Morphic Resonance, Collective Memory and the Habits of Nature

Rupert Sheldrake at APRU, Goldsmiths tonight (Tuesday)

According to the hypothesis of formative causation, all self-organizing systems, including crystals, plants and animals contain an inherent memory, given by a process called morphic resonance from previous similar systems. All human beings draw upon a collective human memory, and in turn contribute to it. Even individual memory depends on morphic resonance rather than on physical memory traces stored within the brain. This hypothesis is testable experimentally and implies that the so-called laws of nature are more like habits.

Biography

Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., is a biologist and author of more than 80 scientific papers and several books, including The Presence of the Past. His web site is www.sheldrake.org

Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 6.10 pm in Room 256, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW.

When:    20/1/09
Speaker: Dr Rupert Sheldrake
Title:   
Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit
Invited Speaker Series 2008-09
Department of Psychology
Goldsmiths, University of London

All talks are open to staff, students and members of the public. Attendance is free and there is no need to book in advance

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