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Russell Targ

Russell Targ

Remote ViewingPSI ResearchPhysics

6 archived appearances · 1999–2006

Russell Targ (born April 11, 1934) is a physicist and author who co-founded the Stanford Research Institute's (SRI) investigation into psychic abilities, helping to establish the scientific protocol for remote viewing used by the U.S. intelligence community. As an early figure featured on Art Bell's programs, he has spent decades demonstrating that extrasensory perception is a real and measurable phenomenon supported by rigorous laboratory evidence.

Remote ViewingConsciousness & the AfterlifeUFO DisclosureQuantum Physics & Parallel Universes

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Episodes6

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Episode thumbnail for September 7, 1999: Parapsychology Research - Russell Targ

September 7, 1999: Parapsychology Research - Russell Targ

Sep 7, 1999
2h 49m
Art Bell interviews physicist Russell Targ, co-founder with Hal Puthoff of the Stanford Research Institute's classified remote viewing program. Targ recounts how the CIA-funded initiative began in 1972 when he and Puthoff bet their careers on developing repeatable psychic experiments. He describes the landmark test...
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Episode thumbnail for May 16, 2001: Remote Viewing - Russell Targ & Paul H. Smith

May 16, 2001: Remote Viewing - Russell Targ & Paul H. Smith

May 16, 2001
1h 16m
Art Bell hosts physicist Russell Targ and military remote viewer Paul H. Smith, two pioneers of the government's psychic espionage program at Stanford Research Institute. Together they discuss the upcoming 2001 Remote Viewing Conference in Las Vegas and reveal details about the CIA-funded program that operated for o...
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Episode thumbnail for April 8, 2002: Consciousness and Remote Viewing - Russell Targ

April 8, 2002: Consciousness and Remote Viewing - Russell Targ

Apr 8, 2002
2h 46m
Art Bell speaks with physicist Russell Targ, co-founder of the Stanford Research Institute's investigation into psychic abilities and a pioneer in laser development. Targ describes how his early career as a stage magician taught him to distinguish genuine psychic signals from trickery, a skill that proved essential...
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Episode thumbnail for March 27, 2004: Remote Viewing - Russell Targ

March 27, 2004: Remote Viewing - Russell Targ

Mar 27, 2004
2h 52m
Art Bell sits down with physicist Russell Targ, co-founder of the Stanford Research Institute's remote viewing program, who reveals for the first time how the CIA program truly began. Targ describes how retired police commissioner Pat Price identified the leader of the SLA from a mug book and psychically located the...
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Episode thumbnail for February 20, 2005: Remote Viewing - Russell Targ

February 20, 2005: Remote Viewing - Russell Targ

Feb 20, 2005
2h 54m
Art Bell welcomes physicist Russell Targ, co-founder of the Stanford Research Institute's remote viewing program, for a conversation spanning two decades of government-funded psychic espionage research. Targ describes how the CIA program began in 1972 after Ingo Swann demonstrated the ability to accurately describe...
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Episode thumbnail for June 17, 2006: Remote Viewing and Fearless Living - Russell Targ

June 17, 2006: Remote Viewing and Fearless Living - Russell Targ

Jun 17, 2006
2h 32m
Art Bell broadcasts from Manila for the first time, fielding listener questions about life in the Philippines before welcoming physicist Russell Targ, co-founder of the Stanford Research Institute psychic research program. Targ discusses the scientific evidence for remote viewing, including decades of government-fun...

Books3

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Book
The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities

The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities

2012

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Miracles of Mind: Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spiritual Healing

Miracles of Mind: Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spiritual Healing

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The Heart of the Mind: How to Know God Without Belief

The Heart of the Mind: How to Know God Without Belief

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From the High Desert

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