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A huge thanks to Patrick Maletinsky at the University of Basel and Jan Jeske at the Fraunhofer Institute for their insights into NV magnetometry.
Likewise, thank you to Brad Roth at Oakland University, John Wikswo at Vanderbilt University, and Bob Fagaly at the IEEE for their input on the history and constraints of magnetometry.
Thank you to Douglas London, CIA Senior Operations Officer (Rtd), for his input on the story. His book, The Recruiter, can be found here - ve42.co/Recruiter
A big thanks to Herbert Lin at Stanford University and Emma Briant at the University of Notre Dame for their knowledge on deception and propaganda tactics.
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References
Exclusive | 'Ghost Murmur' via the New York Post
Exclusive | Trump confirms CIA 'Ghost Murmur' tool via the New York Post
Béchard, D. E. (2026). Scientists question CIA’s claim of long-range heartbeat detection. Scientific American.
Roth, B. J. (2023). Biomagnetism: The First Sixty Years. Sensors
Doherty, M. W. et al. (2013). The nitrogen-vacancy colour centre in diamond. Physics Reports.
"Quantum Diamond Sensing: The Surprising Power of NV Centers | Ron Walsworth" by 632nm Podcast on YouTube
"Ronald Walsworth - “Quantum Diamond Sensors" by Stanford Physics on YouTube
Arai, K. et al. (2022). Millimetre-scale magnetocardiography of living rats with thoracotomy. Communications Physics.
Additional sources available here: Ghost Murmur Video - ve42.co/ReferencesGhost
Images & Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=WmXuaHX3QeY
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youtube.com/watch?v=vrRJimixWEc
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Is the CIA’s Ghost Murmur technology real? Sponsored by Ground News. Go to https://ground.news/Ve for 40% off the unlimited Vantage plan.
If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - ve42.co/SnatomsV
Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - ve42.co/Newsletter
▀▀▀
A huge thanks to Patrick Maletinsky at the University of Basel and Jan Jeske at the Fraunhofer Institute for their insights into NV magnetometry.
Likewise, thank you to Brad Roth at Oakland University, John Wikswo at Vanderbilt University, and Bob Fagaly at the IEEE for their input on the history and constraints of magnetometry.
Thank you to Douglas London, CIA Senior Operations Officer (Rtd), for his input on the story. His book, The Recruiter, can be found here - ve42.co/Recruiter
A big thanks to Herbert Lin at Stanford University and Emma Briant at the University of Notre Dame for their knowledge on deception and propaganda tactics.
▀▀▀
References
Exclusive | 'Ghost Murmur' via the New York Post
Exclusive | Trump confirms CIA 'Ghost Murmur' tool via the New York Post
Béchard, D. E. (2026). Scientists question CIA’s claim of long-range heartbeat detection. Scientific American.
Roth, B. J. (2023). Biomagnetism: The First Sixty Years. Sensors
Doherty, M. W. et al. (2013). The nitrogen-vacancy colour centre in diamond. Physics Reports.
"Quantum Diamond Sensing: The Surprising Power of NV Centers | Ron Walsworth" by 632nm Podcast on YouTube
"Ronald Walsworth - “Quantum Diamond Sensors" by Stanford Physics on YouTube
Arai, K. et al. (2022). Millimetre-scale magnetocardiography of living rats with thoracotomy. Communications Physics.
Additional sources available here: Ghost Murmur Video - ve42.co/ReferencesGhost
Images & Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=WmXuaHX3QeY
youtube.com/watch?v=DkmHh6eZoZs
youtube.com/watch?v=vrRJimixWEc
▀▀▀
Special thanks to our Patreon supporters:
Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Alex Porter, Alexander Tamas, André Powell, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Blake Byers, Bruce, Bryan Ackermann, Cartier, Chris Brewer, Daniel Martins, Data Don, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, David Tseng, EJ Alexandra, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, Hayden Christensen, Hong Thai Le, Ibby Hadeed, Jeromy Johnson, Jesse Brandsoy, Juan Benet, Kelcey Steele, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Mark Heising, Martin Paull, Meekay, meg noah, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Parsee Health, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, Robson, Sam Lutfi, Shalva Bukia, Sinan Taifour, Tj Steyn, Ubiquity Ventures, Vahe Andonians, William Yoon, wolfee
▀▀▀
Writer: Gregor Čavlović
Producer and Director: Gregor Čavlović
Presenter: Gregor Čavlović
Editors: Jack Saxon and James Stuart
Additional Editor: James Horsley
Animators: Emma Wright, Fabio Albertelli, and Domonkos Józsa
Researchers: Aakash Singh Bagga
Production Team: Jess Bishop-Laggett, Glen Griffiths, Matthew Cavanagh & Anna Milkovic
Executive producer: Casper Mebius
Thumbnail contributions by Abdallah Rabah, Ren Hurley, and Ben Powell
Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Pond5
Music from Epidemic Sound
