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, 2 live Q&A sessions, 12 book chapter PDFs.
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Morphic Resonance Audio Book
An updated and expanded audio edition of the book that ignited a firestorm in the scientific world with its radical approach to evolution.
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New Research on Telepathy PDF
A Comparison of Four New Automated Telephone Telepathy Tests Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition (2024), Vol. 4, No. 1, 122-141
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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 powers of animals, from a telepathic talking parrot, to psychic dogs that know when their owners are heading home.
After Skool Animations
Another great After Skool animation, this time of Rupert's talk at the 2023 Holberg Prize Debate.
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Holberg Prize Debate
Discussing the mystery of consciousness with Tanya Luhrmann, Professor of Anthropology at Stanford, and neuroscientist Anil Seth.
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Essay ... why you can sense when someone is looking ...
This DailyMail article covers Rupert's new research on the sense of being stared at.
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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)
Official YouTube Channel
Over 100 videos—all ad free. Enjoy Rupert's talks? Help others discover what you value by liking, subscribing and leaving a comment.
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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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Podcasts and Streaming Audio
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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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