Rupert Sheldrake
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About
English parapsychologist known for his famed theory of morphic resonance. His ideas and books, such as 2003's The Sense of Being Stared At, have gained traction in among New Age thinkers like Deepak Chopra.
Before Fame
He earned a PhD in Biochemistry from Cambridge University.
Trivia
Many of his theories have been deemed unscientific by people like Nature Magazine editor John Maddox, who wrote an article about one of Sheldrake's books called A Book for Burning?
Family Life
His father was a pharmacist.
Associated With
His theory of morphic resonance bares similarities to Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung's theory of the collective unconscious.
