In the 1980s, Bem became interested in paranormal concepts such as ESP, telepathy and precognition. He is probably the most famous scientist to test these possible attributes in rigorous scientific fashion.
Bem taught at Carnegie-Mellon University, Stanford, Harvard, and Cornell University.
He obtained his PhD degree in social psychology from the University of Michigan in 1964.
When someone holds up a common belief and says it is obvious, I say, well, let's reverse the thinking on that and see where it gets you. (Discover magazine, March 2012)