By Chris Carter — 2012
Chris Carter, author of Science and Psychic Phenomena, takes a closer look at telepathy and the scientific implications of its existence.
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So what exactly is the difference between the mind and the brain? Well, the mind is separate, yet inseparable from, the brain. The mind uses the brain, and the brain responds to the mind.
The concept of telekinesis—the ability to use the power of thought or focused intention without any physical intervention to induce movement in objects at rest or influence the movement of objects and physical systems already in motion—is often relegated to the realm of science fiction and...
Does mysticism have a place in quantum mechanics today, or is the idea that the mind plays a role in creating reality best left to philosophical meditations? Harvard historian Juan Miguel Marin argues the former - not because physicists today should account for consciousness in their research, but...
The question is no longer whether quantum theory is correct, but what it means.
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According to the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics, there may be multiple copies of us living in multiple worlds.
Forget what you know or what you think you know about consciousness.
Einstein hated "spooky action at a distance," but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.
One of the most important open questions in science is how our consciousness is established. If quantum measurements are one day taken from the human brain, they could be compared against our results to definitely decide whether consciousness is a classical or a quantum phenomenon.
Theories that try to explain these big metaphysical mysteries fall short, making agnosticism the only sensible stance
Here’s what Einstein meant when he spoke of cosmic dice and the “secrets of the Ancient One.”