Rethinking communication and consciousness: Lessons from the telepathy tapes podcast

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17 October 2025 · First online (indexed publication record)
Marina Weiler, Marjorie Woollacott
Explore (New York, N.Y.) · Perspective on communication research

The authors discuss The Telepathy Tapes as a cultural prompt to reconsider assumptions about nonspeaking people, communication and consciousness. They advocate carefully controlled follow-up research.

Method and scope

The paper interprets the podcast debate alongside prior parapsychological research and questions of agency and authorship.

What to keep in mind

This is a perspective, not a new telepathy experiment. Anecdotes and the authors’ proposed explanations should not be mistaken for demonstrated information transfer.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2025.103271

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