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Encouraging citizen science is a hallmark of Sheldrake's approach. He invites individuals to engage with his theories by attempting simple experiments on their own, aimed at examining their own experiences of scopaesthesia or the extended mind. One notably practical experiment involves staring at a sleeping pet to gauge whether they stir or react, reinforcing the participant's awareness of this phenomenon firsthand.
In addition to pets, Sheldrake points toward the potential for exploring human interactions through observation—for example, by using technology to document whether people pause or look up when they are being observed from a distance.