Is telekinesis real? - Emma Bryce

Je telekineza resnična? - Emma Bryce

Translator: Nika Kotnik Reviewer: Matej Divjak

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When the infamous fictional character,

Carrie White, left her high school prom hall ablaze,

Carrie White, zažgala dvorano, v kateri je potekal maturantski ples,

and brought terror upon her town,

in priklicala grozo nad svoje mesto,

she relied on her powers of telekinesis,

se je zanašala na svojo moč telekineze,

the ability to manipulate physical objects using the power of the mind alone.

zmožnosti manipuliranja s fizičnimi predmeti s samo močjo uma.

But while Carrie is just a fictional film based upon a fictional book,

A medtem ko je Carrie domišljijski film, ki temelji na knjigi,

belief in telekinesis isn't fictional at all.

je vera v telekinezo vse prej kot izmišljena.

For centuries, humans have claimed they really do have the power

Stoletja so ljudje trdili, da res imajo moč

to control the motion of objects using only their minds.

nadzora gibanja predmetov samo z umom.

Levitation, opening doors at will and spoon bending

Levitacija, odpiranje vrat z voljo in ukrivljanje žlic so zanimivi primeri.

are all intriguing examples.

To se zgodi v filmu Matrica, ko Neo ustavi krogle sredi zraka,

It happens in the Matrix when Neo freezes bullets midair,

in to je veščina, ki jo Yoda obvlada do potankosti.

and it's a skill that Yoda has honed to a T.

But is telekinesis real,

Ampak, ali je telekineza resnična,

ali izmišljena, prav tako kot Carrie, Yoda in Neo skupaj?

or just as fictional as Carrie, Yoda and Neo combined?

To investigate, we need to evaluate telekinetic claims

Da bi to raziskali, moramo preučiti trditve o telekinezi

through a scientific lens using the scientific method.

skozi znanstveni pogled z znanstvenimi metodami.

Telekinesis is part of the discipline called parapsychology,

Telekineza je del discipline, imenovane parapsihologija,

in which researchers study psychic phenomena.

v kateri raziskovalci preučujejo nadnaravne pojave.

Parapsychologists regard what they do as a science,

Parapsihologi imajo to, kar počnejo, za znanost,

but other scientists disagree.

drugi znanstveniki pa se s tem ne strinjajo.

Let's start with a few basic observations.

Začnimo z nekaj temeljnimi opažanji.

Observation #1:

Opažanje št. 1:

While there are loads of anecdotes out there about telekinesis,

Čeprav obstaja mnogo anekdot o telekinezi,

there's no scientific proof that it exists;

ni nobenega znanstvenega dokaza o njenem obstoju;

no studies conducted according to the scientific method

nobena študija, narejena po znanstvenih metodah

and repeated under lab conditions can show that its real.

in ponovljena v laboratoriju, nam ne more pokazati, da je resnična.

In the 1930s, the so-called father of parapsychology, Joseph Banks Rhine,

V 30-ih letih 19. stoletja je t. i. oče parapsihologije, Joseph Banks Rhine,

tested in the lab whether people could use telekinesis

testiral v laboratoriju, ali lahko ljudje uporabijo telekinezo,

to make a dice roll the way they wanted it to.

da bi vrgli kocko, kot bi želeli.

But afterwards, scientists couldn't replicate his results,

A zatem znanstveniki niso mogli ponoviti njegovih rezultatov,

and since replication is key to proving an idea,

in ker je ponovljivost ključna pri dokazovanju ideje,

that was a problem.

je bil to problem.

Aside from scientists,

Poleg znanstvenikov obstaja nešteto samooklicanih telekinetikov,

there are also countless self-proclaimed telekinetics,

but all have been exposed as tricksters,

a so vse razkrinkali kot prevarante,

ali pa ne morejo delovati pod pogoji, kjer nimajo vsega pod nadzorom,

or can't perform under conditions where they're not totally in control,

suggesting that they manipulate the situation to get the results they want.

kar nakazuje, da manipulirajo s situacijo, da dobijo želene rezultate.

Today, there's even a huge stash of prize money available from lots of organizations

Danes je na voljo velika količina denarnih nagrad pri veliko organizacijah

for anyone who can prove that psychic abilities, like telekinesis, are real.

za kogarkoli, ki dokaže, da so nadnaravne sposobnosti, kot telekineza, resnične.

A to bogastvo ostaja neosvojeno.

But these riches remain unclaimed.

Opažanje št. 2:

Observation #2:

When we investigate telekinesis,

Ko preučujemo telekinezo,

there's no consensus about what exactly is being measured.

ne obstaja soglasje o tem, kaj natančno merimo.

