‘Molecules of Madness’

Addressing the question of our obvious insanity at a causal level A Kickstarter collaboration with award winning film maker David Malone Davids Trailer on Youtube I wrote an article for Brainwaving just over a year ago, ‘Consciousness and the Direction of Structure’. What appeared to be...
July 4th, 2011 | Big Ideas, Consciousness, Science of the Mind | Read More

The neurons that shaped civilization

The neurons that shaped civilization
Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow us to learn complex social behaviors, some of which formed the foundations of human civilization as we know it.
February 14th, 2011 | Science of the Mind | Read More

Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness

Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness
Every so often Al Frances says something that seems to surprise even him. Just now, for instance, in the predawn darkness of his comfortable, rambling home in Carmel, California, he has broken off his exercise routine to declare that “there is no definition of a mental disorder. It’s bullshit. I...
January 31st, 2011 | Science of the Mind | Read More

Time tangled up in Quantum…

Time tangled up in Quantum…
Why is it that psychologists still abhor parapsychology with all this stuff going on in physics? Dr. David Luke x Physicists describe method to observe timelike entanglement January 24, 2011 by Lisa Zyga (PhysOrg.com) – < More information: S. Jay Olson and Timothy C. Ralph. “Extraction...
January 25th, 2011 | Extended Mind | Read More

Acoustic Archaeology Yielding Mind-Tripping Tricks

Acoustic Archaeology Yielding Mind-Tripping Tricks
Recently uncovered sound effects include a clapping echo that sounds like a jungle bird. THE GIST Acoustic archaeology is an emerging field that melds acoustical analysis and old-fashioned bone-hunting. Ancient people created fun house-like temples that featured scary sound effects. Some of the sites...
December 14th, 2010 | Spirituality | Read More

Wiping Minds

Wiping Minds
It is quite common, in these neurocentric days, to find statements from those who eagerly anticipate the final abolition of minds, with no thought to the consequences. One recent example was from archaeologist Peter Watson in the New Scientist, (quoted in Beauregard & O’Leary, 2007); “The...
August 3rd, 2010 | Science of the Mind | Read More

A Brainwaving Computer

A Brainwaving Computer
Tan Le’s astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications. Tan Le is the head...
July 28th, 2010 | Science of the Mind | Read More

The Anti-Psychic’s Challenge

The Anti-Psychic’s Challenge
Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world’s psychics: Prove what you do is real, and I’ll give you a million dollars. (No takers yet.)
July 20th, 2010 | Extended Mind | Read More

Why can’t we stop Believing?

Why can’t we stop Believing?
Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things — from alien abductions to dowsing rods — boils down to two of the brain’s most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. As founder and publisher of Skeptic Magazine,...
July 6th, 2010 | Science of the Mind | Read More

DMT and the Pineal: Fact or Fiction?

DMT and the Pineal: Fact or Fiction?
A well-known factoid bandied about by psychedelic drug geeks is the idea that DMT, or some other psychoactive tryptamine, is produced by the pineal gland. When did this idea originate? And is it actually true? By John Hanna for Erowid.org During his talk “Psychoactive Drugs Throughout Human History”...
June 8th, 2010 | Altered States | Read More
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