“”Are you thinking what we're thinking? Telepathy is the alleged
transfer of information between individuals' minds without any
apparent detectable connection (physical, electronic,
electromagnetic). Despite considerable testing, "telepathic"
individuals have been unable to show true telepathy. Several
governments have studied telepathy with the intention of either
using it as a secure means of communication or as a method of
obtaining information by "reading minds". Telepathic mind-
reading has often been performed as a stage act. Many telepaths
simply use suggestive questions to put ideas in the mind of
their subjects (as demonstrated by Derren Brown in numerous
performances). Science fiction stories have used telepathy as a
plot device countless times, but quite often it is
electronically aided. The modern cell phone comes pretty close
to doing the job.  A simple explanation? In some cases, people
may well think the same thing, due to the same external
influences. For example, if one takes a busload of peop