Overviews & General Topics

This subcategory of ESP & Psychokinesis gathers overviews on major themes and articles on topics in ESP and PK that do not fit readily under other subcategories, outlining core concepts, historical background, key debates and basic findings to orient readers new to the field of parapsychology as a whole.

Animals in Psi Research

The psi abilities of animals have been reported in informal observations and tests, including modern lab experiments.

Anthropology and Psi Research

Anthropologists have long been fascinated by belief in psi, a near universal aspect of human culture.

Fraud in Parapsychology and Other Sciences

Psi researchers have sometimes been caught in fraud but so have scientists in other fields.

Global Consciousness Project (GCP)

International project the looks for deviations from chance on random number generators.

Parapsychology in Psychology Textbooks

Describes how psychology textbooks persistently misrepresent psi research.

Parapsychology PhDs in the UK (list)

A significant number of people in Britain have gained doctorates in parapsychology.

Psi for Financial Gain

Anecdotal accounts and lab tests suggest that psi can at times be used to advantage in gambling and financial speculation.

Psi Research in Asia and Australia

Contributions to psi research by labs and individuals in Australia, Japan, China and India

Psi Research in Brazil

This article traces the development of interest in psi phenomena and parapsychological research in Brazil.

Psi Research in China

Recent experimental and theoretical work in China includes successful attempts to train ESP abilities in blind children.

Psi Research in Continental Europe

This article provides an overview of psi research in laboratories across continental Europe.

Psi Research in France

This article discusses psi research in France, from nineteenth century ‘animal magnetism’ to the present day.

Psi Research in North America

Key organizations and individuals involved in psi research in the United States and Canada, from the 1930s to the present.

Psi Research in Russia

Limited but significant psi research has been carried out in Russia since the nineteenth century.

Psi Research in the Netherlands

Dutch psi research is characterized by a recurring clash between qualitative and quantitative methods.

Psi Research in the United Kingdom

The UK arguably leads psi research in Europe, having active centres in at least eight universities.

Psychology and Parapsychology

Explores the overlap between psychology and parapsychology, such as personality and other variables linked to psi.

Richet’s ‘Traité de Métapsychique’ (‘Thirty Years of Psychical Research’)

A classic review of the literature, published in 1922.

Smith and Blackburn Controversy

19tth century telepathy tests of two young men, one of whom later said they had cheated.