The Extended Mind: Recent Experimental Evidence

Google Tech Talks
September 2, 2008

ABSTRACT

We have been brought up to believe that the mind is located inside the head. But there are good reasons for thinking that this view is too limited. Recent experimental results show that people can influence others at a distance just by looking at them, even if they look from behind and if all sensory clues are eliminated. And people's intentions can be detected by animals from miles away. The commonest kind of non-local interaction mental influence occurs in connection with telephone calls, where most people have had the experience of thinking of someone shortly before they ring. Controlled, randomized tests on telephone telepathy have given highly significant positive results. Research techniques have now been automated and experiments on telepathy are now being conducted through the internet and cell phones, enabling widespread participation.

Speaker: Rupert Sheldrake
Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D. is a biologist and author of more than 75 technical papers and ten books, the most recent being The Sense of Being Stared At. He studied at Cambridge and Harvard Universities, was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and a Research Fellow of the Royal Society. He is currently Director of the Perrott-Warrick project, funded from Trinity College Cambridge.

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[Voinik284]

This man is a genius. He is so well spoken, honest and able to present ideas in an understandable manner. Light years ahead of Dawkins and all these biased fools spouting their garbage...

[Gee Man]

A true skeptic says things like "Show me the error bars!" and assigns likelihoods according to the Sigma method

When it comes to the unknown it is [b]certainty[/b] that exposes one as a charlatan. Much as I enjoyed "The Selfish Gene", I'm afraid Dawkins has acquired that "shrillness which belies belief". He is a polemicist with an agenda which is manifestly non-scientific; he styles himself as "Guardian Protector of the Hallowed Flame of Knowledge" whilst making himself its enemy

[mtdonaghy85]

guardian protector of the hallowed flame of knowledge? where did you get that shit from. Dawkins isn't non-scientific at all. He welcomes the fact that he could be proven wrong.

[Durakken]

So all skeptics are not skeptics

Having no double and triple blind studies makes your study more accurate

Science is against you conspiracy theory

Even if you take what he says as possible the idea that you can train a field is idiotic. It's a field, not a muscle v.v

[plasmaborne4rel]

sounds like bullshit to me. How many times have you thought you were being stared at and were totally absolutely wrong. About 99% would seem reasonable. I leave this video to wishful superstitious folk.

[famatik1]

Sheldrake said himself that this isn't nothing new, and he is aware of "security services", so why you comment on same thought he had? or you wanted just to say CIA because he couldn't 't say it

[Luna Prey]

This is really fascinating. I really hope Humans will be able to discover an ability that will make us closer as a society. Go Go!

[LackadaisicalE]

After seeing this guy in Dawkins vid, I felt he was some charlatan fool, but I must say he seems okay in this talk, even if his conclusions are debatable at points. Very nice upload!

[Thenas88]

so at 1:05:00 when the talks about positioning, does that mean that getting drunk inhibits that ability?

I'm wondering because anyone that's ever been drunk know they have a hell of a lot more bruises the day after than they did the day before.

[Potandthekettle]

That's what makes you a cynic.

[Potandthekettle]

People are so ignorant of what spam even means. Its spreading unwanted advertising for something else. Not just posting something that others perceive to not be on topic. smh