Personal Consciousness Research Instrument

Can intention
bend chance?

A scientifically grounded Android app for exploring the relationship between focused intention and measurable physical reality — using genuine quantum random numbers, multi-sensor recording, and longitudinal statistical analysis.

The hypothesis
behind the experiment

Between 1979 and 2007, Princeton University's PEAR Lab ran one of the most sustained scientific investigations into mind-matter interaction ever conducted. The results were small and contested — independent replication was inconsistent, and the scientific consensus does not endorse the hypothesis. But the dataset was never fully explained away either. This app gives you the instruments to ask the question with your own data, honestly, over time.

01
Quantum Randomness

Genuine quantum random bits, generated from vacuum fluctuations by Cisco Outshift's QRNG server. Physically independent of your device — no sensor crosstalk, no classical noise coupling.

02
Statistical Deviation

Z-scores computed from the binomial distribution against the theoretical 50/50 baseline. Phase analysis isolates early, mid, and late intention independently — the same approach as PEAR.

03
Multi-Channel Convergence

Six independent physical channels recorded simultaneously. When quantum RNG and the magnetometer deviate in the same five-second window, that convergence is harder to attribute to noise than either channel alone.

04
Longitudinal Patterns

Single sessions are statistically inconclusive by design. The effect documented by PEAR had an effect size of approximately 0.0003 — it required years of accumulated data to emerge. Your vault is where meaning lives.

What gets
recorded

Every session records six independent channels simultaneously, each with its own noise architecture. The spatial heatmap in your results shows when multiple channels deviate in the same time window.

QRNG
Quantum RNG

Live or buffered quantum random bits from Cisco Outshift vacuum fluctuation measurements. The primary experimental channel — genuinely non-deterministic and physically isolated from your device.

z-score
deviation %
phase analysis
MAG
Magnetometer

Ambient magnetic field in microtesla (μT). The heart generates an electromagnetic field detectable several feet from the body. Baseline-referenced so environmental drift is accounted for.

μT magnitude
deviation %
spike detection
SND
Ambient Sound

Sound amplitude in decibels. No audio is recorded or stored — only the instantaneous dB value. Environmental acoustic stability is factored into session coherence scoring.

dB level
session mean
deviation %
BAR
Barometer

Atmospheric pressure in hectopascals (hPa). Provides a slow-changing environmental baseline. Convergent deviations with RNG in the same window are logged for review.

hPa pressure
session mean
trend
WiFi
WiFi RSSI

Signal strength of connected WiFi network. RF environment fluctuations — devices connecting, interference events — are tracked and available as a convergence channel in the heatmap.

dBm RSSI
z-score
deviation
BT
Bluetooth

RSSI variance across nearby Bluetooth devices. Variance spikes indicate RF environment shifts. Included as a passive environmental witness channel alongside WiFi.

RSSI variance
device count
deviation
On Quantum Randomness
Why quantum RNG matters for this experiment

Consumer phones produce random numbers from their entropy pool — CPU timing, sensor jitter, touch events. These are classically random but not physically independent of the device. A quantum RNG sources from vacuum fluctuation measurements on dedicated optical hardware at a remote server. There is no physical coupling between that apparatus and your phone's sensors. If deviation appears in the quantum channel, it cannot be explained by hardware crosstalk — which is precisely why it is the scientifically preferred source for this research.

How a session
works

The Advanced Lab follows a structured four-phase protocol derived from PEAR methodology. Each phase serves a specific statistical function.

01
Pre-Session Context

Record your current intention, energy level, stress level, and mood. These are stored with each session and available for longitudinal correlation analysis in the vault — allowing you to identify conditions under which your results are consistently stronger or weaker.

02
Baseline Phase

All sensors record simultaneously before you apply any conscious intention. This establishes the environmental reference point for the session — magnetometer baseline, acoustic level, RF environment, and entropy pool state. Without an established baseline, deviation is unmeasurable.

03
Experiment Phase — Three Periods

The active experiment is divided into early, mid, and late periods. Each produces its own isolated z-score computed only from samples within that period — not cumulative from session start. This structure tests whether the effect sustains, builds, or declines across a session, mirroring the decline effect documented in PEAR data.

04
Results & Longitudinal Vault

Session results include z-score, deviation percentage, phase analysis, a spatial heatmap showing multi-channel convergence events, and a coherence score indicating session quality. All sessions are stored locally and accessible in the vault for pattern analysis across your personal dataset.

The science
behind the question

Nine in-app articles covering the research, the physics, and the epistemology — so you understand exactly what you are measuring and what it might mean.

Nothing leaves
your device

The app makes one external connection: to the Cisco Outshift QRNG API to fetch quantum random numbers. All session data, all analysis, all results — stored locally on your device only.

No Accounts or Login

No email, no profile, no authentication of any kind. Nothing to identify you.

No Analytics or Tracking

No SDKs, no crash reporting, no usage data. The app has no visibility into how you use it.

No Audio Recording

Microphone permission is used only for instantaneous dB measurement. No audio is captured, stored, or transmitted at any point.

No Ads, Ever

Free, ad-free. The app is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from users who find it valuable.

What it looks
like in practice

Three screens from the v2 release. The design is built around legibility of data — nothing decorative that isn't carrying information.

