndrome," EBSCO: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/psychology/third-man-syndrome
This site reproduces many of the pictures from the Shackleton Expedition:
https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Ernest_Shackleton_pictures.php