The following papers are available:
- Times Higher Educational Supplement review of the BBC2 TV
series Heretic.
- The Biological Utilisation of Quantum Non-Locality
Normally it is considered that the non-local connections
demonstrated by Bell's theorem do not allow transmission of
information. In this paper, published in Foundations of
Physics, we argue that the situation is more subtle: that
biosystems may have 'intelligent' observational abilities
connected with the ability to perceive meaning, and thereby evade
the usual limitations which are essentially statistical in
character.
- A common theme of sceptics is "we would have to start science
all over again" if psychokinesis or the like existed. True or
false? On the one hand, it does happen now and again in the
history of science that we do "have to start over again":
in a big way as with the advent of quantum theory, or in a smaller
way as with the discovery that parity is not always conserved. On
the other hand, it is equally true that we do not have to
start all over again when these mini-revolutions occur: the
changes are important in some situations but unimportant in
others. A letter published in
Physics Today argues that in fact it is quite conceivable for psi
as a phenomenon to coexist with the traditional discoveries of
science. Valentini's work elaborates
on this theme.
- The Paranormal: the Evidence
and its Implications for Consciousness
This article, written in collaboration with Prof. Jessica Utts,
reviews recent evidence for the reality of psi and considers its
possible explanation in terms of conventional science.
See also: Scepticism and Psi: a
Behavioral and Brain Sciences commentary.