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Virtual Reality Gaming System Tests for Telepathy
Big Ben writes "UK scientists have built a virtual computer world designed to test telepathic ability. Approximately 100 participants will take part in the group gaming experiment at the University of Manchester which aims to test whether telepathy exists between individuals using the system. The project will also look at how telepathic abilities may vary depending on the relationships which exist between participants." Note: for their sakes, I hope they succeed in proving anything paranormal's going on — if they can reproduce such a result, it could earn them the $1 million prize long offered by the James Randi Educational Foundation.
Randy will always find a silly excuse to don't give the money, like "the partners knew each other before", "they weren't 100 miles far away" or any other excuse he makes up to turn the experiment unpratical.
That's no X Prize, with strict rules, it's just someone saying he will give some money if someone else convince him to do so.