Uri Geller experiments at Stanford Research Institute

Record summary

Physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff conducted experiments involving Uri Geller at Stanford Research Institute in 1972–1973, later presenting the work as evidence relevant to psychokinesis and remote viewing. The episode matters for comparing laboratory parapsychology with occult claims about psychic powers and for tracing disputes over controls, observation, and replication. Published reports and later critiques differ sharply in interpretation. The lead should be investigated through SRI documents, journal articles, laboratory records, and skeptical analyses rather than paranormal summaries.