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.
Singing on Trinity Sunday, Old Boundary Stones, and Gratitude
Rupert's latest essay in Church Times, on the revival of patronal festivals, parish-boundary walks, and gratitude's links to happiness and health.
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Dispelling the Dogmas of Science—Masterclass
Is nature mechanical? Is matter unconscious? This masterclass challenges the assumptions that modern science takes for granted, showing how easily they crumble under scrutiny.
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Morphic Resonance, Memory and the Habits of Nature—Masterclass
This is Rupert's deepest dive yet into the science of Morphic Resonance, exploring its connection to memory, inheritance, rituals, mantras, crystals and even societies.
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Essay Proof Telephone Telepathy IS Real
Rupert argues that telephone telepathy is a real phenomenon, citing his own research along with quotes from Dame Judi Dench and others.
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New Research on Telephone Telepathy PDF 
Telecommunication Telepathy: A Meta-Analysis Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition (2025), with Tom Stedall and Patrizio Tressoldi
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A Mix of Opinions on the Afterlife
Rupert weighs in on the biggest question of all, along with several influential thinkers from the arts and sciences.
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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 ... Why Your Pet Wakes Up When You Stare at It ...
This DailyMail article covers Rupert's new research on the sense of being stared at.
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New Research on Staring and Sleep PDF
Is it Possible to Wake Sleeping People and Non-Human Animals by Staring at Them? Journal of Scientific Exploration (2024) Vol. 38, No. 4, 603-613; with Pam Smart
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New Research on Staring Through Video PDF
Can People Tell When They Are Being Stared at Live on Video? Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (2024) Vol. 88, No. 3, Issue 956, 129–146; with Sebastian Penraeth
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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)
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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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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Official Podcast
Talks and conversations at the intersection of science and spirituality; includes solo talks and dialogues with others.
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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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Take the Joint Attention Test
Can you tell if you're looking at the same picture as someone else? Grab a friend and give it a try.
