[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
Caffeine enhances yogic flying and therefore coherence? I could have told you that! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman@" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > from the FWIW Department: > > > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu > > > > > > > > See "The Mayan Calendar" link on the right side of the page > > > > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/66867356@N02/8303624056/in/photostream > > > > > > > It looks like the meditation leading up to the yogic flying had a more > > coherent effect, that the yogic flying was less powerful or even > > deleterious to what had been going on. Sort of like flying proud. > > > > As the Scientist he was, wonder what Maharishi would have done with this data? > Cut the yogic flying time down to five minutes give them a black tea break > and have them do an extra cycle through the whole meditation and patanjali > part as a round to fill up all that yogic flying time again? People might > come back to the Domes for that. He was a practical man. >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman@" > > wrote: > > > > > > from the FWIW Department: > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu > > > > > > See "The Mayan Calendar" link on the right side of the page > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/66867356@N02/8303624056/in/photostream > > > > It looks like the meditation leading up to the yogic flying had a more > coherent effect, that the yogic flying was less powerful or even deleterious > to what had been going on. Sort of like flying proud. > As the Scientist he was, wonder what Maharishi would have done with this data? Cut the yogic flying time down to five minutes give them a black tea break and have them do an extra cycle through the whole meditation and patanjali part as a round to fill up all that yogic flying time again? People might come back to the Domes for that. He was a practical man.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman@" > wrote: > > > > from the FWIW Department: > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu > > > > See "The Mayan Calendar" link on the right side of the page > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/66867356@N02/8303624056/in/photostream > It looks like the meditation leading up to the yogic flying had a more coherent effect, that the yogic flying was less powerful or even deleterious to what had been going on. Sort of like flying proud.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman@..." wrote: > > from the FWIW Department: > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu > > See "The Mayan Calendar" link on the right side of the page > http://www.flickr.com/photos/66867356@N02/8303624056/in/photostream
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
The morning sun shines from the east, And spreads its glories to the west; All nations with its beams are blest, Where'er the radiant light appears. So science spreads its lucid ray O'er lands which long in darkness lay; > > > > > > > > > "Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important > > > > scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They > > > > encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the > > > > great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group > > > > consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing > > > > this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more > > > > conscious future." > > Memorial Day. > Yes, and on this Memorial Day science would show us we need now a two-prong > attack in our public policy. One, that people who are meditators meditate > right now; actually do their meditation as a spiritual practice for good > secular reasons; and two, that people everywhere learn to meditate. > > Evidently our world will be a better place for so many reasons spiritually > when freed from that rooted ignorance of non-meditation. By assault of the > science in larger public policy when taken together in the enlightened world > evidently is to come the taking care of the ignorance of non-meditation by > eradicating it. > > "All we are sayng is, give Peace a chance." This Memorial Day in the > civilized world is a good time to commit ourselves right here to increasing > all of world consciousness by increasing the numbers of people meditating > everywhere. Start now by taking time to come to meditation, to sit up and > practice it yourself. > > On this Memorial Day, I Thank Science, the Unified Field, Public Education > and Meditation > for their places in the battle-line in the human culture wars against > non-meditation and its spiritual ignorance. > > Group meditation happens Daily at 7:30am and 5pm Central Time in Fairfield, > Ia. > > Come join up with us all, > -Buck in the Dome > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Buck, the fact that a single person sitting close to a > > > "Random Number Generator" RNG, can change the pattern of the > > > numbers generated by his thoughts and emotions is certainly > > > a significant discovery. > > > > > > However, Roger Nelson thinks this 'field of consciousness' > > > is very weak in general. > > > > > > > Well, the guy obviously is not much of a meditator if that is what he knows. > > Group meditation begins at 7:30am and 5pm Central Time. Fairfield, Ia. > > > > > > > Only when a very major global event happens the Graph moves > > > up showing an anomaly in the pattern. > > > > > > > > > --- "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > "Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important > > > > scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They > > > > encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the > > > > great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group > > > > consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing > > > > this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more > > > > conscious future." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Jason wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Global Consciousness Project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Consciousness_Project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=RojTua3coto > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, > > > > > > the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event > > > > > > based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely > > > > > > unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great > > > > > > event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our > > > > > > network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability > > > > > > is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to > > > > > > chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the > > > > > > unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all > > > > > > cultures. