My own limited experience in the field of parapsychology wasn’t of much help when it came to deciding how to best go about better understanding what many people write off as a pseudo-science for quacks. The only references I had were a gypsy who accosted me in Spain and told me that according to the lines on my palm that I would have seven children, Harry Potter’s experiences in divination class courtesy of J. K. Rowling, and a few episodes of the TV show Supernatural (during which, admittedly, I wasn’t really paying attention to anything other than the hot male leads). Finding a believable and hopefully more intellectual source of information on psychic phenomena looked like a feat that would require some magic in the doing of it.
But then I discovered Dean Radin. With an impressive academic background including a Masters degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in psychology, I was somewhat... [Read More]
CNN: August 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Here's a mind-bending idea: The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people's thoughts.
(picture) Scientists use electroencephalography, or brain wave-reading technology, to measure brain activity.
The hope is that the research could someday lead to a gadget capable of translating the thoughts of soldiers who suffered brain injuries in combat or even stroke patients in hospitals. But the research also raises concerns that such mind-reading technology could be used to interrogate the enemy.
Armed with a $4 million grant from the Army, scientists are studying brain signals to try to decipher what a person is thinking and to whom the person wants to direct the message.
The project is a collaboration among researchers at the University of California, Irvine; Carnegie Mellon University; and the University of Maryland.
Due to an overwhelming response Larry King Live is rebroadcasting the What the BLEEP show. They're calling it "Power of the Mind" and it airs Friday August 15 at 9PM EDT/6PM PD -- See you there!
Friday: Power of the Mind Change your mind and change your life! Your brain has more power than you know. How can you unleash it? The answers may transform the way you think, act and live!
From Oprah.com:
Have you ever been to visit a psychic medium?
If you have ever visited a psychic medium to communicate with the dead, was it a successful experience? Did you make a connection with a loved one? Or did everything your medium said seem to miss the mark. Tell us what happened during your experience, and how that experience has affected your beliefs.
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