Introduction: The Birth of a Scientific Revolution
The study of extrasensory perception (ESP) and its impact on our understanding of human cognitive abilities was significantly influenced by the work of J.B. Rhine in the early to mid-20th century. Rhine’s research at Duke University marked a turning point in the scientific approach to investigating phenomena that had previously been relegated to the realm of pseudoscience.
Joseph Banks Rhine, born in 1895 in Pennsylvania, began his...