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German philosopher Max Dessoir coined the word parapsychology in 1889. He combined the Greek prefix para meaning alongside with the word psychology to describe mental phenomena beyond standard psychology.
J. B. Rhine adopted the term parapsychology in the 1930s while working at Duke University. He used this label to replace psychical research and signal a shift toward laboratory experiments rather than anecdotal reports.
Reviewers concluded the Stargate Project never provided actionable intelligence value despite years of investment from the early 1950s until its termination in 1995. Information gathered was often vague containing irrelevant and erroneous data that offered little practical use.
Critics argue reliance on meta-analysis distorts confirmatory evidence since independent replication remains absent. Lance Storm Patrizio Tressoldi and Lorenzo Di Risio analyzed 29 Ganzfeld studies finding a hit rate of 32.2 percent but noted flaws like inadequate randomization and sensory leakage.
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences published a report in 1988 concluding no scientific justification exists for parapsychological phenomena after 130 years. Scientists state extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence yet the entire body of evidence remains poor quality and inadequately controlled.