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  • n  the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force

  • For Carrie possesses the power of telekinesis, the ability to animate objects and make them obey her will.
  • Gone are varieties of telekinesis (Carrie, Firestarter) and precognition (The Shining, The Dead Zone).
  • Yet telekinesisthe ability to cause objects at a distance to move through the exercise of willwas a frightening power, and Sirhan feared that he might lose his mind.
News & Articles

  • Watch Fake Telekinesis Make Mind-Controlled Water
    Telekinesis isn't real, but you can fake it if you really put your mind to it. Conceptual artist Lisa Park did just that and surrounded herself with vibrating pools of her own brainwaves . But her final trick, total brain silence, turned out to be just a little too hard to fake. Read more...        
    June 15, 2013 - Gizmodo
Quotes

  • Tan Le in FOX News
    It fulfills the fantasy of telekinesis,said Tan Le, co-founder and president of San Francisco-based Emotiv.
  • Ellis Hobbs in Boston Globe
    I gave a hesitation move to the right side,said Hobbs. "Willie was going left [to block]. I was saying, 'Go right, man.' He did. It was like telekinesis."

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