About this episode
Russell Targ discusses consciousness research and the science behind remote viewing and psychic abilities. Targ examines his work developing remote viewing for intelligence applications during the Cold War. The conversation explores controlled experiments demonstrating remote viewing abilities and accessing information beyond space and time. Targ discusses the physics of consciousness and theoretical frameworks that might explain psychic phenomena. The discussion addresses skeptical attacks on remote viewing versus documentation of operational successes. Targ examines the implications of remote viewing for understanding consciousness as non-local and transcending brain function. The broadcast explores specific remote viewing successes including locating hidden targets and predicting future events. Targ discusses how anyone can develop remote viewing abilities through training and practice. The conversation addresses resistance from mainstream science to psi research despite rigorous experimental evidence. Targ examines what remote viewing reveals about the nature of consciousness and reality beyond materialist assumptions.