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Here’s some more recent news on the scientific community coming to grips with the Multiverse. NPR’s Ira Flatow interviews Brian Green, who was featured in a special NOVA series a while back, The Elegant Universe, which you can view online at PBS for free. I highly recommend both.
Brian Greene on The Hidden Reality : NPR.
The latest news on Multiversal Theory. Dig it.
Brian Greene: A Physicist Explains ‘The Hidden Reality’ Of Parallel Universes : NPR.
NPR did a report last week on a recent study performed by a recognized, reputable scientist—Daryl Bem of Cornell University—who’s findings suggest that events that have yet to happen may influence our awareness in the present. While not a new notion, this study appears to be the first of it’s kind aiming to develop some means of empirically testing for such phenomenon.
There’s a lot that could be said on this subject, above and beyond the contents of the NPR story…so for now I’ll just recommend reading the article (linked below) and wait to go down that rabbit hole if someone prompts it with some comments.
Enjoy!
Could It Be? Spooky Experiments That ‘See’ The Future : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR.
The Time Machine (1960), H.G. Wells
Salvia Divinorum is one of those rare psychedelics that’s actually legal in the U.S.—at least in most states. It’s a wild—though brief—ride…and one that played an influential role in my life some years back.
This green, leafy wonder is currently being considered for it’s potential therapeutic uses, treating such things as drug addictions, chronic pain and manic depression, as you’ll hear in the report.
The great thing about Salvia is its temporary effects—lasting only a couple minutes per dosage—making it an excellent means for experimenting with altering one’s perception of reality and exploring some of the deeper mysteries of the mind without a major [time] commitment.
I found the experience to be quite revelatory, but for anyone who hasn’t already experimented with other psychedelics I highly recommend doing your homework before cavalierly diving into this particular pool—it may be deeper than you’re ready for.
Lastly, like many who work with such substances, I treat such experiences as sacred journeys, which is something I would urge for anyone considering such ventures. For any mature, responsible adults prepared to experience something thoroughly otherworldly, you won’t be disappointed.
Salvia Ingredient Studied As Medical Treatment : NPR.
File this one under Mind over Matter: a report that aired on NPR just before the holidays discusses how new research is showing that even when patients are informed that they are taking a placebo that they still derive benefits. For anyone skeptical about the healing powers of the mind, this will give you some food for thought. Give a listen below:
Even Knowingly Taking A Placebo Seems To Help : NPR.
Akin to the program I mentioned yesterday—Can Science Be Sacred—here’s a segment that aired on NPR the other day—this one on the subject of Neurotheology, which is essentially the study of just what goes on in the brains of individuals who practice some form of spiritual study, such as meditating, praying and the like.
Relatively new to the realm of scientific exploration, Neurotheology is revealing direct changes that go on in the grey matter of those who exercise their spiritual faith, and the various benefits observed from these studies.
Bottom line, it’s a really good listen—please give it a spin:
Neurotheology: This Is Your Brain On Religion
Listening to WPR* the night before last I caught a program called To The Best of Our Knowledge, which was asking the question, “Can Science Be Sacred?” —the final segment of a five-part series entitled Science & the Search for Meaning.
Can Science Be Sacred?
I was impressed with the serious tone with which the topic was addressed, especially since the interviewed ‘guests’ all possess academic backgrounds and yet were comfortable sharing some of their more subjective, esoteric life experiences. Their varied accounts reveal how such mystical moments have inspired them to endure in their efforts to bridge the seeming gap between cold, empirical precepts and our sense that something incredibly profound is afoot in the natural order—a sense that carries one beyond the confining realms of our rational mind…into the wondrous frontiers of our imagination.
This is an hour long program anyone can download and listen to for free from the program’s website,
http://www.wpr.org > Can Science Be Sacred?*
* Wisconsin Public Radio
Enjoy!
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