observer effect
"the disturbance of an observed system by the act of observation. This is often the result of instruments that, by necessity, alter the state of what they measure in some manner" -- wikipedia.
Science
placebo effect
A phenomenon in which some people experience a benefit after the administration of an inactive "look-alike" substance or treatment. This substance, or placebo, has no known medical effect -- verywellmind.
the universe
Defined as "the totality of existence", or everything that exists, everything that has existed, and everything that will exist -- wikipedia.
critical thinking
Request: the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
A form of psychotherapy for PTSD that’s been recently trending. In EMDR, the person being treated recalls distressing experiences whilst doing bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movement -- request.
Vsauce (YouTube channel)
Request: One of the biggest science-based YouTube channels on the platform.
article: research shows COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain...
… including significant drops in IQ scores.
Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and social influencer, his writings examine free will, consciousness, intelligence, happiness and suffering -- wikipedia.
T/F: weather modification is being used to generate things like floods and hurricanes
Priority request. "Weather modification is the act of intentionally manipulating or altering the weather" -- wikipedia.
eugenics
"Historically, eugenicists have altered various human gene frequencies by inhibiting the fertility of people and groups purported to be inferior or promoting that of those purported to be superior" -- wikipedia. The TvF calibration of Eugenics is 105 (awareness).
a scientific study showing Applied Kinesiology is unreliable as a diagnostic tool
"Of the 151 sets of trials, the toxic vial was identified correctly in 80 of them (53%)." The study concluded, "Applied Kinesiology has not demonstrated that it is a useful or reliable diagnostic tool upon which health decisions can be based."
the set of which all else is a subset
Request: It may not sound as appealing as the word God but it seems to describe the essence of Truth.
iridology
"an alternative medicine technique whose proponents claim that patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris can be examined to determine information about a patient's systemic health" -- wikipedia.
T/F: other habitable planets exist
"Surface planetary habitability is thought to require an orbit at the right distance from the host star for liquid surface water to be present, in addition to various geophysical and geodynamical aspects, atmospheric density, radiation type and intensity" -- wikipedia.
Wholeness and the Implicate Order, by David Bohm
Bohm "described and delineated the implicit/explicit and
enfolded/unfolded paradigms of reality. (The consciousness
level of Bohm’s work is 505.)" -- Truth vs. Falsehood.