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J is a guy from East Flat Rock, North Carolina, USA

Forever curious and likes good explanations. A lifelong learner. Constantly seeking answers to life's many mysteries and happy to share all knowledge thus gleaned. On my favorite literary form: "Poetry to me is a vibration from the soul of a writer, the many oscillations of which will hopefully cause the "tuning fork" in the reader's soul to vibrate with some of the same intensity as the poet feels in her own." [Avatar photo, entitled The last piece, is by Al Magnus; his fine galleries are located at almagnus.com.] Links to my last 200 blog pages may be found here.

  • Created Oct 06 •


  • Brain will be battlefield of future, warns report |...

    Rated Aug 25 2008 • 7 reviews • cognitive science, military, mind control, science, neuroscience • guardian.co.uk

    From the page: "The technologies will one day have applications in counter-terrorism and crime-fighting. The report says brain imaging will not improve sufficiently in the next 20 years to read peoples' intentions from afar and spot criminals before they act, but it might be good enough to help identify people at a checkpoint or counter who are afraid or anxious.

    "We're not going to be reading minds at a distance, but that doesn't mean we can't detect gross changes in anxiety or fear, and then subsequently talk to those individuals to see what's upsetting them," Green said.

    The development of advanced surveillance techniques, such as cameras that can spot fearful expressions on people's faces, could lead to some inventive ways to fool them, the report adds, such as Botox injections to relax facial muscles."