The Show Notes: Episode 17: Brainwaves and Superpowers: Can Humans Really Move Objects with Their Minds? Separating facts from Handwavium.

Joe, Nick, and guest Michael Lynn talk about the science and handwavium of telepathy and telekinesis. Discussing everything from twins, government-funded research, brainwaves, to the truly bizarre.

In Episode 17 of the Rabbit Hole of Research, hosts Joe and Nick welcome guest Michael Lynn, a material scientist and YouTube creator behind the YouTube Channel: ROTOFORGE, to discuss the fascinating and mysterious topics of telepathy and telekinesis. They delve into historical references, pop culture depictions (like Jedi from Star Wars, Professor X from Marvel, and Matilda), and even touch upon government experiments such as those depicted in ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats.’ Michael provides insights grounded in science and even contemplates the potential of future technological advancements in brain communication. Enjoy the fun banter, quirky references, and let’s not forget—what’s everyone drinking today? Dive in for an exciting exploration of whether these fantastical abilities could ever become reality!

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00:00 Welcome to Episode 17

00:18 Meet Our Guest: Michael Lynn

01:09 Nick and Joe Communicated telepathically?

2:26 What are we Drinking?

03:44 The Science and Fiction of Telepathy

  • Term coined in 1882 by Frederic W.H. Myers of the Society for Psychical Research, but similar ideas likely predated the term itself.
    • Direct Mind-to-Mind Communication: the direct transfer of thoughts, emotions, or information between individuals without any intermediate tools or devices.
    • Types of Telepathy:
    • Emotive Telepathy: Transmission of emotions or feelings.
    • Mental Telepathy: Transfer of thoughts, concepts, or ideas.
    • Physical Telepathy: Influence over physical states or actions, often considered part of psychokinesis.

4:39 What is peer review?

Definition: the evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.

4:49 Government Research and Historical Accounts

7:14 The ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Mahabharata

7:28 Jesus

8:17 1889 story “To Whom This May Come” by Edward Bellamy

8:48 Dr. Sleep (movie:2019)

10:45 fMRI- Functional Magnetic Resonance

11:51 The Concept of Twin Telepathy

12:31 Identical twins with similar brain structure

13:07 Genetic sequencing of telepaths and twin telepathy

15:22 Animal Communication and Brain Waves

  • John Lilly
    • Elephants: use low-frequency rumbling calls eallowing for transmission of simple messages over long distances.
    • Cetaceans (whales, dolphins): echolocation may involve a form of telepathy by encoding information in sound waves.
    • Primates: chimpanzees and bonobos may have a basic form of mind-reading by interpreting each other’s intentions and emotions.

16:33 Brainwaves

  • Brainwaves are the electrical impulses generated by the billions of neurons communicating with each other in the brain. These waves of electrical activity can be detected and measured using techniques like electroencephalography (EEG).
  • There are several main types of brainwaves, categorized by their frequency ranges:
    • – Delta waves (0.1-3 Hz): Deep sleep, unconscious states
    • – Theta waves (4-7 Hz): Light sleep, meditation, intuition
    • – Alpha waves (8-12 Hz): Relaxed but awake state
    • – Beta waves (13-30 Hz): Alert, focused mental activity
    • – Gamma waves (30+ Hz): Higher cognitive functions

17:00 Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and Biophotonics

20:19 Japanese concept of “ishin-denshin

26:18 Long Term exposure to microwaves

22:06 Theoretical Possibilities and Genetic Engineering

27:14 Organoid

28:29 Super-man story and Space Jesus

31:11 Telepathy and Corporate Espionage

32:10 Nick Cage movie Next (2007)

  • Telechronology—Rabbit Hole of Research original term for mental time-travel

37:05 Telekinesis and Government Experiments

38:54 Sheep go to Heaven and Goats go to Hell

42:00 Telekinesis: it’s always about the Calories

47:31 Chicago Southside Makerspace

48:29 Francis E Deck

49:23 Nick Cage movie reference again

50:00 Monsters, Inc (2001)

  • Children are rumored to have telekinetic powers

50:22 Telepathy in Fiction and Pop Culture

53:59 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts

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The Show Notes: Episode 16.1 the b-side: Ultimate Alien Invasions, Panspermia, and Jeff Goldblum. 

