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Henri Broch teachs Physics and Zetetics at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis France, where, up to the creation of the Zetetics lab, he conducted research at the Biophysics lab of the Faculty of Sciences. He is winner of an international scientific prize, author of more than 130 publications and 5 books and has given more than 250 invited lectures.

For the interested reader :
Georges CHARPAK & Henri BROCH,
"Debunked ! ESP, Telekinesis, and Other Pseudoscience", Johns Hopkins University Press 2004

Professor Henri Broch showing that fakir wonders are easily reproduced (sure, the explanation is given in the Zetetics course) (150 dpi)	Firewalking done in 1992 at tne CNRS-Marseille by Henri Broch to prove that no paranormal power is necessary. He reads the chapter of his book explaining the phenomenon (150 dpi)

Henri BROCH. Brief CV

- His Biophysics research works are on the conformational analysis of biomolecules (DNA and RNA stereostructures, collagen, radioprotectors, alkylating agents,...).
- He is the author of 55 international biophysics publications and of more than 40 communications to scientific congresses.
- Henri Broch is member of the New York Academy of Sciences

- Parallel to this, he leads since 1971 various scientific investigations on the "paranormal" and actions for the diffusion of the scientific culture and the prophylaxis of pseudo-sciences.
- He is the author of more than 75 Zetetics papers and has appeared in numerous TV and radio broadcasts.
- Henri Broch is a CSICOP Fellow (Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, USA) and member of other skeptical organisations (Argentina, Belgium, France and Spain).

Henri Broch received in 1990 the "Distinguished Skeptic Award" of the CSICOP (USA), "in recognition of his innovative and creative use of new technologies in the defense of science and critical thinking".

Henri Broch and one of the numerous "shrouds" he made with all the characteristics of the holy shroud of Turin... (100 dpi)

As examples of Zetetics actions (like to be... a barefoot fire walker), Henri Broch :
- has publicly explained and reproduced since 1981 the San Gennaro miracle, the liquefaction of the dry "blood" of the protector of Naples, Italy.
- has clearly and scientifically exposed and explained the mystification of the "Shroud" of Turin ten years before the radiocarbon dating.
- made, as soon as July 1988, complete critical analysis and rebuttal of the paper published by Dr. Benveniste et al. on "water memory".
- has demonstrated the existence of "mis-shapen" data in the astrological experiments on twins published by Dr. Fuzeau-Braesch.
- has made a critical analysis of the doctoral thesis of the astrologer Elizabeth Teissier.

Henri Broch has published five books ; three of them on Zetetics and the results of his large inquiries on paranormal phenomena :

· "La Mystérieuse Pyramide de Falicon", ed. France-Empire 1976

· "Mécanique & Statique et Dynamique des Fluides" (with Dan VASILESCU), ed. Bréal 1977, 1984

- "Le Paranormal", collection "Points Sciences", ed. Seuil, Paris 2001
(original edition: collection "Science Ouverte", Ed. Seuil, Paris1985)

- "Au Coeur de l'Extra-Ordinaire", collection "Zététique", ed. Book-e-book.com 2002
(editor on the web ----> www.book-e-book.com
(original edition: Horizon Chimérique, Bordeaux 1991, 1994)

- "Devenez Sorciers, devenez Savants"(with Georges Charpak), ed. Odile Jacob 2002
Translated under the title :
"Debunked ! ESP, Telekinesis, and Other Pseudoscience", Johns Hopkins University Press 2004

Photo (portrait) ? -----> H. Broch