Rupert Sheldrake - Author and Biologist

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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Morphic Resonance, Memory
and the Habits of Nature

Eight talks, live Q&A in Nov 2023, 12 book chapter PDFs.

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How To Transform the Sciences
Six Potential Breakthroughs

Six talks, bonus Q&A, one full book and two book chapter PDFs.

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Official Podcast

Talks and conversations at the intersection of science and spirituality; includes solo talks and dialogues with others.

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Official YouTube Channel

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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.

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Recent Scientific Paper PDF

The Nature of Visual Perception The Journal of Mind and Behavior (2023), Volume 44, Numbers 1 and 2 Pages 1–14

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Podcasts and Streaming Audio

Rupert's Podcast

With Mark Vernon

Talks by Rupert

The Trialogues

Father Bede Griffiths

Charles Eisenstein

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Featured Video

A fun whiteboard animation of Rupert's 'banned' TED talk, by YouTube channel After Skool.

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Wikipedia Hijacked by Dogmatic Skeptics

The world's most democratic encyclopedia in theory falls rather short of that in practice, as the case of Rupert's Wikipedia page abundantly illustrates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rupert answers common questions in these videos. There are also written answers to more FAQs.

What is morphic resonance?

Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work

To Go Beyond is to move into a place of bliss, greater understanding, love and deep connectedness, a realm where we finally find life’s meaning. Get the Audiobook on discount here.