Prof. Chris French

Over the last 50 years, there's been a huge amount of research on telepathy published in peer-reviewed journals, which has proved to be repeatable and seems to me irrefutable in that it's showing that telepathy really happens. The problem is that the critics simply aren't interested in the evidence because their belief system is that this is impossible.

Over the last 50 years, there's been a huge amount of research on telepathy published in peer-reviewed journals, which has proved to be repeatable and seems to me irrefutable in that it's showing that telepathy really happens. The problem is that the critics simply aren't interested in the evidence because their belief system is that this is impossible.

I accept that there are some really interesting and challenging aspects ideas out there for skeptics. I mean, some of the evidence isn't easy to dismiss. And certainly when you get skeptics who say there is no evidence for the existence of telepathy or precognition and so on, that's just nonsense.

I accept that there are some really interesting and challenging aspects ideas out there for skeptics. I mean, some of the evidence isn't easy to dismiss. And certainly when you get skeptics who say there is no evidence for the existence of telepathy or precognition and so on, that's just nonsense.

I am indeed, yeah. I don't get invited to parties at all because of my overwhelmingly negative personality.

I am indeed, yeah. I don't get invited to parties at all because of my overwhelmingly negative personality.

It's based on the idea that if there is such a thing as telepathy, it may well be that it's a very faint signal in comparison to all the background noise.

It's based on the idea that if there is such a thing as telepathy, it may well be that it's a very faint signal in comparison to all the background noise.

they look like half ping pong balls one over each eye and you you obviously light could still get in there through the gaps so you use cotton wool just to to plug that up and then you tape over the eyes and then you have a red light bulb so if they open their eyes all they'll see is red so it's not that you've got no sensory input but you've just got a uniform sensory input

they look like half ping pong balls one over each eye and you you obviously light could still get in there through the gaps so you use cotton wool just to to plug that up and then you tape over the eyes and then you have a red light bulb so if they open their eyes all they'll see is red so it's not that you've got no sensory input but you've just got a uniform sensory input

And basically, it's a very, very nice, comfortable, relaxing situation to be in. And people typically report that after a while, they relax and their head begins to fill with imagery, you know?

And basically, it's a very, very nice, comfortable, relaxing situation to be in. And people typically report that after a while, they relax and their head begins to fill with imagery, you know?

And the sender would try to concentrate on that target image and send the information to the receiver.

And the sender would try to concentrate on that target image and send the information to the receiver.

Just by thinking about it real hard, exactly.

Just by thinking about it real hard, exactly.

No, because I've had my fingers burnt with meta-analyses before. I mean, meta-analysis, I think, is a very useful tool. And I think we should take this latest meta-analysis seriously. But whether I'm going to say, yes, okay, I'm convinced now, I'm going to hold back a little bit because there have been so many twists and turns in this tale.

No, because I've had my fingers burnt with meta-analyses before. I mean, meta-analysis, I think, is a very useful tool. And I think we should take this latest meta-analysis seriously. But whether I'm going to say, yes, okay, I'm convinced now, I'm going to hold back a little bit because there have been so many twists and turns in this tale.

And I read that and thought, oh my God, wow, this really looks like very powerful evidence. So what are these analyses doing wrong?

And I read that and thought, oh my God, wow, this really looks like very powerful evidence. So what are these analyses doing wrong?