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Harold Edward Puthoff (born June 20, 1936), [2] often known as Hal Puthoff, is an American electrical engineer and parapsychologist. [3] Early life and career.
Russell Targ (born April 11, 1934) is an American physicist, parapsychologist, and author who is best known for his work on remote viewing. [1]Targ joined Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in 1972, where he and Harold E. Puthoff coined the term "remote viewing" for the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target using parapsychological means.
Harold Puthoff (see also Bernard Haisch and SED) (Overview of pseudoscientific concepts) In theoretical physics , particularly fringe physics , polarizable vacuum (PV) and its associated theory refer to proposals by Harold Puthoff , Robert H. Dicke , and others to develop an analog of general relativity to describe gravity and its relationship ...
James Randi presents a detailed criticism of the methods employed by Puthoff and Targ: [12] Peepholes through walls, overly helpful laboratory assistants, and incautious conversations between researchers were common occurrences in Puthoff and Targ's laboratories. Randi also contacted the builder of the magnetometer used in the Swann experiments ...
Martin Gardner has written that the founding researcher Harold Puthoff was an active Scientologist before his work at Stanford University, which influenced his research at SRI. In 1970, the Church of Scientology published a notarized letter that Puthoff had written while he was conducting research on remote viewing at Stanford.
In 1980, Tart claimed that a rejudging of the transcripts from one of Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff’s remote viewing experiments revealed an above-chance result. [13] Targ and Puthoff refused to provide copies of the transcripts and it was not until July 1985 that they were made available for study when it was discovered they still ...
Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, two experimenters, tested Geller and Swann and concluded that they had unique skills. [1] Others have strongly disputed the scientific validity of Targ and Puthoff's experiments. [13] In a 1983 interview, magician Milbourne Christopher remarked that Swann was "one of the cleverest in the field". [14]
To The Stars Inc., [1] formerly known as To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences Inc., is a San Diego-based company co-founded by Tom DeLonge (guitarist of Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves), Harold E. Puthoff (engineer), and Jim Semivan (retired CIA senior intelligence officer).