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Just a Spoonful of Sugar: The Placebo Effect

Thumbnail image for Just a Spoonful of Sugar: The Placebo Effect by Christine Ranck October 27, 2010

Mary Poppins, Nanny Extraordinaire, quickly had her young charges believing that cleaning their room could be magical and fun. In essence, she gave them the placebo effect! Any “sugar” treatment that we believe to be real medicine is called a placebo. Throughout human history, lots and lots of people have been cured of serious illnesses [...]

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Within The Mind’s Eye: An Interview with Dr. David Grand

Thumbnail image for Within The Mind’s Eye: An Interview with Dr. David Grand by Brooke Leigh Sheldon October 6, 2010
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http://momentscount.com Within the Mind’s Eye: An adventure in seizing the moment, an interview with Dr. David Grand, inventor of Brainspotting, a revolutionary therapeutic technique that can effectively treat PTSD, ADD and ADHD, addictions, cravings, stuttering, phobias, anxiety and panic, anger and rage. It can greatly enhance pain management, sports performance, acting performance and creativity in general. And it can do this at warp speed when compared to other therapies.

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What Ants Know

Thumbnail image for What Ants Know by Christine Ranck September 29, 2010

For every single human being on the planet, there are at least 1.5 million ants. That basically means that the total mass of all the ants on the Earth is equal to the total mass of all the people on Earth. Did you know this???? Of all insects in the world, the ant has the [...]

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There’s no there there

Thumbnail image for There’s no there there by Christine Ranck September 22, 2010

Science has come to an indisputable conclusion: Everything we perceive through our senses as external stuff, or matter, like the coffee table, a bumble bee, the sidewalk, the mountains, your neighbor, the earth, the cosmos, is only electrical signals in our brain. That’s it. Electrical signals. We see a colorful bird in our external world. [...]

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Are we born racist?

Thumbnail image for Are we born racist? by Thomas Norman DeWolf September 9, 2010

Book Review: Are We Born Racist?: New Insights from Neuroscience and Positive Psychology By Jason Marsh, Jeremy Adam Smith, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Much of the research I’ve done (and classes I’ve taken through the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University over the past few years) to help me understand the history, legacy, and [...]

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Dolphin GPS

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Dolphins (like homing pigeons and other extraordinary animals) have navigational powers that seem inexplicable by Consensus Reality standards (the “reality” we all agree upon). Their extrasensory feats simply defy belief. Basically, humans have tried to invent highly advanced machines that end up barely mimicking what dolphins can do with their hands tied behind their backs. [...]

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First you learn to tie your shoes

Thumbnail image for First you learn to tie your shoes by Brooke Leigh Sheldon April 25, 2010
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iPhones use Download link Sometimes even the simplest of tasks require adaptation. But, if we let go of planning, expecting or anticipating that they will be difficult, hard or complex then perhaps we could figure out how to do them…. with our eyes closed. Music Credit: Kevin McLeod Photo Credit:  Kenji Punzalan Please share this [...]

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Did you hear that?! Well, if ya’ didn’t, TURN IT UP!!!!!

Thumbnail image for Did you hear that?! Well, if ya’ didn’t, TURN IT UP!!!!! by Brooke Leigh Sheldon September 4, 2009

Okay, okay!! Truth’s out!! I’m one of those people who turn their music up really loud in the car. No, I mean REALLY loud!! Yup! I won’t lie to ya’. Make note of that. I won’t lie to you. But, back to the topic at hand, playing the music in my car, it’s reeeaaallllly loud! [...]

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