Rupert Sheldrake

Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author. He studied natural sciences at Cambridge and philosophy at Harvard, where he was a Frank Knox Fellow. He took a Ph.D. in biochemistry at Cambridge in 1967 and was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where he was Director of Studies in biochemistry and cell biology until 1973. As a Research Fellow of the Royal Society, he carried out research at Cambridge on the development of plants and the aging of cells. In addition to his numerous books, he is the author of more than fifty papers in scientific journals.
His experiments into unusual and unexplained perceptiveness in humans make a compelling case that intuition, precognition, and telepathy are not paranormal, but are, in fact, normal functions drawn from our biological past.

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  • Mysterious Space Signals/ Seven Spiritual Practices

    Seth Shostak discussed mysterious radio signals. Followed by Rupert Sheldrake on spiritual practices that can improve one's life.More »
  • Angels in Science & Spirit

    Radical theologian and Episcopalian priest Matthew Fox (hours 2, 3, & 4) and maverick biologist Rupert Sheldrake (hours 3 & 4) joined forces to explore the nature of angels. First hour guest, author and hospice volunteer, Dannion Brinkley, talked about Veteran's Day, and...More »
  • Psychology of Sound

    Neuroscientist and musician Seth Horowitz joined Ian Punnett (Twitter) to discuss how sound affects us, and in turn, how we've learned to manipulate sound. In the first hour, Rupert Sheldrake talked about how science is riddled with various dogmas that limit new...More »
  • Paranormal Theories/ Extended Mind

    In the first half, Prof. Darryl Caterine talked about theories and patterns of the paranormal, as well as his journeys to study various groups such as spiritualists at Lily Dale, dowsers in Vermont, and UFO believers in Roswell. In the latter half, Rupert Sheldrake, discussed...More »
  • Food Health/Telepathic Experiments

    In the first half of the show, food safety expert Jeff Nelken discussed food health in homes & restaurants as well as the recent contaminated peanut butter outbreak. During the second half of the program, innovative biologist Rupert Sheldrake discussed his work exploring the...More »
  • Unusual Perceptions

    Researcher and author Rupert Sheldrake returned to the show to discuss unusual perceptions that he has studied in humans and animals. People can often sense they are being stared at, even when they can't see the person looking at them, he has discovered through controlled...More »
  • Experiments in Telepathy

    Dr. Rupert Sheldrake has concluded through his experimentation that telepathy is not paranormal, but in fact, a normal function that may be hard wired into us. In one experiment he described blindfolded people who were able to sense when someone else was looking at them, with...More »
  • Unusual Perception

    Biologist Rupert Sheldrake was Barbara's guest this Saturday night. He discussed his experiments into unusual perceptiveness in humans which make a compelling case that intuition and precognition are not paranormal, but are, in fact, normal functions. His latest study examines...More »