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Stress and the Mind-Body Connection

Hughes, James J. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:15:17 GMT

http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/speakingoffaith/20080904_stress. mp3 Stress and the Balance Within (September 4, 2008) The American experience of

StressEraser, pocket biofeedback system

Hughes, James J. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:57:26 GMT

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/09/03/stresseraser-pocket.html StressEraser, pocket biofeedback system Posted by David Pescovitz, September 3, 2008 10:32 AM |

Zen training speeds the mind's return after distraction, brain scans

Hughes, James J. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:55:29 GMT

http://www.physorg.com/printnews.php?newsid=139635145 Zen training speeds the mind's return after distraction, brain scans reveal Experienced Zen meditators

Conference: Happiness and Its Causes

mike2050us — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:11:32 GMT

http://www.happinessanditscausessf.com/ San Francisco, November 24-25, 2008 CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS OVERVIEW

Re: CFP Mormonism and H+ conf

Charley Earp — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:37:56 GMT

I bet Bill Martin at Depaul would have some interesting things to say with his own admiration of Mormons and his Maoist-Derridean Luddism! Peace! Charley ...

CFP Mormonism and H+ conf

Hughes, James J. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:35:52 GMT

Lincoln Cannon, one of the organizers of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, has been invited to help organize a conference on "Parallels and Convergences:

BJP: Can pharmacology help enhance human morality?

Hughes, James J. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:17:43 GMT

British Journal of Psychiatry (2008) 193: 179-180. EDITORIAL Can pharmacology help enhance human morality? Sean A. Spence Academic Clinical Psychiatry,

Re: Hughes in TV special on death - Tues, Sept 2 @ 10 PM

Hughes, James J. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:34:16 GMT

... Tangentially - the ways that brain repair after major brain damage or "brain death" may modify our approach to death towards the information-theoretic

Re: Hughes in TV special on death - Tues, Sept 2 @ 10 PM

shannonvyff — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:32:01 GMT

Hmmm, was this in the context of cryonics perhaps ? ;-)

Can illegal drugs help depression?

Hughes, James J. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:50:42 GMT

From The Times August 23, 2008 Can illegal drugs help depression? Ketamine for depression and LSD for improving brain power; meet the lady who funds the

Re: Hughes in TV special on death - Tues, Sept 2 @ 10 PM

Hughes, James J. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:04:33 GMT

... The debate over brain death, and how future brain repair technologies blur the life/death line. J.

Re: Hughes in TV special on death - Tues, Sept 2 @ 10 PM

shannonvyff — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:40:12 GMT

What did you speak about? Very interesting :-)

Hughes in TV special on death - Tues, Sept 2 @ 10 PM

Hughes, James J. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:47:07 GMT

FYI - I'm in this upcoming episode, if I wasn't cut at the last minute: EXPLORER: MOMENT OF DEATH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd @ 10 PM on The National Geographic

Re: Internal locus of control increases personal moral behavior

mike2050us — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:46:55 GMT

Then there is the mathematical-physics results on free will vs determinism that reach diametrically opposite conclusions:

Re: Internal locus of control increases personal moral behavior

Charley Earp — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:48:24 GMT

Here are a couple of articles that question the general validity of the Vohs/Schooler study: Don't Forget About Me: Avoiding Demoralization by Determinism The