Evidence for Consciousness-Related Anomalies in Random Physical Systems
D. I. Radin, R. D. Nelson
Foundations of Physics, Vol 19, No 12, pp 1499-1514, December 1989
Speculations about the role of consciousness in physical systems are
frequently observed in the literature concerned with the interpretation
of quantum mechanics. While only three experimental investigations can
be found on this topic in physics journals, more than 800 relevant
experiments have been reported in the literature of parapsychology. A
well-defined body of empirical evidence from this domain was reviewed
using meta-analytic techniques to assess methodological quality and
overall effect size. Results showed effects conforming to chance
expectation in control conditions and unequivocal non-chance effects in
experimental conditions. This quantitative literature review agrees with
the findings of two earlier reviews, suggesting the existence of some
form of consciousness-related anomaly in random physical systems.
Experiments in Remote Human/Machine Interaction
B. J. Dunne, R. G. Jahn
Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol 6, No 4, pp 311-332, 1992
Several extensive experimental studies of human/machine interactions
wherein the human operators and the target machines are separated by
distances of up to several thousand miles yield anomalous results
comparable in scale and character to those produced under conditions of
physical proximity. The output distributions of random binary events
produced by a variety of microelectronic random and pseudorandom
generator, as well as by a macroscopic random mechanical cascade,
display small but replicable and statistically significant mean shift
correlated with the remote operators' pre-stated intentions, and feature
cumulative achievement patterns similar to those of the corresponding
local experiments. Individual operator effect sizes distribute normally,
with the majority of participants contributing to the overall effect.
Patterns of specific count populations are also similar to those found
in the corresponding local experiments. The insensitivity of the size
and details of these results to intervening distance and time adds
credence to a large database for precognitive remote perception
experiments, and suggests that these two forms of anomaly may draw from
similar mechanisms of information exchange between human consciousness
and random physical processes.
