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Steve Higgins is sometimes a Psychologist, sometimes a Neuroscientist, and sometimes even a Human Factors Engineer. He works for the U.S. Government. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Psychology.
December 30, 2006
Category: Mental Health
After a previous post about mind control devices I received an interesting email from Catherine Heywood of the British Mind Control Network. It's a shame that "The British Mind Control Network (BMCN) is an online resource at present but hopes to become so within the next three years" I'm sure...
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Category: Neuroart
Alan Turing - the father of computing - as a snowman....
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December 23, 2006
Category: Math
Hi everyone! I've been a little lax in my posting as of late. I apologize and as soon as the holidays are over and I'm not sleeping on lots of couches in different places, I'll be more active again. In the mean time here:...
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December 22, 2006
Category: Psychology
"Thus, a wall table provides a solitary individual greater protection from a surprise attack." What exactly would a surprise attack look like in a college cafeteria? A pissed off lunch lady hurling mashed potatoes across the room?
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December 20, 2006
Category: Video
Cat on LSD.
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December 19, 2006
Category: Weird
(From the old blog) Is this even real?...
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Category: Parapsychology
Something from the vaults: Well...here it is: Dogs are not psychic. Ohh well I kinda thought they had a chance. Here's the originial report (scanned pdf) from the Army, it's pretty interesting actually. And here's a summary from the webpage: In the early 1950s, Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine, based at...
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Category: Religion
Got an hour or two? Check out the 2 part documentary, The God Delusion with Richard Dawkins Part 2 is below the fold, as are the results of the Omni Brain user survey on religion (well it's really a single question)....
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December 18, 2006
Category: Academia
This is quite an old piece of news...but still pretty ridiculous. Mangalore University Applied Botany Professor Annaiah Ramesh is all set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records as he successfully completed a marathon lecture, running to 96 hours and 40 minutes, here on Sunday. Dr Ramesh who started...
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Category: Weird
A cat with tape placed on different parts of its body makes some interesting adjustments. What do you think is happening?
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