Feeling the future: A meta-analysis of 90 experiments on the anomalous anticipation of random future events

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  Bem, Daryl ^a   Tressoldi, Patrizio ^b   Rabeyron, Thomas ^c,d   Duggan, Michael ^e  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84970971315     PISSN: 20461402     EISSN: 1759796X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.7177.2     Document Type: Article

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