Psychic Drift.
In: Scientific American, Jg. 288 (2003-02-01), Heft 2, S. 31
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In the first half of the 19th century the theory of evolution was mired in conjecture until Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace compiled a body of evidence and posited a mechanism-natural selection--for powering the evolutionary machine. The theory of continental drift, proposed in 1915 by Alfred Wegener, was not accepted by most scientists until the 1960s, with the discovery of midoceanic ridges, geomagnetic patterns corresponding to continental plate movement, and plate tectonics as the driving motor. In the late 19th century organizations such as the Society for Psychical Research were begun to employ rigorous scientific methods in the study of psi, and they had world-class scientists in support, including none other than Wallace. In the 20th century psi periodically appeared in serious academic research programs, from Joseph B. Rhine's experiments at Duke University in the 1930s to Daryl J. Bem's research at Cornell University in the 1990s. Ray Hyman of the University of Oregon determined that there were inconsistencies in the experimental procedures used in different ganzfeld experiments. He also pointed out flaws in the target randomization process, resulting in a target-selection bias.
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Psychic Drift.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Shermer, Michael |
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Zeitschrift: | Scientific American, Jg. 288 (2003-02-01), Heft 2, S. 31 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2003 |
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ISSN: | 0036-8733 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1038/scientificamerican0203-31 |
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