This is a companion episode to Episode 16. We talk about Jeff Goldblum, Sigourney Weaver, Will Smith, Starship Troopers, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Thundercats, and are we made of alien stuff?

Welcome to the Footnotes of the B-sides! In this mini episode,Joe and Nick discuss their recent movie and TV show viewings including the new Alien movie, ‘Parasite’ and ‘Umbrella Academy Season 4’. They also revisit their ‘Ultimate Alien Actor’ debate, discussing contenders like Jeff Goldblum, Sigourney Weaver, and Will Smith. They delve into concepts of alien invasions in popular culture from ‘Starship Troopers’ to ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ and ‘Thundercats’. The episode ends with a tease for the next episode, urging fans to send in comments and questions.

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00:00 Welcome to the Basement Studio

00:33 What Nick is watching:

  • Alien: Romuls Movie Review

02:13 What Joe is Watching:

  • Parasyte: The gray two episode left.
  • Finished Umbrella Academy season 4

03:06 Ultimate Alien Actor Debate

Sigourney Weaver

  • Alien (1979)
  • Aliens (1986)
  • Alien 3 (1992)
  • Alien: Resurrection (1997)
  • Avatar (2009)
  • Galaxy Quest (1999)
  • Paul (2011)
  • Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Jeff Goldblum

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
  • Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) – Plays an alien.
  • Independence Day (1996)
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
  • Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
  • Asteroid City (2023)

Will Smith

  • Independence Day (1996)
  • Men in Black (1997)
  • Men in Black II (2002)
  • Hancock (2008)
  • Men in Black 3 (2012)
  • Men in Black: International (2019) – Cameo via portrait.

Lance Henriksen

  • Aliens (1986)
  • Alien 3 (1992)
  • Alien vs. Predator (2004)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
  • The Visitor (1979)
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Donald Sutherland

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
  • Virus (1999)
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) – CGI role involving aliens.
  • The Puppet Masters (1994)

Kurt Russell

  • The Thing (1982) – Features a shape-shifting alien.
  • Stargate (1994) – Involves ancient extraterrestrial beings.
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – Plays Ego the Living Planet.

06:58 Thundercats and Animation Styles

09:19 Panspermia and Alien Invasions

12:09 Nick’s Spiderman comic fan recommendation:

13:40 Wrapping Up and Teasers

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The Show Notes: Episode 14.1 the b-side—clarifications and more Regeneration Insights

This is a companion to Episode 14 on Regeneration. We talk about the Deadpool and Wolverine movie, calcifications about plant regenerations, updates on bioelectricity research, and is Groot a plant?

Welcome to the Footnotes, B-sides, or mini-episode Show notes: That’s right just like the main event, the mini episode, also has show notes. Curated with time stamps, you’ll find exposition and links to help you explore topics on your own. Have fun!


Haven’t listened to the mini-episode yet, check it out here:

Episode 14.1 the b-side—clarifications and more Regeneration Insights


And if you didn’t listen to the main Episode 14 check it out here:

Episode 14: Exploring Regeneration from Wolverine and Deadpool to Actual Factual Science


The Episode 14.1 b-side Show Notes:


00:00 Welcome to the Rabbit Hole of Research

01:11 What’s with this Mini-episode?

