Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin! Spooky Edition! Psst, down here! We have to be really quiet. I think he’s right outside. Oh no! Uh...I’ll explain more soon! Phew! I think we’re all clear... at least for
now. Okay, you're probably all wondering what’s
going on. Well, in honor of the spookiest time of the
year, the gang and I thought that we’d visit one of the scariest places in the Life Noggin
universe: the Haunted House of Harold the Hacker! He created this corrupted section of my world
way before i was made, and my animator can’t seem to get rid of it. Legend says his pixelated ghost still roams
this house. Scary glitch monsters are one thing, but a
ghost? Naturally, we have to investigate. I also thought this would also be a great
time to see if ghosts are real out there in /your/ world. Never a bad time to learn! Right, guys? Guys? Right? First off, let’s see how many people out
there believe in ghosts. According to the 2017 Chapman University Survey
of American Fears, the majority of Americans have some sort of belief in the paranormal. 52.3% of the people that were surveyed reported
that they agreed or strongly agreed with the belief that places could be haunted by spirits. In fact, only 25.3% of the people surveyed
shared none of the seven paranormal beliefs listed, which include believing in bigfoot
and telekinesis, to name a few. It certainly looks like a good amount of people
believe in ghosts and other spooky stuff, but is there any tangible proof that they’re
real? Unfortunately, not really. There’s certainly a bunch of stories and
tales of weird things happening — like items going missing, doors seeming to close on their
own, or people feeling a cold presence — but it’s nothing that we’ve been able to prove
scientifically as being paranormal or “ghostly”. C’mon, Harold. Not again! So if we don’t have any proof that ghosts
are real, why do so many people believe in ghosts and claim to have had paranormal experiences? Alice Gregory, Professor of Psychology at
Goldsmiths, University of London, believes that these ideas and perceived experiences
might actually have something to do with the way that people sleep. Take sleep paralysis, for instance. People that experience sleep paralysis might
have dream-like hallucinations while they’re awake and paralyzed, or struggling to move. Basically, certain aspects of your dreams
can make their way into your conscious life, which could account for many of the paranormal
experiences that we hear about. Researchers are also looking to other sleep-time
phenomenons for possible ghostly explanations, such as exploding head syndrome. I mean, hey, if I heard a loud bang while
I was trying to go to sleep, I’d probably blame it on the paranormal too. Oh come on Harold, it’s been a long day! Okay, bad idea. Shouldn’t have yelled at the ghost. Everybody run! And beyond everything else, scientists are
continuously finding more and more evidence that point to what might be the actual scientific
reasoning behind a bunch of your paranormal experiences. For instance, preliminary research indicates
that exposure to certain types of mold might have some pretty scary side effects that you’d
normally attribute to the paranormal. This could include pain syndromes, delirium,
dementia, and even balance and coordination disorders. Oh no! Well, I guess this is it. Circlea, I’ve … I’ve always...Lov- Phew! I guess it was all just a dream. No more late-night scary stories for me. So do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever seen one? Let us know what you think down below, or
share any paranormal stories that you might have for us! Enjoyed this video? Check out our brand new channel Friends With
Answers, where we covered our scariest nightmares. Things get pretty weird. I squint my eyes in the dream, and then i'll
pop them open and then i'll be awake! It happened because of this one specific nightmare. as always, my name is Blocko, this has been
Life Noggin, don't forget to keep on thinking!
