precognition

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Recent Examples of precognition But in behavioral science, many scholars point to an article published in a mainstream psychology journal in 2011 claiming evidence of precognition — that is, the ability to sense the future. Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023 But instead of rearranging itself around Barker’s research into precognition, the paradigm shifted away from him and snapped more firmly into place. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 The evidence for precognition was staring us in the face all along. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2012 So Bem devised a series of experiments to test precognition. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012 Take the example of psychologist Daryl Bem, who has infuriated his colleagues by publishing an experiment that supports the existence of precognition: the ability to sense events that have not yet happened. Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2012 The show enjoyed a one-two punch (or kick) of precognition. Mike Bloom, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022 During his time in Aberfan, Barker tactfully but doggedly set about recording examples of precognition that came his way. Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022 More daringly, Barker thought that proving the existence of precognition would overturn the basic human understanding of linear time. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precognition
Noun
  • But in that moment, Queen Genevieve was born, a player whose clairvoyance could summon her enemies’ words from the ether.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
  • With just about 20 days until the presidential election, voters have turned to polls and prediction markets for some clairvoyance on its outcome.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Porter had the foresight to establish a website and an email address for the venture.
    John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Fed officials rely on outdated and incomplete economic data to make decisions, essentially guessing about the future while pretending to possess foresight.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Just a few months after that first season concluded, the Real Housewives franchise was launched, followed by The Kardashians two years later, only confirming The Comeback’s remarkable prescience.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Viewing it now, the movie’s influence and prescience are more obvious than ever.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The next year, Schmeisser marched into a large conference room at Army Research Office headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to pitch a research project to investigate synthetic telepathy for soldiers.
    Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
  • These detector settings allow Alice and Bob to ask the particles different questions; an additional trick to throw off their apparent telepathy.
    Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022

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“Precognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precognition. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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