Dr. Roger D. Nelson is the Founder and Director of the Institute of Noetic Sciences-sponsored Global Consciousness Project, an international collaboration of scientists, artists, and citizens interested in the extraordinary aspects of human consciousness. Until 2002, he coordinated research in the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory at Princeton University. Dr. Nelson's professional training is in experimental psychology and psychophysiology, supplemented by a background in physics, statistical methods, engineering, sculpture, electronic music, and multi-media production. He is a student of "alternate psychologies" which represent a wide range of transpersonal and non-western approaches to the understanding of consciousness. Visit Dr. Nelson's website at http://noosphere.princeton.edu Watch a CBS News Story about the Global Consciousness Project (GCP) and Dr. Nelson as he discusses the Interconnected Mind and the Global Conciousness Project Like America Meditating on Facebook