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Parapsychology research at SRI

Hi there! Have you ever heard of parapsychology? It's a kind of science that studies things that are not yet fully understood, like how some people can read minds or see things that other people can't. And there's a place called SRI where scientists study parapsychology!

Now, SRI is short for Stanford Research Institute, which is a really big and smart research center where lots of scientists work. And some of those scientists study things like telepathy, which is when people can communicate without talking, or clairvoyance, which is when people can see things that are far away or even in the future.

These scientists do a lot of experiments to try and understand how these kinds of things work. They might have people try to guess what's on a card without looking at it, or have them try to move objects with their minds. And they use really fancy equipment to measure things like brain waves and heart rate to see if there's anything different happening when people are trying to use their "psychic" abilities.

Now, not everyone believes in parapsychology, and some people think it's just a bunch of hooey. But the scientists at SRI are really serious about their work, and they're always trying to find new ways to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Who knows what they might discover next!