Rupert Sheldrake
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Rupert Sheldrake is a British biologist and author best known for his controversial theories on morphic resonance and his research into parapsychology and unexplained phenomena.
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| Rupert Sheldrake canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Rupert Sheldrake Context triple: [Society for Psychical Research, hasMember, Rupert Sheldrake]
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Jeff Sheldrake
Jeff Sheldrake is the manipulative, philandering insurance executive in Billy Wilder’s film "The Apartment," whose exploitation of his employee’s apartment for his affairs drives the story’s central conflict.
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John Cairncross
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Anthony Stevens
Anthony Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer best known as a tough and courageous midfielder for North Melbourne during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Frank Lewin
Frank Lewin was a German-born American composer best known for his work scoring television series, films, and documentaries in the mid-20th century.
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Edward Adrian Wilson
Edward Adrian Wilson was a British physician, naturalist, and explorer best known as the chief scientist and artist on Robert Falcon Scott’s early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rupert Sheldrake Target entity description: Rupert Sheldrake is a British biologist and author best known for his controversial theories on morphic resonance and his research into parapsychology and unexplained phenomena.
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A.
Jeff Sheldrake
Jeff Sheldrake is the manipulative, philandering insurance executive in Billy Wilder’s film "The Apartment," whose exploitation of his employee’s apartment for his affairs drives the story’s central conflict.
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B.
John Cairncross
John Cairncross was a British civil servant and scholar best known as one of the Cambridge Five Soviet spies who passed classified information to the USSR during and after World War II.
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C.
Anthony Stevens
Anthony Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer best known as a tough and courageous midfielder for North Melbourne during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Frank Lewin
Frank Lewin was a German-born American composer best known for his work scoring television series, films, and documentaries in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Edward Adrian Wilson
Edward Adrian Wilson was a British physician, naturalist, and explorer best known as the chief scientist and artist on Robert Falcon Scott’s early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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biologist ⓘ human ⓘ parapsychology researcher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| child |
Cosmo Sheldrake
NERFINISHED
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Merlin Sheldrake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-06-28 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial scientist
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critic of scientific materialism ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clare College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Sheldrake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biology
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parapsychology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred Rupert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDebateWith |
Lewis Wolpert
GENERATED
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Richard Dawkins GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sheldrake.org ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of mechanistic science
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morphic resonance hypothesis ⓘ research on telepathy ⓘ research on unexplained phenomena ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Rupert Sheldrake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A New Science of Life
NERFINISHED
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Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Science Set Free NERFINISHED ⓘ The Presence of the Past NERFINISHED ⓘ The Science Delusion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sense of Being Stared At NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark-on-Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | research fellow at Clare College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
animal telepathy
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human telepathy ⓘ premonitions ⓘ sense of being stared at ⓘ |
| spouse | Jill Purce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped |
morphic fields
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morphic resonance ⓘ |
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Subject: Rupert Sheldrake Description of subject: Rupert Sheldrake is a British biologist and author best known for his controversial theories on morphic resonance and his research into parapsychology and unexplained phenomena.
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