I’ve been fascinated with the thought of floating around in an isolation tank ever since I first saw the film Altered States ten years ago.
Um – what is an isolation tank, you ask?
“An isolation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank in which subjects float in salty water at skin temperature. They were first used by [...]

My thoughts after seeing Waking Life:
“Holy shit – this movie really is all about lucid dreaming!”
“What the fuck was that guy talking about?”
“This is really awesome and yet sometimes really boring.”
“This guy talking about how turning on or off a light in a dream and how it won’t work – I love this scene. [...]

My wife casually asked the other day:
“Why do I want to have Lucid Dreams?”
“What’s the point?”

I had the hardest time trying to answer her in a way that would convince her. It got me thinking about it and so this post is my own answer to these two questions…
My Gut-level response:
“What do you mean? The [...]

I recently came across this article titled “Brain Electrodes Help Man Speak Again” at Forbes.
In sum, this guy has been a vegetable for 6 years until doctors stimulated his brain with electrodes. Now, he’s able to talk, express emotion, watch movies, and eat on his own without a tube.
Basically…
it sounds like he’s become a person [...]

This is a great 7 minute video connecting dreams, near death experiences, and out of body experiences.
It comes from Penn & Teller’s popular show, kindly known as Bullshit.
(That should give you a hint about what sort of opinion they have about NDE and OBE.)
If that puts you off, at least check it out the centrifuge [...]

This is a fascinating 6 minute video into the research of Michael Persinger, inventor of the “God Helmet.” His research into out of body experiences, alien abductions, ghosts, and other “paranormal” phenomenon is predicated on the idea that these experience take place in the brain i.e. they’re an illusion and do not take place [...]

Tonight I attended a Buddhist meetup discussion on the concept of the mind, and how the mind is actually seperate from the brain. Here’s some thoughts I jotted down while I was there. Please add your comments.
Note: Meetup allows you to organize events based around a common interest. Anyone can start or [...]