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Reproducible ESP Testing

Data Skeptic

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Is There a Mechanism for ESP?

Bem: "I don't know of something that looks like a wireless transmitter in the brain, but I'm not a neurologist" The ultimate test was whether there would be a higher than chance, guess rate or correct guess rate in the sample. By chance, we would expect 50% correct guesses in the original study, Bem reported 53%. It was not a huge effect by any means, and I think it's quite on the verge of breaking even in a casino in roulette, for example.

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