Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 272-276 , September 2009

Sensing the Sending of SMS Messages: An Automated Test

  • Rupert Sheldrake, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Perrott-Warrick Project, London, England
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: 20 Willow Road, London NW3 1TJ, UK
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  • Leonidas Avraamides

      Affiliations

    • Mobifi Ltd, London, England
  • ,
  • Matous Novák

      Affiliations

    • Mobifi Ltd, London, England

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 This work was supported by grants from the Bial Foundation, Portugal, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California, the Perrott-Warrick Fund, administered by Trinity College, Cambridge, and Mr Addison Fischer, Naples, Florida.

 Leonidas Avraamides and Matous Novák are affiliated with Mobifi Ltd., the provider of the system used in his study.

PII: S1550-8307(09)00209-2

doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.06.004

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 272-276 , September 2009