Can Science Explain Déjà Vu or Gut Feel?

All of us once had this weird feeling where we just know something’s going to happen? Turns out, science might actually have an explanation for it. And it’s weirder than anything you’ve seen in a sci-fi movie.

In one of Popular Mechanic’s most-read stories of the year, "Your Consciousness Can Jump Through Time—Meaning 'Gut Feelings' Are Memories From the Future, Scientists Say," researchers explore the idea that what many have long dismissed as a gut feeling or coincidence might be called "precognition," which is when your brain remembers an event before it’s happened.

Some scientists now believe consciousness doesn’t necessarily follow a linear timeline, and that it may be possible to entangle with your own future memories.

If you visit Popular Mechanics, you can watch John Gilpatrick and Andrew Daniels dig into the wild world of time-slipping minds, including a landmark 1990s study that made scientists start to take precognition seriously. They break down quantum theories, reveal why the CIA got involved in precognition research, and wrestle with the possibility that time just might not work the way we think it does.

John and Andrew also discuss why your brain may be more like a walkie-talkie to your future self, and what that means for déjà vu, free will, and the fabric of reality itself. You know, totally normal stuff.

Watch the full episode above now, and find more installments of "The Astounding Pop Mech Show" on PopularMechanics.com.