The Show Notes: Episode 17: Brainwaves and Superpowers: Can Humans Really Move Objects with Their Minds? Separating facts from Handwavium.
Joe, Nick, and guest Michael Lynn talk about the science and handwavium of telepathy and telekinesis. Discussing everything from twins, government-funded research, brainwaves, to the truly bizarre.
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00:00 Welcome to Episode 17
00:18 Meet Our Guest: Michael Lynn
Youtube channel: Rotoforge
01:09 Nick and Joe Communicated telepathically?
2:26 What are we Drinking?
Joe: Two Hearted IPA, Bells Brewery and water
Nick: Emo Emu by Sun King and Liquid Death
Micheal: Soylent and Rum
Movie: Soylent Green (1973)
03:44 The Science and Fiction of Telepathy
Term coined in 1882 by Frederic W.H. Myers of the Society for Psychical Research, but similar ideas likely predated the term itself.
Direct Mind-to-Mind Communication: the direct transfer of thoughts, emotions, or information between individuals without any intermediate tools or devices.
Types of Telepathy:
Emotive Telepathy: Transmission of emotions or feelings.
Mental Telepathy: Transfer of thoughts, concepts, or ideas.
Physical Telepathy: Influence over physical states or actions, often considered part of psychokinesis.
4:39 What is peer review?
Definition: the evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.
4:49 Government Research and Historical Accounts
7:14 The ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Mahabharata
7:28 Jesus
8:17 1889 story “To Whom This May Come” by Edward Bellamy
8:48 Dr. Sleep (movie:2019)
10:45 fMRI- Functional Magnetic Resonance
11:51 The Concept of Twin Telepathy
12:31 Identical twins with similar brain structure
13:07 Genetic sequencing of telepaths and twin telepathy
Genetics of psychic ability - A pilot case-control exome sequencing study
Lack of scientific evidence for telepathy and classify it as a pseudoscientific
15:22 Animal Communication and Brain Waves
Elephants: use low-frequency rumbling calls eallowing for transmission of simple messages over long distances.
Cetaceans (whales, dolphins): echolocation may involve a form of telepathy by encoding information in sound waves.
Primates: chimpanzees and bonobos may have a basic form of mind-reading by interpreting each other's intentions and emotions.
16:33 Brainwaves
Brainwaves are the electrical impulses generated by the billions of neurons communicating with each other in the brain. These waves of electrical activity can be detected and measured using techniques like electroencephalography (EEG).
There are several main types of brainwaves, categorized by their frequency ranges:
- Delta waves (0.1-3 Hz): Deep sleep, unconscious states
- Theta waves (4-7 Hz): Light sleep, meditation, intuition
- Alpha waves (8-12 Hz): Relaxed but awake state
- Beta waves (13-30 Hz): Alert, focused mental activity
- Gamma waves (30+ Hz): Higher cognitive functions
17:00 Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and Biophotonics
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology creates the ability for humans to communicate directly with machines.
20:19 Japanese concept of "ishin-denshin"
26:18 Long Term exposure to microwaves
22:06 Theoretical Possibilities and Genetic Engineering
27:14 Organoid
28:29 Super-man story and Space Jesus
a short story written by Jerry Siegeland illustrated by Joe Shuster
31:11 Telepathy and Corporate Espionage
32:10 Nick Cage movie Next (2007)
Telechronology—Rabbit Hole of Research original term for mental time-travel
37:05 Telekinesis and Government Experiments
Men Who Stare at Goats — 2009 Movie
38:54 Sheep go to Heaven and Goats go to Hell
Cake song (1998-Album:Prolonging the Magic)
Biblical reference:Parable of The Sheep and the Goats from Chapter 25 of the Gospel of Matthew
42:00 Telekinesis: it’s always about the Calories
Eleven from Stranger Things always eating Eggo Waffles (180 Calories per waffle).
47:31 Chicago Southside Makerspace
48:29 Francis E Deck
49:23 Nick Cage movie reference again
50:00 Monsters, Inc (2001)
Children are rumored to have telekinetic powers
50:22 Telepathy in Fiction and Pop Culture
Michael: Deanna Troy (Star Trek: Next Generation)
Nick: Professor Xavier and Matilda Honey
Joe: Scanners (1981) and Carrie (1976 movie) 1974 Stephen King novel
53:59 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts
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