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the Global Consciousness Project? > > > > > > > > > > For the many people who feel interested, but don't find > > > the time to read the website or published papers, this is an > > > introduction to the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) and > > > what we have learned over more than 12 years of serious > > > research. We begin with a very brief overview of findings. > > > They actually do need background and detail to be properly > > > understood, but I am sympathetic to the desire to "get to > > > the point." The rest of the GCP website will sharpen that >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > Buck, the fact that a single person sitting close to a > "Random Number Generator" RNG, can change the pattern of the > numbers generated by his thoughts and emotions is certainly > a significant discovery. > > However, Roger Nelson thinks this 'field of consciousness' > is very weak in general. I'd say it's potentially powerful beyond comprehension! It only needs to be synchronized, or stuff, so to speak! :D
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
> > > > > > "Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important > > > scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They > > > encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the > > > great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group > > > consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing > > > this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more > > > conscious future." Memorial Day. Yes, and on this Memorial Day science would show us we need now a two-prong attack in our public policy. One, that people who are meditators meditate right now; actually do their meditation as a spiritual practice for good secular reasons; and two, that people everywhere learn to meditate. Evidently our world will be a better place for so many reasons spiritually when freed from that rooted ignorance of non-meditation. By assault of the science in larger public policy when taken together in the enlightened world evidently is to come the taking care of the ignorance of non-meditation by eradicating it. "All we are sayng is, give Peace a chance." This Memorial Day in the civilized world is a good time to commit ourselves right here to increasing all of world consciousness by increasing the numbers of people meditating everywhere. Start now by taking time to come to meditation, to sit up and practice it yourself. On this Memorial Day, I Thank Science, the Unified Field, Public Education and Meditation for their places in the battle-line in the human culture wars against non-meditation and its spiritual ignorance. Group meditation happens Daily at 7:30am and 5pm Central Time in Fairfield, Ia. Come join up with us all, -Buck in the Dome --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > > > > > Buck, the fact that a single person sitting close to a > > "Random Number Generator" RNG, can change the pattern of the > > numbers generated by his thoughts and emotions is certainly > > a significant discovery. > > > > However, Roger Nelson thinks this 'field of consciousness' > > is very weak in general. > > > > Well, the guy obviously is not much of a meditator if that is what he knows. > Group meditation begins at 7:30am and 5pm Central Time. Fairfield, Ia. > > > > Only when a very major global event happens the Graph moves > > up showing an anomaly in the pattern. > > > > > > --- "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > "Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important > > > scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They > > > encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the > > > great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group > > > consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing > > > this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more > > > conscious future." > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Jason wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Global Consciousness Project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Consciousness_Project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=RojTua3coto > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, > > > > > the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event > > > > > based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely > > > > > unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great > > > > > event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our > > > > > network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability > > > > > is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to > > > > > chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the > > > > > unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all > > > > > cultures. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the Global Consciousness Project? > > > > > > > > For the many people who feel interested, but don't find > > the time to read the website or published papers, this is an > > introduction to the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) and > > what we have learned over more than 12 years of serious > > research. We begin with a very brief overview of findings. > > They actually do need background and detail to be properly > > understood, but I am sympathetic to the desire to "get to > > the point." The rest of the GCP website will sharpen that > > point and put flesh on the interesting bottom line bones. > > > > > > > > In the smallest nutshell: The behavior of our network of > > random sources is correlated with interconnected human > > consciousness on a global scale. There is a highly > > significant overall effect on the GCP instrument (more on > > that below) during special times we identify as "global > > events" which bring great numbers of people to share > > consciousness an
