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Chicks can be conditioned to avoid yellow LEDs but allowed to peck at silver beads. Chicks later, not having been so conditioned, would also tend to avoid the yellow LEDs and favor the silver beads.
Rats, poisoned, seem to add to the “morphic resonance field” such that subsequent rats, not yet poisoned, also somehow “know” to avoid the same poisons (i.e., bait with some particular flavor) that worked before on other rats. For this reason, warfarin, which causes bleeding and death days later (thus breaking association between poison and death) has become the preferred poison because it works on all rats, even those who have become “bait-shy”. This morphic resonance isn’t local but spans miles and miles area.
Bass fishing lures are also under constant development, presumably for the same reason.
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Published on Sep 17, 2014
Rupert Sheldrake is an author, lecturer, and researcher in the field of parapsychology, known for his long-ago proposed theory of morphic resonance.
The music part begins at about 45:00 into video, but the stuff before it is exceptional and vital.
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Rupert Sheldrake is a British author, researcher, and biologist known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance, a concept he introduced in his 1981 book, “A New Science of Life.” Sheldrake’s work sits at the fringe of mainstream scientific research, often sparking debate and controversy within the scientific community.
### Morphic Resonance
The core of Sheldrake’s hypothesis is morphic resonance, which suggests that similar patterns of activity influence across time and space organisms and systems by resonance, leading to inherent memories in nature. This means that all natural systems, from crystals to human societies, inherit a collective memory from all previous things of their kind. Sheldrake argues that this mechanism explains habits, instincts, and certain aspects of human knowledge that are not easily explained by traditional science.
### Reception and Criticism
Sheldrake’s ideas have been met with skepticism and outright dismissal by many in the scientific establishment. Critics argue that morphic resonance lacks empirical evidence and does not adhere to the methodological and theoretical standards of conventional science. Despite this, Sheldrake’s work has found a significant audience outside of the traditional scientific community, appealing to those interested in alternative science, spirituality, and new age concepts.
### Contributions and Works
Beyond “A New Science of Life,” Rupert Sheldrake has authored several books exploring various aspects of science, spirituality, and consciousness. These include “The Presence of the Past: Morphic Resonance and the Habits of Nature,” “Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals,” and “Science and Spiritual Practices,” among others. His work often bridges science and spirituality, suggesting that contemporary science has yet to fully understand or acknowledge the depth and complexity of the natural world.
### Public Engagement
Sheldrake has been an active public speaker, engaging in debates, lectures, and discussions about his theories and the broader implications for science and society. He has also participated in research on telepathy, the sense of being stared at, and other phenomena that challenge conventional scientific models of mind and consciousness.
### Impact
Despite the controversy surrounding his work, Rupert Sheldrake has contributed to expanding discussions around the nature of scientific inquiry, the limits of materialistic explanations of consciousness, and the potential for integrating scientific and spiritual understandings of the world. His advocacy for a more open-minded scientific investigation into phenomena that do not fit within the current paradigms encourages ongoing debate about the nature of science and knowledge.