Are powerful, Yoda-like brainwaves at work perhaps?

So tu na delu močni možganski valovi kot pri Yodi?

Ker ni medsebojnega strinjanja, je nemogoče uporabiti raziskovalne standarde,

Since nobody agrees, it's difficult to apply a research standard,

something required in all other types of science

kar je zahtevano na vseh drugih področjih znanosti,

to test the validity of ideas.

da bi preučili veljavnost ideje.

Observation #3:

Opažanje št. 3:

The point of science is to discover the unknown,

Smisel znanosti je, da odkrije neznano,

and in the history of scientific investigation,

in v zgodovini znanstvenih raziskav se je vsekakor zgodilo,

it's definitely happened

that new discoveries have gone against established science,

da so bila nova odkritja v nasprotju z veljavno znanostjo

and even overturned whole branches of science.

in so celo spremenila celotne veje znanosti.

Such discoveries must be proven extra carefully

Taka odkritja morajo biti dokazana izredno previdno,

to withstand skepticism.

da prenesejo dvom.

V primeru telekineze ideja nasprotuje uveljavljeni znanosti,

In the case of telekinesis,

the idea goes against established science,

but lacks the powerful evidence in favor of it.

a ji manjka močan dokaz.

Our universe is controlled and explained by the laws of physics,

Naše vesolje nadzorujejo in razlagajo zakoni fizike

and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects

in eden izmed njih pravi, da možganski valovi ne morejo nadzorovati predmetov,

because they're neither strong nor far-reaching enough

ker niso ne tako močni ne tako daljnosežni,

to influence anything outside of our skulls.

da bi vplivali na karkoli zunaj naših lobanj.

Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar

Fizika prav tako pove, da sta edini sili, ki lahko vplivata na predmete od daleč,

are magnetic and gravitational.

magnetna in gravitacijska.

Probably the closest thing to telekinesis that science can explain

Najbrž najbližje telekinezi, kar lahko pojasni znanost,

is the use of thoughts to control a robotic arm.

je uporaba misli za nadzor robotske roke.

In the brains of stroke patients who can't move,

V možgane pacientov po kapi, ki se ne morejo premikati,

lahko raziskovalci vgradijo majhne žice v predel, ki nadzoruje gibanje,

researchers can implant tiny wires into the region that controls movement,

and then train the patient to concentrate on moving a robotic arm,

in nato naučijo pacienta, da se osredotoči na premikanje robotske roke,

which acts like an extension of their minds, and it works.

ki se obnaša kot podaljšek njihovega uma, in deluje.

It's amazing, but it isn't telekinesis.

Neverjetno je, a ni telekineza.

The patients thoughts aren't just vague, undetectable things.

Pacientove misli niso samo medle, nezaznavne stvari.

They're measurable brain signals,

So merljivi možganski signali, ki se prevedejo skozi žice v robota.

translated through wires into a robot.

Science can measure, test and explain the motion,

Znanost lahko izmeri, testira in pojasni gibanje,

in tako smo dokazali, da je tak nadzor z umom resničen.

and that's how we've shown that this kind of mind control is real.

Science is a slow process of accumulating

Znanost je počasen proces nabiranja dokazov,

the evidence that either stands for or against an idea.

ki idejo podpirajo, ali pa so proti njej.

Ko naložimo dokaze, lahko vidimo, kateri stolp je višji,

When we stack up evidence,

we can see which tower grows tallest,

in v primeru telekineze, to ni stolp, ki dokazuje njen obstoj.

and in the case of telekinesis, it's not the tower showing that it exists.

Some say this mystical phenomenon can't fit within the confines of science,

Nekateri pravijo, da se mistični pojavi ne ujemajo z omejitvami znanosti,

and that's okay.

in to je v redu.

A potem telekineza postane stvar lastnega prepričanja.

But then telekinesis becomes purely a matter of personal conviction.

If something can't be assessed scientifically,

Če nečesa ne moremo znanstveno oceniti, potem ne more biti opisano kot znanstveno.

then it can't be described as scientific either.

So the results of our investigation

Torej, rezultat naše raziskave odkrije, da ne glede, kako močno hočemo verjeti,

reveal that however much we may want to believe

that the force really is within us,

da je sila znotraj nas,

the case for telekinesis remains weak.

je dokazov o telekinezi malo.

Sorry Neo, Carrie and Yoda.

Žal mi je Neo, Carrie in Yoda.

Vaše sposobnosti so neverjetne, a za zdaj spadajo v film.

Your skills are mind-blowing, but for now, they belong in the movies.