Science Has An Explanation for Why You Might Be Haunted By Ghosts

Science Explains Why Ghosts Are Haunting You

On television and in the movies, we bust ghosts, ghosts bust bad guys, and ghosts become our buddies. But when it comes to real life, plenty of people speculate they are much more than Hollywood smoke and mirrors; according to a HuffPost poll, 45 per cent of Americans believe in ghosts. (We can’t blame them—these nine royal ghosts haunt Britain to this day.)

The number may seem beyond belief, but another ghoulish number digs beyond just belief; 28 per cent of Americans claim that they’ve had a ghostly encounter of their own. And thanks to a new video from Vox, there may finally be an explanation for the paranormal activities. 

When a dog whistle is blown, dogs react, but humans don’t. This is because the frequency of the pitch is of a frequency outside of a human’s hearing ability. Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains in the video how even though we can’t necessarily hear these frequencies, they can still produce vibrations which we sense, which can, in turn, trigger us into visualizing things which are not actually present.

Science just loves spoiling ghost stories.

Next, here are five famous ghost stories that have been debunked.