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > Buck, the fact that a single person sitting close to a > "Random Number Generator" RNG, can change the pattern of the > numbers generated by his thoughts and emotions is certainly > a significant discovery. > > However, Roger Nelson thinks this 'field of consciousness' > is very weak in general. > > Only when a very major global event happens the Graph moves > up showing an anomaly in the pattern. Interesting tidbit, Nelson notes that the same measure actually goes in the *opposite* direction during the major international group Yogic Flying gatherings. I remain skeptical of the entire thing. L.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > Buck, the fact that a single person sitting close to a > "Random Number Generator" RNG, can change the pattern of the > numbers generated by his thoughts and emotions is certainly > a significant discovery. > > However, Roger Nelson thinks this 'field of consciousness' > is very weak in general. > Well, the guy obviously is not much of a meditator if that is what he knows. Group meditation begins at 7:30am and 5pm Central Time. Fairfield, Ia. > Only when a very major global event happens the Graph moves > up showing an anomaly in the pattern. > > > --- "Buck" wrote: > > > > "Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important > > scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They > > encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the > > great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group > > consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing > > this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more > > conscious future." > > > > > > > > > --- Jason wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Global Consciousness Project > > > > > > > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ > > > > > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Consciousness_Project > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=RojTua3coto > > > > > > > > > > > > When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, > > > > the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event > > > > based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely > > > > unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great > > > > event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our > > > > network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability > > > > is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to > > > > chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the > > > > unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all > > > > cultures. > > > > > > > > > > --- cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > > > > What is the Global Consciousness Project? > > > > > > For the many people who feel interested, but don't find > the time to read the website or published papers, this is an > introduction to the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) and > what we have learned over more than 12 years of serious > research. We begin with a very brief overview of findings. > They actually do need background and detail to be properly > understood, but I am sympathetic to the desire to "get to > the point." The rest of the GCP website will sharpen that > point and put flesh on the interesting bottom line bones. > > > > > > In the smallest nutshell: The behavior of our network of > random sources is correlated with interconnected human > consciousness on a global scale. There is a highly > significant overall effect on the GCP instrument (more on > that below) during special times we identify as "global > events" which bring great numbers of people to share > consciousness and emotions. The effect is a tiny deviation > from what's expected, but the patient replication of tests > has gradually created very strong statistical support for > the reality of this subtle correlation of human > consciousness with deviations in random data. > > > > > > The probability that the effect could be just a chance > fluctuation is less than 1 in a billion, an impressive > bottom line statistic that is composed of small effects > accumulated in more than 350 tests. The correlation is > subtle, so much so that individual event results are too > weak to be reliably interpreted. Yet because we are able to > combine results across many replications, we overcome a very > small signal to noise ratio -- real effects gradually > accumulate, while the unstructured noise is self-canceling. > > > > > > The GCP instrument is a network of random number > generators (RNGs, sometimes called REGs) spread around the > world. There are currently about 65 or 70 nodes in the > network, and at each one, random data trials are recorded > continuously, one trial per second, day after day over the > past 13 years. The result is a database of synchronized > parallel sequences of random numbers. The data are archived > on a server in Princeton, and subjected to formal analysis > testing whether there are departures from expected > randomness corresponding to global events. > > > > > > The GCP effects are not seen primarily as deviations of > the individual RNGs (which we often call "eggs"), but can be > seen as an increase in the average correlation between pairs > of eggs separated by distances up to thousands of > kilometers. This means that although the direct effects are > too small for us to detect, they occur in synchrony and this > leads to detectable changes in the network as a whole. By > definition the eggs are independent and should not show any > relationship at all. But
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
Buck, the fact that a single person sitting close to a "Random Number Generator" RNG, can change the pattern of the numbers generated by his thoughts and emotions is certainly a significant discovery. However, Roger Nelson thinks this 'field of consciousness' is very weak in general. Only when a very major global event happens the Graph moves up showing an anomaly in the pattern. --- "Buck" wrote: > > "Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important > scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They > encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the > great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group > consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing > this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more > conscious future." > > > > > > --- Jason wrote: > > > > > > > > > Global Consciousness Project > > > > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ > > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Consciousness_Project > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=RojTua3coto > > > > > > > > > When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, > > > the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event > > > based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely > > > unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great > > > event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our > > > network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability > > > is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to > > > chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the > > > unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all > > > cultures. > > > > > > > --- cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > What is the Global Consciousness Project? > > > > For the many people who feel interested, but don't find the time to read the website or published papers, this is an introduction to the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) and what we have learned over more than 12 years of serious research. We begin with a very brief overview of findings. They actually do need background and detail to be properly understood, but I am sympathetic to the desire to "get to the point." The rest of the GCP website will sharpen that point and put flesh on the interesting bottom line bones. > > > > In the smallest nutshell: The behavior of our network of random sources is correlated with interconnected human consciousness on a global scale. There is a highly significant overall effect on the GCP instrument (more on that below) during special times we identify as "global events" which bring great numbers of people to share consciousness and emotions. The effect is a tiny deviation from what's expected, but the patient replication of tests has gradually created very strong statistical support for the reality of this subtle correlation of human consciousness with deviations in random data. > > > > The probability that the effect could be just a chance fluctuation is less than 1 in a billion, an impressive bottom line statistic that is composed of small effects accumulated in more than 350 tests. The correlation is subtle, so much so that individual event results are too weak to be reliably interpreted. Yet because we are able to combine results across many replications, we overcome a very small signal to noise ratio -- real effects gradually accumulate, while the unstructured noise is self-canceling. > > > > The GCP instrument is a network of random number generators (RNGs, sometimes called REGs) spread around the world. There are currently about 65 or 70 nodes in the network, and at each one, random data trials are recorded continuously, one trial per second, day after day over the past 13 years. The result is a database of synchronized parallel sequences of random numbers. The data are archived on a server in Princeton, and subjected to formal analysis testing whether there are departures from expected randomness corresponding to global events. > > > > The GCP effects are not seen primarily as deviations of the individual RNGs (which we often call "eggs"), but can be seen as an increase in the average correlation between pairs of eggs separated by distances up to thousands of kilometers. This means that although the direct effects are too small for us to detect, they occur in synchrony and this leads to detectable changes in the network as a whole. By definition the eggs are independent and should not show any relationship at all. But during moments of importance to humans, the devices show slight correlations with each other. This is a fact that does not fit readily into scientific models, so understandably it is a fact that remains to be accepted. It presents a challenge to status quo physics and psychology. When and as the data are brought into perspective, they may help place mind and consciousness in more broadly competent models of the worl
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
"Subtle but real effects of consciousness are important scientifically, but their real power is more direct. They encourage us to make essential, healthy changes in the great systems that dominate our world. Large scale group consciousness has effects in the physical world. Knowing this, we can intentionally work toward a brighter, more conscious future." --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason wrote: > > > > > > > > Global Consciousness Project > > > > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Consciousness_Project > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=RojTua3coto > > > > > > When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, > > the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event > > based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely > > unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great > > event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our > > network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability > > is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to > > chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the > > unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all > > cultures. > > > > > What is the Global Consciousness Project? > > For the many people who feel interested, but don't find the time to read the > website or published papers, this is an introduction to the Global > Consciousness Project (GCP) and what we have learned over more than 12 years > of serious research. We begin with a very brief overview of findings. They > actually do need background and detail to be properly understood, but I am > sympathetic to the desire to "get to the point." The rest of the GCP website > will sharpen that point and put flesh on the interesting bottom line bones. > > In the smallest nutshell: The behavior of our network of random sources is > correlated with interconnected human consciousness on a global scale. There > is a highly significant overall effect on the GCP instrument (more on that > below) during special times we identify as "global events" which bring great > numbers of people to share consciousness and emotions. The effect is a tiny > deviation from what's expected, but the patient replication of tests has > gradually created very strong statistical support for the reality of this > subtle correlation of human consciousness with deviations in random data. > > The probability that the effect could be just a chance fluctuation is less > than 1 in a billion, an impressive bottom line statistic that is composed of > small effects accumulated in more than 350 tests. The correlation is subtle, > so much so that individual event results are too weak to be reliably > interpreted. Yet because we are able to combine results across many > replications, we overcome a very small signal to noise ratio -- real effects > gradually accumulate, while the unstructured noise is self-canceling. > > The GCP instrument is a network of random number generators (RNGs, sometimes > called REGs) spread around the world. There are currently about 65 or 70 > nodes in the network, and at each one, random data trials are recorded > continuously, one