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The Study of Human Consciousness and Its Interactions  
                                  with the Environment

The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research lab (PEAR) was founded in 1979 by
Robert Jahn for the purpose of studying the human consciousness.  The PEAR lab
had to establish a rigorous experimental protocol for the study of human
consciousness-machine interactions-specifically interactions upon random
physical systems.  To this end, they utilized the Random Event Generator  (REG)-an
electronic device based on random processes of quantum tunneling, which in turn
produce fundamentally random bits of binary data, zero or one.

The REG proved to be ideal.  When isolated and unattended, the device outputted a
sequence of random binary events that obeyed laws of probability, with an equal
number of zeros and ones.  This allowed the establishment of an experimental
baseline, and correct calibration.

The REG acts as an electronic coin flipper.  Just as a random coin flip will land on
heads or tails, the REG outputs either a zero or a one, based on quantum events,
extrapolated by quantum tunneling.  So, when examined statistically, these events
should behave in a random, predictable fashion.  Unlike a coin, the REG cannot be
influenced by humidity, imbalance, toss technique, etc., and is shielded from such
effects as electricity and magnetic fields.

The only known effect is that of consciousness, which effects outcomes at the
microscopic, quantum level, the same level the REG uses for its raw data input.  The
presence of a consciousness may be examined by statistical correlation of
deviations caused by the consciousness and its interaction with the environment at
this quantum level.  A presence, and its caused deviations are only the beginning of
the possible areas of consciousness studies.  Gender effects may be possible, as a
male consciousness tends toward higher deviations, for a shorter period of time,
while a female consciousness has a lower peak deviation, but is of longer duration.

The REG is monitored, and data gather by, a computer program, FieldREG.  
Generally, this program is set to sample 200 bits per second.  As is standard with
stat correlation studies, data is considered statistically significant when “p”, the
probability that an event is caused solely by chance, is less than .05 (p<.05).  Output
is by graph method, with the parabola indicating the boundary of the 95% level of
confidence.  Therefore, data outside this parabola is considered statistically
significant.
Standard readings
Anomalous readings