1. Roger Nelson rdnelson@princeton.edu Mind Matter and Machines Tools for Anomalies Research PEAR Laboratory, Princeton University

2. We have used many machines All based on Random Sources Dual Thermistor Linedar Pendulum Electronic REG/RNG Chaotic Fountain Random Drumbeat

3. Designing a flawless experiment is extremely difficult, and carrying one out is probably impossible. - - Jessica Utts, Seeing Through Statistics

4. The beginning of a viable Experiment is good design And careful implementation

5. The technology has been developing Over the last four decades Reliable, calibrated REG/RNG devices Increasing sophistication of design Computer recording and analysis Controlled explorations Theoretical questions Robust analyses

6. New generations of Random Sources PEAR B-Box: Thermal Johnson Noise Mindsong: Field Effect Transistor Replications and Extensions Palmtop Portability

7. How it works: Here’s 1000 Trials from A physical random source Each trial is the sum of 200 bits

8. The binomial distribution of 1000 200-bit trials, compared with Theoretical normal distribution expected

9. What happens to the data over time? Plot cumulative deviation from expectation A General CaseGCP Standard Analysis Should be a Random Walk (a “drunkard’s walk”)

10. The REG technology is basic Experimental questions can vary Feedback and perspective change outcome

11. Feedback mode can be simple numbers Or plots of cumulative deviations Is one of these better?

12. Laboratory Experiments, PEAR: Intention to change the REG behavior High and Low both depart from expectation HI LO BL

13. 522 REG Experiments: The Difference Between High and Low Intention is Small, but is a Significant Shift

14. Other Experiments with Random Physical Systems Fabry Perot Interferometer Crookes Tube Dual Thermistor Degraded Shift Register Random Mechanical Cascade Linear Pendulum Linear to Turbulent Flow (Fountain) …

15. An Onboard REG controls the path of a Robot (with a Frog passenger) Poisson distributed rotation and distance

16. Random Mechanical Cascade (RMC) The Pinball Machine Murphy 9000 ¾ inch balls 19 collecting bins 10’ high 6’ wide

17. A Linear Pendulum Swinging in Air Increase or Decrease Damping Knife edge breaks An LED beam Timing by a 50 Nanosecond clock

18. A Random Event Generator (REG or RNG) Mindsong REG Orion RNG

19. Broader Applications: A continuous running REG in the lab, with software to mark events In November, 1995, Rabin was Assassinated

20. Field REG Experiments: Take portable REG With Palmtop Computer into the Field Resonant vs Mundane Situations

21. In FieldREG there are no Assigned Intentions We simply collect data in the situation We find departures from expectation Queens Chamber Grand Gallery Kings Chamber

22. Departures from expectation correlate with Coherent or Resonant group consciousness Deeply engaging ideas and emotions

23. Going Global: A prototype collaboration Colleagues in Europe and the US Collected 12 independent data streams

24. Global Consciousness Project Combined data For a whole day, from 48 eggs

25. We can see better what’s happening by Plotting the cumulative deviations Correlation Tilts … Variance Spreads

26. Maybe a trend in the cumulative Deviation is Meaningful?

27. Examples of the range of Potential Global Events: Natural disasters Terrible accidents The beginning of war The Pope’s pilgrimage Grand celebrations Political excitement Astrological hot spots World-wide meditations

28. Tearing the Social Fabric: Terrorists Attack Civilians and Diplomats Nato Bombs Kosovo to End Ethnic Cleansing Taliban Destroy Ancient Buddhist Treasure September 11 Enters History of the Earth

29. Major disasters that engage us powerfully Often correlate with big deviations

30. An exploration of context: Six hours of data Around the beginning of bombing in Kosovo

31. Sept 11 prediction: Inter-egg Variance will fluctuate Red is real data, Green is Pseudorandom

32. Repairing the Social Fabric: Healing Meditations Prayer Vigils Ceremonies Holidays

33. A Substantial Agreement on Getting Our Ecological Act Together

34. Voices For Peace -- World-Wide Conscience -- Global Consciousness

35. And Yet -- A Preemptive Attack The March to War is No Random Walk

36. The Lighter Side Celebrations: What better example than New Years?

37. An obvious prediction: New Years celebrations Across all (37) time zones Three of five are classic examples

38. Prediction: New Years Reduction of Variance Among the Eggs Three of five are classic confirmations

39. Questions outnumber answers Deep engagement is powerful Great numbers contribute but Does distance from the focus matter? How about relevance to local people? Is human consciousness necessary? Are “experimenter effects” the source? What kinds of events are “strongest”? Is the effect repeatable and reliable?

40. Does the distance of the eggs From the event make a difference?

41. Categories: What seems to touch the EGG Network? Four and a Half Years, 132 Formal Predictions

42. The Bottom Line: 132 global events over 4.5 years Odds: About 100,000 to 1