I am ill today - here is the work.
Here is what we started yesterday:
Psychokinesis is moving objects with paranormal mental activity. If this is on the scale of objects that can be seen, e.g. moving small objects like pencils or bending spoons, it is known as 'Macro PK'. 'Micro PK' involves influencing computer circuitry, usually to cause a 'random event generator' to produce a less random string of events.
James Hydrick is an interesting character and a good example of a Micro PK psychic. Here he demonstrates his powers on American TV show 'That's Incredible!' before failing to do so when sceptical stage magician James Randi puts some 'controls' in place (there is a longer Youtube clip of this same episode if you prefer):
Far more famous is Uri Geller - famous for bending spoons and performing a range of other psychic feats. Geller was studied by a number of parapsychologists who were convinced that his powers were genuine. Randi narrates this video, giving some useful background and explaining his roll in another prime-time TV failure of psychic power:
Randi's Project Alpha is not a piece of research, but a publicity stunt aimed at exposing the flawed nature of research carried out at Washington University in St Louis (the lead researcher was Shafer). The quality of this video is horrible but it gives a good overview (again there is a longer documentary on Youtube if you are interested):
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