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In this talk I discuss new ways in which the hypothesis of morphic resonance can be tested, including with holistic quantum systems like Bose-Einstein condensates, with new materials like high-temperature superconductors, through experiments on cellular adaptation to toxins and heat stress, in experiments on learning in non-human animals, including nematode worms and fruit flies, and with popular online puzzles like Wordle.
The implications of these tests, if successful, would be very far reaching, and could lead to new understandings of physical phenomena like the melting points of crystals, which would depend on influences from previous similar crystals, rather than on timeless laws. In biology, morphic resonance from past organisms would play an essential role in heredity, in addition to genes and epigenetic modifications of gene expression. In humans, collective memory would facilitate learning and problem-solving, and morphic resonance would underlie what the psychologist Jung called ‘the collective unconscious’.
This is one of six talks on potential breakthroughs in the sciences. The full series, together with course materials, including relevant chapters from Rupert’s books and scientific papers, are available for a reduced price of £35 (as of June 30, 2023).
sheldrake.org/online-courses
_References_
Mind, Memory, and Archetype: Morphic Resonance and the Collective Unconscious
sheldrake.org/memory
Rat Learning and Morphic Resonance
sheldrake.org/rats
The Flynn effect
james-flynn.net
The Sound of a Hidden Order
nature.com/articles/498041a
A reprogrammable mechanical metamaterial with stable memory
nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03123-5
Evidence for unconventional superconductivity in twisted trilayer graphene
nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04715-z
Antiferromagnetic half-skyrmions and bimerons at room temperature
nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03219-6
Conditioned aversion
dictionary.apa.org/conditioned-aversion
An Experimental Test of the Hypothesis of Formative Causation
sheldrake.org/rose
Steven Rose's 'A hypothesis disconfirmed' refuted by Rupert
sheldrake.org/rose-refuted
The Hill Effect as a Test for Morphic Resonance
sheldrake.org/essays/the-hill-effect-as-a-test-for-morphic-resonance
Support this content and my research by becoming a channel member or subscribing to my Substack, for early access and exclusive content.
rupertsheldrake.substack.com
Subscribe to Rupert’s full 8-part Morphic Resonance masterclass: sheldrake.org/MRcourse
In this talk I discuss new ways in which the hypothesis of morphic resonance can be tested, including with holistic quantum systems like Bose-Einstein condensates, with new materials like high-temperature superconductors, through experiments on cellular adaptation to toxins and heat stress, in experiments on learning in non-human animals, including nematode worms and fruit flies, and with popular online puzzles like Wordle.
The implications of these tests, if successful, would be very far reaching, and could lead to new understandings of physical phenomena like the melting points of crystals, which would depend on influences from previous similar crystals, rather than on timeless laws. In biology, morphic resonance from past organisms would play an essential role in heredity, in addition to genes and epigenetic modifications of gene expression. In humans, collective memory would facilitate learning and problem-solving, and morphic resonance would underlie what the psychologist Jung called ‘the collective unconscious’.
This is one of six talks on potential breakthroughs in the sciences. The full series, together with course materials, including relevant chapters from Rupert’s books and scientific papers, are available for a reduced price of £35 (as of June 30, 2023).
sheldrake.org/online-courses
_References_
Mind, Memory, and Archetype: Morphic Resonance and the Collective Unconscious
sheldrake.org/memory
Rat Learning and Morphic Resonance
sheldrake.org/rats
The Flynn effect
james-flynn.net
The Sound of a Hidden Order
nature.com/articles/498041a
A reprogrammable mechanical metamaterial with stable memory
nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03123-5
Evidence for unconventional superconductivity in twisted trilayer graphene
nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04715-z
Antiferromagnetic half-skyrmions and bimerons at room temperature
nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03219-6
Conditioned aversion
dictionary.apa.org/conditioned-aversion
An Experimental Test of the Hypothesis of Formative Causation
sheldrake.org/rose
Steven Rose's 'A hypothesis disconfirmed' refuted by Rupert
sheldrake.org/rose-refuted
The Hill Effect as a Test for Morphic Resonance
sheldrake.org/essays/the-hill-effect-as-a-test-for-morphic-resonance
