It's a near certainty that the paranormal doesn't exist. So why not give up the hunt? Carrie Poppy applies more than five years of investigations on the fringe of science and belief to explore this question.

Carrie Poppy is a journalist and investigator of fringe science, spirituality, and claims of the paranormal. Together with Ross Blocher, she hosts a comic investigations podcast, “Oh No, Ross and Carrie”.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx