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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.25,0:00:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the infamous fictional character,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.20,0:00:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Carrie White, left her high school\Nprom hall ablaze,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.32,0:00:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brought terror upon her town,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.50,0:00:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she relied on her powers of telekinesis,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.64,0:00:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ability to manipulate physical\Nobjects using the power of the mind alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.87,0:00:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But while Carrie is just a fictional film\Nbased upon a fictional book,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.86,0:00:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belief in telekinesis\Nisn't fictional at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.86,0:00:36.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For centuries, humans have claimed\Nthey really do have the power
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.53,0:00:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to control the motion of objects\Nusing only their minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.71,0:00:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Levitation, opening doors at will\Nand spoon bending
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.74,0:00:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are all intriguing examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.24,0:00:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It happens in the Matrix when Neo\Nfreezes bullets midair,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.10,0:00:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's a skill that \NYoda has honed to a T.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.46,0:00:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But is telekinesis real,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.12,0:01:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or just as fictional as \NCarrie, Yoda and Neo combined?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.90,0:01:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To investigate, we need to evaluate\Ntelekinetic claims
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.30,0:01:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through a scientific lens\Nusing the scientific method.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.48,0:01:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Telekinesis is part of the discipline\Ncalled parapsychology,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.29,0:01:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which researchers study \Npsychic phenomena.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.37,0:01:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parapsychologists regard what they \Ndo as a science,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.51,0:01:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but other scientists disagree.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.97,0:01:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start with a few basic observations.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.46,0:01:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Observation #1:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.28,0:01:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While there are loads of anecdotes out\Nthere about telekinesis,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.62,0:01:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no scientific proof \Nthat it exists;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.57,0:01:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no studies conducted according to\Nthe scientific method
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.42,0:01:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and repeated under lab conditions\Ncan show that its real.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.90,0:01:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 1930s, the so-called father\Nof parapsychology, Joseph Banks Rhine,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.87,0:01:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tested in the lab whether people\Ncould use telekinesis
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.17,0:01:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a dice roll the way \Nthey wanted it to.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.47,0:01:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But afterwards, scientists couldn't\Nreplicate his results,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.71,0:01:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and since replication is key\Nto proving an idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.39,0:01:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.24,0:01:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aside from scientists,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.69,0:02:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are also countless\Nself-proclaimed telekinetics,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.97,0:02:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but all have been exposed as tricksters,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.35,0:02:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or can't perform under conditions\Nwhere they're not totally in control,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.49,0:02:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggesting that they manipulate the\Nsituation to get the results they want.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.26,0:02:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, there's even a huge stash of prize\Nmoney available from lots of organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.68,0:02:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for anyone who can prove that psychic\Nabilities, like telekinesis, are real.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.09,0:02:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these riches remain unclaimed.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.02,0:02:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Observation #2:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.66,0:02:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we investigate telekinesis,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.40,0:02:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no consensus about\Nwhat exactly is being measured.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.54,0:02:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are powerful, Yoda-like brainwaves\Nat work perhaps?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.03,0:02:43.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since nobody agrees, it's difficult\Nto apply a research standard,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.100,0:02:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something required in all \Nother types of science
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.76,0:02:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to test the validity of ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.40,0:02:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Observation #3:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.92,0:02:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point of science is to\Ndiscover the unknown,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.02,0:02:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the history of \Nscientific investigation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.39,0:02:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's definitely happened
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.81,0:03:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that new discoveries have \Ngone against established science,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.39,0:03:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even overturned \Nwhole branches of science.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.41,0:03:07.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such discoveries must be \Nproven extra carefully
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.67,0:03:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to withstand skepticism.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.14,0:03:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the case of telekinesis,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.72,0:03:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea goes against established science,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.27,0:03:17.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but lacks the powerful\Nevidence in favor of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.49,0:03:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our universe is controlled\Nand explained by the laws of physics,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.13,0:03:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of these laws tells us\Nthat brain waves can't control objects
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.30,0:03:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're neither strong\Nnor far-reaching enough
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.27,0:03:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to influence anything \Noutside of our skulls.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.80,0:03:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Physics also tells us that the only forces\Nthat can influence objects from afar
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.97,0:03:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are magnetic and gravitational.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.36,0:03:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Probably the closest thing to \Ntelekinesis that science can explain
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.28,0:03:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the use of thoughts\Nto control a robotic arm.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.40,0:03:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the brains of stroke \Npatients who can't move,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.08,0:03:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,researchers can implant tiny wires\Ninto the region that controls movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.41,0:03:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then train the patient to \Nconcentrate on moving a robotic arm,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.40,0:04:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which acts like an extension\Nof their minds, and it works.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.80,0:04:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's amazing, but it isn't telekinesis.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.48,0:04:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The patients thoughts aren't just vague,\Nundetectable things.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.78,0:04:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're measurable brain signals,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.61,0:04:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,translated through wires into a robot.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.97,0:04:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Science can measure, test\Nand explain the motion,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.12,0:04:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's how we've shown that \Nthis kind of mind control is real.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.45,0:04:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Science is a slow process of accumulating\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.94,0:04:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the evidence that either stands \Nfor or against an idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.12,0:04:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we stack up evidence,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.84,0:04:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see which tower grows tallest,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.04,0:04:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the case of telekinesis,\Nit's not the tower showing that it exists.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.73,0:04:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some say this mystical phenomenon\Ncan't fit within the confines of science,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.86,0:04:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.28,0:04:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then telekinesis becomes purely\Na matter of personal conviction.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.47,0:04:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If something can't be \Nassessed scientifically,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.76,0:04:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it can't be described\Nas scientific either.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.58,0:04:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the results of our investigation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.56,0:04:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reveal that however much \Nwe may want to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.71,0:04:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the force really is within us,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.94,0:05:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the case for telekinesis\Nremains weak.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.92,0:05:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry Neo, Carrie and Yoda.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.02,0:05:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your skills are mind-blowing,\Nbut for now, they belong in the movies.