telekinesis

Also known as psychokinesis

thumb|right|An artist's conception of spontaneous telekinesis from a 1911 issue of the French magazine La Vie Mysterieuse

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Telekinesis refers to the claimed ability to move or manipulate physical objects using only the mind, without any physical contact. While the concept has captured public imagination and appeared in popular culture for over a century, there is no scientific evidence that telekinesis actually exists.

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Reception
Evaluation
Physics
Explanations in terms of bias
Magic and special effects
Prize money for proof of telekinesis
Belief
Subsets of telekinesis
Claimants of telekinetic abilities
Physics
Metal bending
In popular culture
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thumb|right|An artist's conception of spontaneous telekinesis from a 1911 issue of the French magazine La Vie Mysterieuse

Telekinesis () (alternatively called psychokinesis) is a purported psychic ability allowing an individual to influence a physical system without physical interaction. Simply put, it is the moving or manipulating of objects with the mind, without directly touching them. Experiments to prove the existence of telekinesis have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability. There is no reliable evidence that telekinesis is a real phenomenon, and the topic is generally regarded as pseudoscience.