01:47 Movie Review: Deadpool and Wolverine

  • First official Rabbit Hole of Research thumbs up!
  • As you can imagine this is not a superhero movie for children (here is a parent’s guide)
Deadpool and Wolverine Movie Poster

05:00 Plant Regeneration Expanded and Clarified

  • Can a tree regenerate after being cut down?
    • Several tree species have the ability to regenerate after being cut down through a process known as coppicing. This natural adaptation allows trees to regrow from their roots or stumps after the main stem has been removed. 
    • Coppicing involves the tree’s root system sending up new shoots from the base or roots after the main stem has been removed. However, the regrowth ability and vigor can vary among species and depend on factors such as the tree’s health, environmental conditions, and the cutting method used.
  • A stem stuck in the ground can often regenerate a root system through a process called vegetative propagation.
    • This method of plant reproduction allows new plants to grow from parts of existing plants, such as stems, rather than from seeds.
    • Many plants have the ability to produce adventitious roots – roots that grow from plant parts other than the normal root system. When a stem cutting is placed in soil, it can develop these adventitious roots from the cut end or from nodes along the stem.
    • Plant hormones, like auxins, environmental factors such as moisture, temperature, and light also influence the success of root regeneration.
    • This method of propagation is widely used in horticulture and gardening to create new plants from existing ones.

07:31 Bioelectricity and Regenerating from a “Sack of Bloody Skin Ball”

  • BIOELECTRICITY
    • Bioelectricity plays a crucial role in regeneration by using electrical signals to guide cellular behavior and tissue formation. These signals involve ion flows and voltage gradients that regulate gene expression and cell activity, essential for both development and repair of tissues. Studies have shown that manipulating bioelectric signals can induce regeneration in species that typically do not regenerate, such as certain amphibians and potentially mammals. This approach, which integrates bioelectric cues with genetic and pharmacological interventions, holds promise for advancing regenerative medicine and treating injuries and birth defects.
  • MORE TO CHECK OUT ON BIOELECTRICITY:
  • More about Planaria
    • Planaria are free living flatworms found in freshwater. They are a popular model organism for studying regeneration and bioelectricity due to their remarkable ability to regenerate entire body parts, including their brain. They can regenerate even after being cut into 279 pieces. Research has shown that bioelectric signals play a crucial role in planarian regeneration.
    • These studies show that bioelectric gradients help guide the formation of new head or tail structures. Manipulation of ion channels and voltage gradients can alter regeneration outcomes in planaria, such as inducing the growth of additional heads. And, Studies on planaria have revealed that bioelectric networks can store and process information about body patterning, acting as a kind of “memory” for anatomical structure.
    • By using a simpler model organism, like planaria, to understanding regeneration mechanisms this will allow researchers to potentially develop regenerative therapies in more complex organisms, including humans.

11:16 Deadpool and Wolverine movie calorie count for all this regeneration

  • Calories in SPAM 180 calories/can
  • Calories in bottle of whiskey ~1600

12:04 Voldemort’s Regeneration

14:19 Wrapping Up and Future Topics

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The Show Notes: Episode 14: Exploring Regeneration from Wolverine and Deadpool to Actual Factual Science

In this episode we dig into regeneration: axolotls, Wolverine’s caloric intake, Deadpool & Cancer, 3D-bioprinting, Fifth Element, Attack on Titan, Groot, Hydra, Morphallaxis, Bioelectronics and more.

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00:00 Welcome to the Rabbit Hole of Research

00:42 Upcoming Movie: Wolverine and Deadpool July 26th 2024

00:49 Podcast Plans and Mini Episodes

02:37 Drinks of the Day

03:37 Introduction to Limb and Organ Regeneration

04:27 Regeneration in Animals

04:43 Plant Regeneration 

05:21 Mechanisms of Regeneration

10:27 the Cnidarian hydra

12:48 Marvel Characters and Regeneration

13:13 Deadpool

16:28 Dr. Curtis Connors (Lizard)

20:57 The Fifth Element (1997)

22:20 Wolverine’s Healing Factor

28:20 Debating Groot’s True Nature

28:39 Rocket Raccoon’s Origins

29:37 The Reality Stone

31:22 Jurassic World Dinosaurs

32:16 Superman’s Healing Powers

33:08 Vampires and Regeneration (Future Episode 21)

36:06 LD 50 or Median Lethal Dose

38:02 Attack on Titan

40:49 Human Regeneration

47:43 The Mummy (1999)

48:18 Voldemort grew a rudimentary body

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The Show Notes: Episode 12: Eye Popping Superpowers: Movies, Comics, and Real Science

