As this article points out, the problem with these studies is not statistics. The issue is non-reproducibility, and the ever-present possibility of deception (f

As this article points out, the problem with these studies is not statistics. The issue is non-reproducibility, and the ever-present possibility of deception (fraud, incompetence, cheating participants, etc.) Studies "demonstrating" ESP are probably as old as science itself. On the other hand, I've heard one eminent psychology professor at McGill tell us that "there's something there", and that he had personally tried a few seemingly conclusive experiments. Unfortunately, there have been so many ESP cranks before, that no modern-era psychologist would dare touch that field for fear that their career be forever sidetracked. Also relevant, regarding the claims of homeopathy: What about a memory of water? Is it possible? In 1988 the scientific journal Nature, had received an article written by celebrated French scientist Jacques Benveniste. He claimed to have found the evidence that made a homeopathy scientifically credible. Benveniste experimented with very dilute solutions. To his surprise, his research showed that even when the allergic substance was diluted down to homeopathic quantities, it could still trigger a reaction in the basophils. Nature's editor Sir John Maddox decided to publish a paper, but under one condition, to be allowed to Nature's team of investigators to inspect Beveniste's laboratory. When Maddox named his team, he took everyone by surprise. Included on the team was a man who was not a professional scientist: magician and paranormal investigator James Randi. Randi and the team watched Benveniste's team repeat the experiment. They went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that none of the scientists involved knew which samples were the homeopathic solutions, and which ones were the controls - even taping the sample codes to the ceiling for the duration of the experiment. This time, Benveniste's results were inconclusive, and the scientific community remained unconvinced by Benveniste's memory of water theory. http://www.wavemagazine.net/arhiva/12/science/homeopathy.htm http://www.wavemagazine.net/arhiva/12/science/homeopathy.htm http://www.wavemagazine.net/arhiva/12/science/homeopathy.htm http://www.wavemagazine.net/arhiva/12/science/homeopathy.htm