Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College. He was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Hyderabad, India. From 2005 to 2010 he was Director of the Perrott-Warrick project for research on unexplained human and animal abilities, funded by Trinity College, Cambridge.

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A Mix of Opinions on the Afterlife
Rupert weighs in on the biggest question of all, along with several influential thinkers from the arts and sciences.
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Explore The Big Questions in Science
Is nature mechanical? Is matter unconscious? Join Rupert in this video seminar to explore these and other fundamental questions challenging modern science.
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Morphic Resonance, Memory and the Habits of Nature
This is Rupert's deepest dive yet into the science of Morphic Resonance, exploring its connection to memory, inheritance, rituals, mantras, crystals and even societies.
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Essay ... Why Your Pet Wakes Up When You Stare at It ...
This DailyMail article covers Rupert's new research on the sense of being stared at.
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New Research on Staring and Sleep PDF
Is it Possible to Wake Sleeping People and Non-Human Animals by Staring at Them? Journal of Scientific Exploration (2024) Vol. 38, No. 4, 603-613; with Pam Smart
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New Research on Staring Through Video PDF
Can People Tell When They Are Being Stared at Live on Video? Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (2024) Vol. 88, No. 3, Issue 956, 129–146; with Sebastian Penraeth
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New Research on Scopaesthesia PDF
Directional Scopaesthesia and Its Implications for Theories of Vision Journal of Scientific Exploration Vol 37, No. 3, 312-329 (2023)

Essay Pets Often Know They Are About to Die, Wish Us Farewell
This DailyMail article covers Rupert's latest research on remarkable behavior of animals during their last phase of life.
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New Research on End-of-Life Experience PDF
Experiences of Dying Animals: Parallels With End-of-Life Experiences in Humans Journal of Scientific Exploration (2023) Vol. 37, No. 1
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Dying, Death and Beyond – with Satish Kumar
What does a good death look like? Rupert and Satish answer this and other questions.
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Fields as Formal Causes – with David Bentley Hart
Do the fields of physics act as top-down causes, aligning with Aristotle's formal and final causes?
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Essay Can our dead pets come back to visit us?
This DailyMail article covers Rupert's research on the parallels between humans and animals in both life's final moments and the bereavement process that follows, based on hundreds of reports.
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New Research on After-Death Communications PDF
After-Death Communications (ADCs) from Non-Human Animals: Parallels with Human ADCs Journal of Scientific Exploration Vol 38, No. 1, 61-78 (2024)
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End-of-Life Experiences
This is an emerging area of research investigating the behaviors and phenomena observed in domestic animals in their final moments.

Research With Animals
Papers on the unexplained abilities of animals, from a telepathic talking parrot, to dogs that know when their humans are heading home.

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