Advanced experiment screen
Advanced Experiment
Results screen with z-score
Session Results
Reading room
Reading Room
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A PRNG running
in your browser

This is a demonstration only — it uses your browser's built-in CSPRNG (window.crypto.getRandomValues()), the same entropy source the app uses in Local Entropy mode. It is not connected to quantum hardware. The visualisation is here so you can see the interface and what a running z-score looks like before downloading anything.

DEMO BROWSER CSPRNG · NOT QUANTUM
Z-SCORE
SAMPLES
0
RATIO
random walk of cumulative z-score over time · dashed lines = ±1.96σ significance threshold · the app also supports quantum RNG via Cisco Outshift

Frequently
asked

What does a z-score actually mean?
A z-score measures how far an observed result is from what chance would predict, expressed in standard deviations. A z-score of 0 means your RNG output was exactly at theoretical chance. A z-score of +1.96 or above means the result would occur by chance less than 5% of the time — the conventional significance threshold in statistics. A single session with z = 2.5 does not mean anything has been demonstrated. At the effect size under investigation, a single session is always statistically inconclusive. Significance only becomes meaningful across a large number of sessions accumulated over time in the vault.
What's the difference between the three RNG protocols?
Local Entropy draws from your device's cryptographic entropy pool — CPU timing jitter, hardware noise, thermal fluctuations. It is classically random but partially coupled to your physical environment. Live Quantum connects to Cisco Outshift's QRNG API, sourcing numbers from vacuum fluctuation measurements on remote optical hardware physically independent of your device — any deviation requires a contemporaneous causal account. Buffered Quantum fetches the entire batch before your session begins, meaning those quantum events have already occurred before you apply any intention. Deviation in buffered sessions is structurally incompatible with forward-time causation and only consistent with retrocausal accounts of the kind the transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics permits.
Why does the app need location and microphone permissions?
Android requires location permission to access WiFi and Bluetooth signal data — this is a platform-level requirement, not something the app uses for your geographic location. The app does not request, use, store, or transmit location data. Microphone access is used to measure ambient sound level as an instantaneous decibel value — the environmental acoustic channel. No audio is recorded or stored at any point. The permission rationale sheet inside the app explains each permission at the moment it is requested.
How many sessions do I need to run?
The effect size documented in prior research — approximately 0.1% mean deviation from chance — corresponds to Cohen's h of roughly 0.002. Detecting an effect this size at conventional significance (p<0.05, 80% power) requires approximately 780,000 binary observations. At a typical session tick rate that is several hundred sessions. This is not a discouragement — it is an honest statement about the scale of the question. The vault is built for exactly this long-term accumulation. A few weeks of consistent sessions is a meaningful start to a personal dataset, not a conclusion.
Does the app collect any data?
No. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising, and no data collection of any kind. The only external connection the app makes is to the Cisco Outshift QRNG API to fetch quantum random numbers when that mode is selected. All session data is stored locally on your device and never transmitted anywhere.
What is the PEAR Lab and why is the app based on its methodology?
The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory ran from 1979 to 2007 under aerospace engineer Robert Jahn. Over 26 years it assembled the largest database of structured mind-RNG experiments ever conducted — more than 2.5 million experimental series across 340 operators. The documented mean deviation was approximately 0.1% from theoretical chance. The methodology was criticised — particularly the choice of statistical unit and inconsistent replication — and the findings cannot be accepted as validated scientific results. The app is based on the PEAR protocol because it is the most developed and rigorously documented methodology available for this kind of personal experiment. Using it allows your personal data to be compared against the largest existing reference dataset.
Changelog

Release History

Latest v2.1.0 — Research Quality Update
March 2026
↓ Download APK
New
+ANU Quantum Numbers provider — unlimited paid tier
+Configurable sampling — samples/tick and tick interval
+Vault — Best Conditions profile card
+Vault — Time-of-day z-score histogram
+Vault — Phase decline trend + coherence trend charts
+CSV export — batch all sessions + individual full streams
+Stouffer combined z-score + tick-based progress bar
Fixed
Fixed event timestamp corruption — spike and convergence events now correctly positioned
Fixed convergence detection — 30s window now fires correctly
Fixed vault source label — now reflects dominant source not last tick
Vault memory use — summary-only load, streams on demand
v2.0.0 — Major Overhaul March 2026
+ Advanced Lab — 6-channel recording + spatial heatmap + Quantum RNG via Cisco Outshift + Vault — longitudinal history, trend charts + Profile screen with achievements + Focus Calibration + Reading Room — 9 scientific articles + Phase analysis + coherence score
v1.2.0 Late 2025
+ ANU QRNG — first live quantum random numbers + Magnetometer deviation tracking + Barometer channel + CSV export + Results screen with z-score
v1.1.0 Mid 2025
+ Initial release — local entropy RNG + Sound (dB) monitoring + Basic session history

This app is a personal research tool for exploratory and educational purposes only. It is not a medical, diagnostic, or scientific device. The hypothesis that consciousness can influence random physical systems is not established science. Single sessions are statistically inconclusive. This app is not affiliated with Princeton University or the PEAR research program. All findings referenced are from published or publicly available sources and should be evaluated critically.