Joe and Nick discuss eye-related superpowers, Cyclops, Superman, Hawkeye, laser- cells, iris scanning, Bremsstrahlung, eye transplants, Gazerbeam, tetrachromacy, the Pedoscope, and Joe’s x-ray glasses



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00:00 Welcome Back to the Basement Studio

00:39 Anime unrelated to episode but cool to check out

01:37 Craft Beers and Local Brews

04:33 Cyclops and His Optic Blasts

06:24 Asimov: The Gods Themselves (1972)

07:41 Superman heat vision and Gazerbeam: Incredibles Laser Vision

08:48: Biohacking a LASER eye

12:00 MIRACL 1980 DOD LASER

17:23 Exploring Superman’s X-Ray Vision

25:00 Parts of the eye

25:59 Discussion on ‘The Power‘ and ‘Brightburn

28:26 Hawkeye‘s Supervision and Vision Metrics

30:45 Tetrachromacy and Color Vision Genetics

32:55 Blind Superheroes and Sci-Fi Vision Tech

34:37 Joe in the Basement studio

36:47 Biometric: iris recognition and Iris Patterns

37:00 Iris structure and iridology

40:46 Advancements in eye transplants

43:12 Joe and Nick pick the Best Eye Superpower they’d want

46:04 Wrapping Up

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The Show Notes: Rabbit Hole of Research Episode 11: Cloning. Episode 11: Cloning.

Nick and I are joined by Jordan to talk about cloning pets, Star Wars, Epigenetics, Homunculi, Somatic cells, Gremlins, AntMan, Chromosomes, Woolly Mammoths, Flubber, and what’s in Nick’s Water?

Episode 11: Cloning. Episode 11: Cloning

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Movies and shows mentioned in show:

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

Dual (2022)

Jurassic park (1993)

Moon (2009)

Flubber (1997)

Full Metal Alchemist (2003, 2009)


BOOK MENTIONED IN SHOW;

Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro

Country wisdom book


Nick’s Ant man theory: Could AntMan kill Thanks by enlarging inside his butt?


Yes there have been force sensitive Ewoks—Jedi


Pooba is the name of the Jedi in the animated series


Whiptail lizard does not need to have sex to reproduce!!!


14 day limit on culturing human embryos after fertilization


Cloning from blood

Can make clones from White blood cells

Red blood cells have no genetic material

About 1% of blood is White blood cells


Why Cloning from a mosquito’s harvested blood is bad

Genetic material will degrade and be mixed with other sources. Difficult to piece together genetic source material with knowing original.


Reproductive/Germ-line cells

Cells that come from embryos


Somatic cells

Somatic cells are any cells in the body that are not involved in reproduction. These cells make up the tissues, organs, and structures of an organism’s body. 


A video about Reproductive vs somatic cloning


How many chromosomes do human cells have?

Human somatic cells have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). Human reproductive cells have 23 chromosomes.

Of these pairs, 22 pairs are autosomes, which are the non-sex chromosomes, and one pair is the sex chromosomes, consisting of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome in males (XY) and two X chromosomes in females (XX).


Stem Cells

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells with the remarkable ability to develop into various specialized cell types in the body. 


Pluripotent cells

Pluripotent cells are a type of stem cell that has the ability to differentiate into many different cell types in the body. 

1. Therapeutic cloning: In therapeutic cloning, pluripotent stem cells are derived from cloned embryos for medical purposes. This process involves creating a cloned embryo using the nucleus of a somatic cell (such as a skin cell) and an egg cell that has had its nucleus removed. The resulting embryo is allowed to develop for a short period, and pluripotent stem cells are then harvested from it for use in medical research or potentially for therapeutic purposes, such as regenerative medicine.

2. Reproductive cloning: Reproductive cloning involves creating a genetically identical copy of an existing organism. This process typically involves transferring the nucleus of a somatic cell into an enucleated egg cell, which is then implanted into a surrogate mother where it can develop into a cloned organism. Reproductive cloning has been successfully demonstrated in animals, but ethical and technical challenges have largely prevented its application in humans.