trial per second, day after day over the past 13 years. The > result is a database of synchronized parallel sequences of random numbers. > The data are archived on a server in Princeton, and subjected to formal > analysis testing whether there are departures from expected randomness > corresponding to global events. > > The GCP effects are not seen primarily as deviations of the individual RNGs > (which we often call "eggs"), but can be seen as an increase in the average > correlation between pairs of eggs separated by distances up to thousands of > kilometers. This means that although the direct effects are too small for us > to detect, they occur in synchrony and this leads to detectable changes in > the network as a whole. By definition the eggs are independent and should not > show any relationship at all. But during moments of importance to humans, the > devices show slight correlations with each other. This is a fact that does > not fit readily into scientific models, so understandably it is a fact that > remains to be accepted. It presents a challenge to status quo physics and > psychology. When and as the data are brought into perspective, they may help > place mind and consciousness in more broadly competent models of the world. > > There are other measures of structure in the data. Independent analysts have > been able to identify a significant effect of distance, though not in the > measure of distance between event and the REGs. Rather, analysis shows that > the pairwise correlations -- links between pairs of REGs -- are weaker for > large distances, dropping to zero at about 12,000 kilometers, roughly th
[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Consciousness Project
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason wrote: > > > > Global Consciousness Project > > > http://noosphere.princeton.edu/ > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Consciousness_Project > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=RojTua3coto > > > When human consciousness becomes coherent and synchronized, > the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum event > based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely > unpredictable sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great > event synchronizes the feelings of millions of people, our > network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The probability > is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to > chance. The evidence suggests an emerging noosphere, or the > unifying field of consciousness described by sages in all > cultures. > What is the Global Consciousness Project? For the many people who feel interested, but don't find the time to read the website or published papers, this is an introduction to the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) and what we have learned over more than 12 years of serious research. We begin with a very brief overview of findings. They actually do need background and detail to be properly understood, but I am sympathetic to the desire to "get to the point." The rest of the GCP website will sharpen that point and put flesh on the interesting bottom line bones. In the smallest nutshell: The behavior of our network of random sources is correlated with interconnected human consciousness on a global scale. There is a highly significant overall effect on the GCP instrument (more on that below) during special times we identify as "global events" which bring great numbers of people to share consciousness and emotions. The effect is a tiny deviation from what's expected, but the patient replication of tests has gradually created very strong statistical support for the reality of this subtle correlation of human consciousness with deviations in random data. The probability that the effect could be just a chance fluctuation is less than 1 in a billion, an impressive bottom line statistic that is composed of small effects accumulated in more than 350 tests. The correlation is subtle, so much so that individual event results are too weak to be reliably interpreted. Yet because we are able to combine results across many replications, we overcome a very small signal to noise ratio -- real effects gradually accumulate, while the unstructured noise is self-canceling. The GCP instrument is a network of random number generators (RNGs, sometimes called REGs) spread around the world. There are currently about 65 or 70 nodes in the network, and at each one, random data trials are recorded continuously, one trial per second, day after day over the past 13 years. The result is a database of synchronized parallel sequences of random numbers. The data are archived on a server in Princeton, and subjected to formal analysis testing whether there are departures from expected randomness corresponding to global events. The GCP effects are not seen primarily as deviations of the individual RNGs (which we often call "eggs"), but can be seen as an increase in the average correlation between pairs of eggs separated by distances up to thousands of kilometers. This means that although the direct effects are too small for us to detect, they occur in synchrony and this leads to detectable changes in the network as a whole. By definition the eggs are independent and should not show any relationship at all. But during moments of importance to humans, the devices show slight correlations with each other. This is a fact that does not fit readily into scientific models, so understandably it is a fact that remains to be accepted. It presents a challenge to status quo physics and psychology. When and as the data are brought into perspective, they may help place mind and consciousness in more broadly competent models of the world. There are other measures of structure in the data. Independent analysts have been able to identify a significant effect of distance, though not in the measure of distance between event and the REGs. Rather, analysis shows that the pairwise correlations -- links between pairs of REGs -- are weaker for large distances, dropping to zero at about 12,000 kilometers, roughly the earth diameter. There is also a characteristic temporal structure. The effects, on average, only become significant when we have data sequences of half an hour or more, and the effect persists for only a few hours, up to about 3 or 4 hours. This suggests that a "moment" in global consciousness is somewhat like a moment in individual consciousness, but with a time scale that is vastly different. A perception takes less than a second in my mind. For an effect of global consciousness to show up in our data as detectable structure it appears to require at least half an hour. The di
