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'''Telepathy''' (literally "distant perception/feeling") refers to the supposed ability to communicate information from one mind to another, and is one form of [[extra-sensory perception]] or [[anomalous cognition]]. |
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This information is generally reported as being "received" in the same form as that from the conventional senses. |
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Some, for example Spider Robinson in the book ''Deathkiller'', have envisioned neurological research leading to technologically assisted telepathy. |
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The controversial British academic Professor [[Kevin Warwick]] of the University of Reading claims that his research into implanted radio transmitters is the first step towards a kind of telepathy. Others view Warwick as a self-publicist, and regard his claims with extreme skepticism. |
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[[Parapsychology|Parapsychologists]] have performed a number of experiments attempting to provide repeatable evidence of the existence of non-technological telepathy. |
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Perhaps the closest they have come is with studies of so-called [[Ganzfeld phenomena]]. |
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[[Comic book]]s take greater liberties with telepaths, giving them the ability to not only control minds (through hypnosis-like capabilities, illusion, etc..) but actually turning telepathy into an offensive weapon by overloading the mental communication channel with a "mind-blast" which causes great pain, unconsciousness, and sometimes even death. |
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=== Additional Resources === |
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* http://www.btinternet.com/~neuronaut/webtwo_features_psi_one.htm |
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''Someone else will have to supply the details of the experiments and controversy... :-)'' |
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:''See also :'' [[BinomialDistribution]] |
Revision as of 00:51, 27 January 2002
- See also : BinomialDistribution