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Why Do People Believe Hokum?
Published on 2010-06-15 16:53:00
Dr. Fong Says: Michael Shermer, I challenge you to a lightning battle at TED2011!An increase of dopamine caused subjects to see more patterns than those that did not receive the dopamine. So dopamine appears to be the drug associated with patternicity. In fact, neuroleptic drugs that are used to eliminate psychotic behavior, things like paranoia, delusions and hallucinations, these are patternicities. They're incorrect patterns. They're false positives. They're type one errors.And if you gi
Does postcard solve ghost riddle?
Published on 2010-05-19 12:36:00
Dr. Fong Says: Wow I have been gone a long time. The mysteries are piling up!"One of Shropshire’s most sensational mysteries – the spooky riddle of “The Wem ghost” – may at last have been solved by eagle-eyed Shropshire Star reader Brian Lear.""Brian spotted an eerie similarity between a girl standing in the street in a 1922 postcard of Wem and the young girl whose fuzzy image was famously captured amid the flames as Wem Town Hall burned down in 1995."Read More:http://www.shropshiresta
The 10 People Who Call Ghost to Ghost AM
Published on 2009-09-26 18:41:00
Dr. Fong Says:My mind has melted.I have just finished up a 34 hour Art Bell "Ghost to Ghost AM" marathon. People who call this show get to tell their own ghost stories on the radio. The stories are supposed to be true.I have come up with a list of 10 people who call Ghost to Ghost. These can be used in any combination for example, Grieving Liar or Christian Troubled Sleeper.Some other common themes/demographics:MANY truck drivers/miner/military/cops and people from Alaska call in to Ghost to Gh
