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    Graduate When was Podkletnov effect definitely discarded as not existent?

    @ jumpjack alright 1) cracks refer to crackpots : "one given to eccentric or lunatic notions" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackpot 2) in h what is the quadrupole moment approximation ? if you can't answer #2 you don't know anything relevant to even begin to be able to...
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    Graduate When was Podkletnov effect definitely discarded as not existent?

    you know this is a little dishonest, he is required to post links from http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com approved journals on the subject and skeptics can get away with publishing any old trash? even better the intellectual dishonesty of naming the paper 'Journal of Vectorial Relativity' ...
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    Record Sounds Beyond Human Hearing: Can Recording Devices Alter Frequencies?

    to the op, this is information on ultra high frequency sounds and patents around them. here is a patent for a silent sound spread spectrum...
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    thank you and I am sure that i made some errors as well and for those i apologize, I might not even see them as I am very bad at interpersonal communication and prone to behaviors which fall outside of the social norm. particularly analogies, i could not however think of an analytical way in...
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    Look I don't at this point think that you are intentionally trying to be offensive. I think you really just don't get it. it was offensive to me and I don't think i can explain it any further or in any manner in which you will understand what it's like to be me.
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    Alright I will answer that, I find the term so offensive because I see it as another representation of "idiot savant" and it is defiantly not a term that I would ever use to represent anything positive about another individual. and it's not that i might find the term offensive i definitely...
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    According to Baron and Richardson (1994), dehumanization occurs when an individual views another person in negative ways, which leads to the belief that they are undeserving of the respect and kindness usually afforded to another person. It is as if that individual is compared to being nonhuman...
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    i don't even have words. have a nice day.
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    so when you're hanging out with your friends and someone does something amazing, you're like wow, that guy is a real rain man. the paradigm is similar to a minstrel show. think about it.
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    Undergrad What Is the Limit of x^x as x Approaches 0?

    hint: ask yourself what x to the 0 power is.
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    Who is Jacob Barnett and What Makes Him So Special?

    I am reluctant to post this however my behaviorist feels that it would be good for me to make a public proclamation. Sooo I am Autistic, in particular I am a high functioning Autistic (asperger's) I have an AQ of 34 according to *Cambridge Autism Research Centre's Autism spectrum quotient...
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    Evolution of Hypnosis: What's the Natural Explanation?

    First let me begin by saying I understand that this post is completely off topic, but since it woke me up last night I will post it. I understand if the mods want to move it or delete it. I see the arguments over the definition of words all over the internet and I would like to point out some...
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    Evolution of Hypnosis: What's the Natural Explanation?

    here a quick search of Google scholar would satisfy your need for publications in the field http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Robert+C.+Scaer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=ws he has at least one publication in a reputable journal. Is what i posted an opinion? of course it is. It is...
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    Evolution of Hypnosis: What's the Natural Explanation?

    @ryan_m_b I only quoted him as a reasonable opinion look at the top of the post it says in bold letters that it is an opinion. I'm simply providing my rational for my view. I never said it was correct only a plausible place to begin. remember Ask a Question Do Background Research...
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    Evolution of Hypnosis: What's the Natural Explanation?

    @mishrashubham Sorry I don't have access to the article either but I am limited to publishing from (checkable peer-reviewed publications) I can however post what is considered an opinion on the matter of hypnosis and the parasympathetic nervous system. “Sometimes fight or flight options...