HUMAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Background material supporting the proposed establishment of an Institute of Biocommunications within the framework of the Office of Telecommunications
Charles J. Chilton · 1972
Government researchers in 1972 recognized that electromagnetic fields could interact with human biology in measurable ways.
Plain English Summary
This 1972 technical report examined the scientific foundation for establishing a government institute to study biocommunications, including telepathy and electromagnetic interactions with human biology. The document explored how information theory and telecommunications principles might apply to biological systems and human-to-human communication phenomena.
Why This Matters
What makes this 1972 report particularly significant is its timing and institutional backing. This was government-level recognition that electromagnetic fields might interact with human biology in ways that warranted serious scientific investigation. The report came during an era when researchers were beginning to understand that living systems operate as sophisticated bioelectrical networks, potentially susceptible to external electromagnetic influences.
The reality is that this early institutional interest in biocommunications and electromagnetic biology laid important groundwork for today's EMF health research. While the telepathy aspects may seem fringe, the underlying premise that humans are electromagnetic beings who can be affected by external fields has proven scientifically sound. Your daily exposure to WiFi, cell phones, and other wireless devices represents exactly the kind of electromagnetic interaction with biological systems that this report anticipated studying.
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Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
To determine whether telepathy is possible in principle and whether the observed facts are consistent with the concept of an electromagnetic nature of the field, the carrier of telepathic information.
The study approaches the problem by using information theory and the concept of maximum possible inf...
The analysis shows that the transmission of telepathic information by the electromagnetic field of b...
The existence of telepathy does not contradict the laws of nature, and its carrier could be the electromagnetic field of extra-long waves excited by biocurrents. However, the calculated required biocurrent intensities are much larger than actually possible values. The phenomenon of telepathy over large distances is not confirmed by the calculations, and well-designed psychological and biophysical experiments are needed to determine the concrete mechanism of telepathy.
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@article{human_telecommunications_background_material_supporting_the_proposed_establishme_g5650,
author = {Charles J. Chilton},
title = {HUMAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Background material supporting the proposed establishment of an Institute of Biocommunications within the framework of the Office of Telecommunications},
year = {1972},
}