Brief
Russell Targ
The claims the writer was given for Russell Targ, in the order they were given.
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's report on SRI International's remote viewing research, persons with no previous exposure to remote viewing concepts, such as visiting government scientists and contract monitors, learned to perform well under the experimental procedure developed at SRI.
“The development at SRI of a successful experimental procedure to elicit this capability has evolved to the point where persons such as visiting government scientists and contract monitors, with no previous exposure to such concepts, have learned to perform well”
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2
According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's report, subjects who trained over a one-year period performed excellently under a variety of experimental conditions at SRI International.
“subjects who have trained over a one-year period have performed excellently under a variety of experimental conditions.”
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3
Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's accumulated SRI International data indicated that both specially selected and unselected persons could be assisted in developing remote perceptual abilities up to a level of useful information transfer.
“Our accumulated data thus indicate that both specially selected and unselected persons can be assisted in developing remote perceptual abilities up to a level of useful information transfer.”
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4
Joseph McMoneagle considers that "perform well" in Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International report did not imply world-class remote viewing, but rather the ability to display psychic functioning under controlled conditions, achieving a better-than-chance result.
“What they actually mean here is the ability to display psychic functioning under controlled conditions (or achieving a better than chance result).”
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5
Most of the subjects Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ worked with at SRI International displayed some degree of remote viewing talent from the outset.
“most of the people Hal and Russell worked with were the ones who: A: Displayed some degree of talent from the outset.”
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Most of the subjects Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ worked with at SRI International voluntarily chose to continue their involvement out of a strong personal interest in remote viewing, a form of self-selection.
“B: Voluntarily chose to continue involvement out of a strong personal interest in the subject (which is obviously a form of self-selection).”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should have the ability to process information within a high-stimulation environment, such as a Ganzfeld setting.
“1: Subjects should have ability to process information within a high stimulation environment (e.g., a gansfeld setting).”
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8
According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should be self-selected.
“2: Subjects should be self-selected.”
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9
According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should be able to learn through example.
“3: Subjects should be able to learn through example.”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should be open to the probability of paranormal information transfer.
“4: Subjects should be open to the probability of paranormal information transfer.”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should be able to deal with public scrutiny, negative reactions of society, ridicule, and failure.
“5: Subjects should be able to deal with public scrutiny, the negative reactions of society, and ridicule as well as failure.”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should have an artistic talent capable of expressing their perceptions, such as drawing or sketching.
“6: Subjects should have an artistic talent capable of expressing their perceptions, e.g., drawing, sketching, etc.”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should be capable of providing imaginative, out-of-the-box solutions to problems.
“7: Subjects should be capable of providing imaginative (out of the box) solutions to problems.”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should demonstrate right-brain specialisation characteristics, such as a flair for musical rhythm and melody or a higher creative sense for shape, form, and texture.
“8: Subjects should demonstrate right brain specialization characteristics, such as a flair for musical rhythm and melody, or a higher creative sense for shape, form, and texture.”
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According to Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ's SRI International observations, remote viewing subjects should have a preference for reporting non-analytic data over a need to produce function or name the target.
“9: Subjects should have a preference for reporting non-analytic data over a need for producing function or naming the target.”
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The Outbounder Remote Viewing protocol is historically the baseline protocol that brought notoriety to remote viewing following its publication in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) journal by Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ in 1976.
“Historically this is the baseline protocol that brought notoriety to remote viewing following publication in the IEEE by Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ in 1976.”
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17
Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ were directly responsible for the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory's accomplishments during the early years, 1972 through 1986.
“These accomplishments were and are directly attributable to Dr. Hal Puthoff and Mr. Russell Targ in the early years, 1972 through 1986”
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18
Jane Katra coauthored two books on nonlocal consciousness and healing with physicist Russell Targ, a pioneer in the development of the laser.
“and coauthored two books on nonlocal consciousness and healing with physicist Russell Targ, who was a pioneer in the development of the laser.”
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Elisabeth Targ, a psychiatrist, was Jane Katra's close friend and Russell Targ's daughter, and died in 2002.
“In 2002, psychiatrist Elisabeth Targ, her close friend and Russell’s daughter, died.”
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Elisabeth Targ's husband brought out Kate's letter while eating lunch with Jane Katra and Russell Targ, and suggested Jane read it aloud.
“He brought out the letter when he was eating lunch together with Jane and Russell Targ, and suggested that Jane read it aloud for all to hear.”
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21
After Jane Katra read the sequence of nonsense syllables aloud a few times, Russell Targ recognised that the words were Russian, not nonsense.
“After Jane had read the sequence of nonsense syllables out loud a few times, Russell exclaimed, “Wait a minute! Those words aren’t nonsense! They’re Russian!””
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22
Ingo Swann worked with Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ, two leading researchers in the field of parapsychology.
“He soon began to work with Dr. Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ, two of the leading researchers in the field of parapsychology.”
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Harold Puthoff was a Stanford University researcher and an employee of the National Security Agency when he and Russell Targ were approached by the Central Intelligence Agency and told that Russia had a remote viewing programme.
“Hal had been a Stanford University researcher and an employee of the NSA when he and his colleague Russell Targ were approached by the CIA and told that Russia had a remote-viewing program.”
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