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This is the grand farewell of Princeton's PEAR lab -- one of the longest-running mind-matter experiments, spanning 26 years. Results across three research lines are striking. In human-versus-machine trials, 91 volunteers nudged random number generators by a tiny but real amount, with odds against chance around 14,000 to 1. In remote perception (trying to "see" distant locations), 653 trials hit odds of 30 million to 1 -- and distance and time made no difference. FieldREG studies placed random devices at emotionally charged group events and found anomalies at staggering odds over 3 billion to 1. Women performed differently than men, bonded pairs did especially well, and effects tended to fade or oscillate over time.
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The definitive self-authored retrospective of one of the longest-running PK laboratory programs. Establishes empirical signatures (gender effects, distance/time independence, irregular replicability) that recur across the mind-matter interaction literature. Essential context for the PEAR-derived lineage: Nelson GCP, FieldREG, Radin double-slit. Originally published in JSE Vol. 19, No. 2 (2005); reprinted in EXPLORE Vol. 3, No. 3 (May/June 2007).
Retrospective review of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) laboratory program spanning 26 years (1979-2005). Reports results from three research strands: REG human/machine experiments with 91 operators over ~2.5 million trials showing small but statistically significant mean shifts (p ~ 7x10-5 composite); 653 remote perception trials yielding Z > 5.4 (p ~ 3x10-8) with no distance or time attenuation; and FieldREG deployments showing anomalous outputs correlated with group emotional resonance (chi-squared p = 3.2x10-10). Identifies key correlates including operator gender, bonded co-operator pairs, and decline/oscillation effects, and proposes three theoretical models: quantum mechanics of consciousness, the M5 modular model, and consciousness filters.
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- Correlations of Random Binary Sequences with Pre-Stated Operator Intention: A Review of a 12-Year Program — Jahn, Robert G (1997)
- The Persistent Paradox of Psychic Phenomena: An Engineering Perspective — Jahn, Robert G (1982)
- FieldREG II: Consciousness Field Effects: Replications and Explorations — Nelson, Roger D (1998)
- Reexamining Psychokinesis: Commentary on the Bösch, Steinkamp and Boller Meta-Analysis — Radin, D (2006)
- Mind/Machine Interaction Consortium: PortREG Replication Experiments — Jahn, Robert G (2000)
- Information and Uncertainty in Remote Perception Research — Dunne, Brenda J (2003)
- On the Quantum Mechanics of Consciousness, with Application to Anomalous Phenomena — Jahn, Robert G (1986)
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Jahn, Robert G, Dunne, Brenda J (2005). The PEAR Proposition. Journal of Scientific Exploration. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2007.03.005
@article{jahn_2005_pear,
title = {The PEAR Proposition},
author = {Jahn, Robert G and Dunne, Brenda J},
year = {2005},
journal = {Journal of Scientific Exploration},
doi = {10.1016/j.explore.2007.03.005},
}