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My Take
Rupert Sheldrake fascinates me precisely because he is so divisive. Here is a genuinely credentialed Cambridge biochemist and Royal Society researcher who staked his reputation on morphic resonance, an idea mainstream science largely dismisses as pseudoscience. I do not need to endorse the theory to admire the nerve it takes to keep asking unfashionable questions under sustained ridicule. Science needs its dissenters at the edges, the people who refuse to accept that every question is settled. Whether or not he is right, Sheldrake embodies a kind of intellectual stubbornness I find oddly bracing, and far more interesting than safe conformity.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rupert Sheldrake
- Name (Japanese)
- ルパート・シェルドレイク
- Reading
- るぱーと・しぇるどれいく
- Born
- June 28, 1942 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- biologist / writer / parapsychologist / biochemist / philosopher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Clare College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.sheldrake.org
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert%20Sheldrake
Frequently asked questions
When was Rupert Sheldrake born?
Born June 28, 1942 (age 84).
Where is Rupert Sheldrake from?
Rupert Sheldrake is from Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
What does Rupert Sheldrake do?
Rupert Sheldrake works as biologist, writer, parapsychologist, biochemist, philosopher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.