What Does It Mean to Be Reasonable?
Years ago I started writing “The Reasonable Person’s Guide to Strange Ideas” and this article was part of the research for that unwritten book. It...
The Abe Lincoln Hair Ring
Did you know a ring may exist that contains a hair from President Abraham Lincoln? The site emersonkent.com claims the source of this claim is...
Most Americans Oppose Teaching of “Arabic Numerals”
Recently, 56% of Americans surveyed opposed Arabic numerals being taught in US schools. Funny. What would they prefer instead? Hash marks, Roman numerals, Morse code...
Xenoglossy: Speaking A Language You Never Learned
Xenoglossy is the ability to speak a language without having ever learned it. Are there any real documented cases? Researchers on the topic distinguish between...
Strangest New Years Rituals
My strange New Year’s ritual is to make happy pancakes. Carbs can really cheer us up. I asked several people what they will doing tonight....
Valid Mind Reading Tests
Isolata Demonstratum – A fact, known with certainty to only oneself, which is used to verify that one’s mind has not been read. I know...
Joking Addiction, A Brain Issue
Damage to the brain’s right frontal lobe makes some people tell inappropriate jokes. Have you known someone with this condition? It’s very interesting to me...
Do You Have the Dog Owner Genes?
I found this surprising. From a study using data from over 35,000 twins, genes appear to influence a person’s choice to have a dog or...
Burger King Introduces "Unhappy Meals" + Home Cooking Why and How
New fast food chain meal deals by Burger King are rolling out in a few major U.S. cities, including Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, Austin...
Body Language Trumps Face for Conveying Intense Emotions
If you are trying to understand a confusing situation involving humans, it is very useful to observe body language. Large body movements, tenseness, swaying and...
Sleep Learning is Possible
What have I learned in my sleep tonight? A heavy rain and a (branch?) crash on the roof wakes me at 4:00 am. In a...
Teleportation of consciousness rediscovered
Experiments by researchers at the Karolinksa Institutet in Sweden show that it is possible to rather easily trick the mind’s sense of self into leaving the body. Given...