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From: bruce@menkar.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bruce Mount 572-8408)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Re: Telepathy/NOT neural nets
Summary: Read Margin's Of Reality
Keywords: Telepathy
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Date: 15 Mar 90 15:07:31 GMT
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Mike Plonski writes:

>I don't know exactly what you mean by "telepathy", but I hope that we
>are talking real science here and not science fiction.  I assume what 
>you mean is more related to bio-feedback types of systems.

I am not familiar with the Japanese research mentioned in previous
postings.  However, Dr. Robert G. Jahn and Brenda J. Dunne have written
a facinating *HARD* *SCIENCE* book on various ESP findings.  The book is:

   "Margins of Reality, The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World"
                                by
               Robert G. Jahn and Brenda J. Dunne
               Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987


Dr. Jahn is a Professor of Aerospace Sciences and Dean Emeritus of the
school of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton University.  Brenda
Dunne is manager of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab.

Jahn and Dunne are strongly anti-sensationalist, even pedantic.  Their
book describes extremely well controled scientific experiments that they
have performed repeatedly in their labs.  Although the book starts with
a popular historical review of ESP research, it quickly gets very technical
and detailed about the (facinating) specifics of their research.
Even so, most scientifically minded readers should be able to follow the
book.

I have no connection with Dr. Jahn or Ms. Dunne.  I have met Dr. Jahn,
however, when he came and spoke here at NASA Goddard.  He is a very
thoughtfull, well spoken, scientist who's overall message is "We've found
some REALLY interesting things, and we hope other scientists will try
to repeat our experiments to prove or disprove our findings" (my para-
phrase).  

Further, so as not to sensationalize his findings, he agreed to speak at 
NASA with the stipulation that the press NOT be allowed to attend.

Good reading to all,

--Bruce
  bruce@atria.gsfc.nasa.gov

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