It is frightening, isn't it?
By the way, the researcher, Rupert Sheldrake is the author of
"Dogs that Know When Their Owners are Coming Home"
PS My dog knows when I come home because I call him first and tell him to check the big wall clock. Since he can't read numbers, I have to tell him, wait for the big hand to get to the little hand...

Website of researcher
http://www.sheldrake.org/
Current project:
"Can you wake a sleeping animal by staring at it? Rupert is
researching the sensitivity of sleeping animals to being stared at. If you can help with information Click here."