Information Transmission in Remote Viewing Experiments, by David Marks and Richard Kammann, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature in 1978, is a critical study identifying methodological flaws, particularly unintended cues in experimental transcripts, that could explain apparent remote-viewing successes reported by other researchers without requiring any paranormal transmission of information. Its authority rests on publication in one of the most rigorously peer-reviewed general science journals and on the authors' direct re-examination of the original experimental materials. It is widely cited in mainstream psychology as a key methodological critique of remote-viewing research.
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David Marks and Richard Kammann's Information Transmission in Remote Viewing Experiments, published in the peer reviewed journal Nature in 1978, the top tier reflecting publication in one of the most rigorously peer reviewed general science journals and the authors' direct re-examination of the original experimental materials, identifying methodological flaws, particularly unintended cues in experimental transcripts, that could explain apparent remote-viewing successes without requiring any paranormal transmission of information, notwithstanding that it is widely cited specifically as a methodological critique rather than a comprehensive survey of every remote-viewing study. NotesPeer-reviewed critique of information transmission in remote viewing experiments, Nature, 1978.
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AuthorDavid Marks and Richard Kammann
PublisherNature
Publication Year1978
Source Typepeer-reviewed article
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