Since 1998, the Global Consciousness Project has run random number generators around the world. It asks whether big shared moments, like 9/11 or New Year's Eve, nudge them away from pure chance. Its founder says they do. Most scientists say the method cannot show it.
Truth label: Speculative. A fascinating idea without solid evidence yet.
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How it works
Dozens of devices produce random numbers every second. Researchers then check the output around major world events.
The criticism
Sceptics say the choice of which events and time windows to test leaves too much room to find patterns by accident.
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- The idea behind it. If minds are connected in some way, collective attention might leave a faint trace in physical systems.
- What would convince sceptics. Predictions locked in before events happen, tested the same way every time.
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What does the project measure?
Random number generators. It looks for non-random patterns in random number devices.
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