Ball lightning is all in the mind, say physicists

Gerald O'Donnell remote viewing interviews

Mr. Gerald O'Donnell holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics, a M.Sc. in computer Science, and an MBA. He is a certified Hypnotherapist. He was, amongst other activities in various fields, once considered one of the world's 7 best top technical commodities experts (independent advisor: C.T.A.) by Paine Webber and Bache Co.. He was approached in the 1980's by a Western European intelligence agency in order to join an ongoing program of mental Remote Viewing (sensing) of targetedlocations. This m...

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How widepsread is precognition ?

A study conducted over 10 years ago found that over 35% of those surveyed in Charlottesville, Virginia reported having had a preconitive experience at some point in their lives - but just howwidespread is this phenomenon ? "More than a decade ago, two psychologists conducted anextensive survey of people in Charlottesville, Virginia, sampling 350 town residents and 262 students at the University of Virginia, asking them 46 ques...

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Mediation sharpens the mind

Three months of intense training in a form of meditation known as "insight" in Sanskrit can sharpen a person's brain enough to help them notice details they might otherwise miss. These new findings add to a growing body of research showing that millennia-old mental disciplines can help control and improve the mind, possibly to help treat conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."Certain mental characteristics that were previously regarded as relativel...

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Can man see in to the future ?

Do some of us avoid tragedy by foreseeing it? Some scientists nowbelieve that the brain really CAN predict events before they happen. Professor Dick Bierman sits hunched over his computer in a darkened room. The gentle whirring of machinery can be heard faintly in the background. He smiles and presses a grubby-looking red button. In the next room, a patient slips slowly inside a hospital brain scanner. If it wasn't for the strange smiles and grimaces that flicker across the woman's face,...

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Uri Geller sued over YouTube video battle

The San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation this week jumped into a legal battle involving efforts by self-described psychic Uri Geller - who is famous for claiming to bend spoons by mental forces -- to censor video clips of him posted on YouTube. The foundation, which bills itself as the first line of defense in digital free speech issues, sued Geller's company in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claiming that the psychic used "baseless copyright claims" to silence...

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Paranormal - where is it ?

Anthony North: A major skeptical point concerning the paranormal is that it does not seem to be needed. We have senses to offer impressions of the world, and a mind to analyse those senses. No paranormality is required.Within this system, a skeptical question would be: if paranormal powers exist, where are they? This is a valid point. Maybe the answer is that they used to be there, but are now somewhere else. Let me explain. Altered states: There is an inter-religious discipline known as mystici...

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Bank robber hypnotized tellers

In a bizarre series of robberies in southern Russia a women has been reportedly hypnotizing bank tellers in to handing over large quantities of money, she is suspected of robbing up to 30 banks using this unusual technique."Bank robbers havethreatened tellers with knives, shot their way into banks and tunnelled up into vaults. But one woman insouthern Russia chose a more peaceful method: Police say Galina Korzhova hypnotised a ...

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Police to study hypnosis techniques

Hypnosis techniques are being proposed as a new branch of training for police officers in the UK to help encourage witnesses and suspects to tell the truth by placing them in a"receptive brainwave state"."Police officers will study hypnosis techniquesto help them encourage suspects and witnesses to tell the truth. . Investigators from across Britain have been invited to a free taster workshop at the University of Chesternext Ju...

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The MoD and remote viewing

Earlier this year (February) it was revealed through FOIA (Freedom of information act) documents that the UK MOD previously conducted secret tests into remote viewing in 2002. The MOD study concluded that even though they used complete novices with very shaky project structure and a 28% accuracy rate that 'remote viewing' was of little value. Yet this doesn’t actually seem to be the first time the British MODinvestigated remote viewing, and it seems that certain branches of the MOD actua...

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Does a sixth sense really exist ?

A five-year study has revealed evidence that two people can become physiologically aligned.The study is based on the monitoring of brain activity during therapy sessions, parts of the nervous system of two people were found to be able to work in harmony with one anotherdespite no physical contact. The mystery behind the ""sixth sense"" - howpeople interact on a physiological level - is a step closer to being unravelled, according to a Sydney neuroscientist. .   View: Full a...

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