Science minister claims 'a sixth sense' of prediction

The Government's new Science minister believes he has a "sixth sense" to predict the future. Lord Drayson said he was one of the humans with a "capability" experts did not fully understand. Although the peer does not claim his powers of foresight are paranormal, the comments may raise eyebrows among the community he represents. Science does not accept that extra-sensory abilities exist.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Lord Drayson said: "There have been things I have known and I don't know why. I think there is a lot we don't understand about human capability."

Pursuing his point, the peer cites Blink, the best-selling American book about human instinct by Malcolm Gladwell. It identified cases of individuals with the apparent power to foretell events.

"It's a fascinating book," said Lord Drayson. "He gives examples of people who have demonstrated clearly they have good instinct in their lives." Lord Drayson described his ability as "like a sixth sense" and said it may be linked to the way humans evolved.