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Random encounters
(All the Chinese words are my own spelling.) There are a lot of other akward, geeky white guys in Taipei, but apparently not too many because I find I am…
Posted inFun
Taiwan travel
Completely by luck, I passed this sign by the entrance to a seaside almost-beach. There was a little sand but mostly coral. No swimming signs were posted. No people were…
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Nearly heaven
This picture represents one solid component of what heaven will be like (you'll notice that there is no beer tap present, which is why this is only a partial view…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part V
NOW I lost track of Sung, and had not given much thought to Dahn Yoga or KIBS in a long time. But my memory was jogged when I finally saw…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part IV
AFTERMATH The test was clearly a failure, the kids bombed. The only time they succeeded was when the opportunity---and temptation---for cheating was available. It was not just that they couldn't…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part III
THE EXPERIMENT The test was filmed by several cameras, most from the KIBS people (I have been unable to find any videos on line). The KIBS staff itself was large,…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part II
STUDY DESIGN As I mentioned last time, it is crucial to design a test that eliminates all possibility and suspicion of cheating. If the KIBS kids were going to demonstrate…
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Technical problems: cache
Hi all. The links to the KIBS psychic experiment will work, once they actual stories appear on their scheduled dates. They won't work for the parts of the series that…
