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Neurocosmology: physical source of the consciousness revolution


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Ninshub, 2019-08-31, 05:31 PM

Physical Origins of the Consciousness Revolution  by James E. Beichler

Yale conference, Society for Scientific Exploration, 2017



[quote]Despite all the assumed and presumed fundamental differences between relativity a

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Spontaneous OBEs and first-hand accounts: Julia Sellers


Out-of-body experience (OBE), astral travel, and lucid dream forum    No Replies

Ninshub, 2019-08-31, 05:26 PM

Report of Firsthand Out of Body experiences by Julia Sellers

Yale University conference in 2017, Society for Scientific Exploration

[quote]This paper presents the case for studying out of body experiences based on first hand experience. It was written from the perspective of experiencer

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Energy is not conserved: consciousness, thermodynamics and string theory


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Ninshub, 2019-08-31, 05:23 PM

Energy is not Conserved: Connections among Consciousness, Thermodynamics, and String Theory

J. Kenneth Arnette, Ph.D.
From 2015


[quote]
The Law of Conservation of Energy (or Matter-Energy, in the case of nuclear processes) is a bedrock principle in the physical sciences that has ne

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JF Martel: Rambling on the Real


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    No Replies

Sci, 2019-08-31, 03:52 PM

Rambling on the Real


[quote]
"The Real is the excess that makes every Weltanschauung we super-apes construct necessarily limited and ultimately inadequate. We never get to the bottom of things. We never arrive at the final truth.

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Preserving the Historical Collections of Parapsychology


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Chris, 2019-08-31, 12:42 PM

The theme of the latest issue of the SPR's Paranormal Review magazine is the preservation of archival material relating to parapsychology.

The Preserving the Historical Collections of Parapsychology website is currently compiling profiles of institutions with re

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Deciphering the Decline Effect


General paranormal phenomena forum    6 Replies

Chris, 2019-08-30, 10:11 PM

Interesting to see that the Fetzer Franklin Fund, which commissioned an attempted replication of Dean Radin's double-slit studies, is also funding a multi-laboratory study of the decline effect

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IONS study: "Assessing your Noetic Signature"


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

Chris, 2019-08-30, 05:50 PM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page - Helané Wahbeh of IONS is inviting people to participate in this survey if they are English speaking, 18 or over, and have had "an experience of accessing and/or expressing information or energy not limited by space and time."

The survey is here:
https://www.re

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Google Medic Algorithm change


General off-topic forum    46 Replies

nbtruthman, 2019-08-30, 04:20 PM

Sounds rather technical and uninteresting and I know its a far cry from the usual topics on this forum. But it's important.

The tentacles of Big Data and Big Business extend everywhere in pursuit of private profit and power, to engulf and devour.

It looks like Big Data has teamed up with Big Pharm

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Closer to Truth: Events and the Nature of Time


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Sci, 2019-08-29, 03:55 PM

Closer to Truth: Events and the Nature of Time

[i]Are events measured by time? Or is time created by sequences of events? Which is more fundamental, events or time? Worse, we may get different answers from quantum mechanics and general

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Quantum Gravity Could Reverse Cause and Effect


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Sci, 2019-08-29, 03:44 PM

Quantum Gravity Could Reverse Cause and Effect

Stephanie Pappas


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Thus, if a futuristic spacecraft were near a massive planet, its crew would experience time as a little bit slower than would p

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