Released on: June 24, 2008, 11:12 pm

Press Release Author: Joni Johnston

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Perrott-Warrick Scholar and Telepathy Researcher Dr. Rupert
Sheldrake explains why Skeptics have targeted his research despite increasing
acceptance among mainstream scientists.


Press Release Body: Del Mar, CA, June 25, 2008 -- Join Alex Tsakiris for an
interview with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake on telepathy research, psychic dogs, and the
Skeptics that have tried to stifle his research. During the 30-minute interview
Sheldrake analyzes the Skeptical community:

". these are mainly people who are committed to a kind of militant/atheist worldview
and, as far as they are concerned, if you allow any psychic phenomena to occur, you
are leaving a door open a crack and, you know, who knows, within seconds you could
have God back again and, even worse, the Pope. So, I think, for them, it's almost
like a kind of religious struggle. It's like a crusade."

Sheldrake also discusses a new research project at www.dogsthatknow.com aimed at
replicating his animal telepathy research.

A complete transcript of the interview is available at: www.skeptiko.com/blog/?p=22.

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 75 scientific papers and
ten books. As a former Research Fellow of the Royal Society, he studied natural
sciences at Cambridge University and philosophy at Harvard University, before
returning to Cambridge, where he took a Ph.D. in biochemistry. He was a Fellow of
Clare College, Cambridge University, where he carried out research on the
development of plants and the ageing of cells. He is the current Perrott-Warrick
Scholar and Director of the Perrott-Warrick Project.

About Skeptiko

Skeptiko is the first scientifically oriented Podcast exploring new research in
controversial areas of science such as telepathy, psi, parapsychology,
near-death-experience, reincarnation, and after-life encounters. Each episode
features open, honest debate on new scientific discoveries. The show includes
interviews with top research scientists and their critics.

About OpenSourceScience

OpenSourceScience is the first scientifically oriented website to bring the power of
open source methods to the skeptical examination of controversial areas of science
such as telepathy, psi, parapsychology, near-death experiences, reincarnation, and
after-life encounters.
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Contact Details: Contact:
Joni Johnston
Skeptiko
Del Mar, CA
(858) 225-7554
pr@skeptiko.com
http://www.skeptiko.com