Epigenetics

Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype that occur without alterations in the underlying DNA sequence. These changes are heritable and reversible, but they do not involve changes to the DNA sequence itself. Instead, epigenetic mechanisms involve modifications to DNA or associated proteins, such as histones, that regulate gene expression.

Cloning animal history

1. Frogs (1950s): The first successful experiments in cloning were conducted on frogs by scientists Robert Briggs and Thomas King. 

2. Dolly the Sheep (1996): The most famous milestone in cloning history came with the birth of Dolly the Sheep in 1996. Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). 

3. Subsequent Cloned Animals: Following Dolly’s cloning, scientists around the world cloned various other animals, including mice, cattle, pigs, cats, dogs, and more. 


Ethical and Technical Challenges: 

Despite the scientific advancements, cloning has faced ethical and technical challenges, including low success rates, health issues in cloned animals, and ethical concerns related to human cloning. These challenges have led to ongoing debates and regulations surrounding the practice of cloning.


Cloning plants

The cloning of plants has a longer history than animal cloning and has been practiced for centuries through various traditional methods such as grafting, cuttings, and tissue culture. Here are some key milestones in the history of plant cloning:

1. Tissue Culture Techniques (Late 19th to Early 20th Century): The concept of tissue culture, which involves growing plant cells, tissues, or organs in a nutrient medium under sterile conditions, was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

2. Cloning of Orchids (Late 19th Century): Orchids were among the first plants to be successfully cloned using tissue culture methods. In the late 19th century, botanists began experimenting with tissue culture techniques to propagate orchids on a large scale.

3. Discovery of Plant Growth Regulators (Early to Mid-20th Century): The discovery and understanding of plant growth regulators, such as auxins and cytokinins, in the mid-20th century facilitated the development of more precise methods for plant cloning. 

4. Cloning of Woody Plants (Mid-20th Century): In the mid-20th century, researchers began applying tissue culture techniques to clone woody plants such as trees and shrubs. 

5. Modern Biotechnology Methods (Late 20th Century to Present): Advances in biotechnology and molecular biology have further enhanced plant cloning techniques. 


Cloning pets

Cloning pets involves using genetic material from a deceased or living animal to create a genetically identical copy, known as a clone. While the concept of cloning pets has gained attention and interest from pet owners who wish to preserve the genetic lineage of their beloved companions, it remains a controversial and ethically complex practice.

Several companies offer commercial pet cloning services, typically involving the following steps:

1. Genetic Material Collection: DNA samples are collected from the pet to be cloned. This can be done through a biopsy, where a small tissue sample is taken, usually from the skin.

2. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT): The DNA from the donor pet is then inserted into an enucleated egg cell (an egg cell with its nucleus removed) from another animal of the same species. This process is called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and is similar to the technique used to clone Dolly the Sheep.

3. Embryo Development: The reconstructed embryo is then cultured in a laboratory until it reaches the appropriate stage for implantation.

4. Implantation: The cloned embryo is implanted into a surrogate mother of the same species, where it can develop and grow until birth.


Nature vs Nurture

Nature refers to how genetics influence an individual’s personality, whereas nurture refers to how their environment (including relationships and experiences) impacts their development.


Telomeres

A structure that caps the ends of chromosomes and keeps them intact.


Factors involved in clone aging


Homunculus (1500s)

a supposed microscopic but fully formed human being from which a fetus was formerly believed to develop.

ANIMALCULES

This was the beginning of spermists’ theory, which held that the sperm was in fact a “little man” that was placed inside a woman for growth into a child, a neat explanation for many of the mysteries of conception. It was later pointed out that if the sperm was a homunculus, identical in all but size to an adult, then the homunculus may have sperm of its own.


Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1677)

Dutch microbiologist and microscopist visualized spermatozoa.


Spermist Nicolas Hartsoeker (1695)

PREFORMATIONISM


Homunculus argument

is an informal fallacy whereby a concept is explained in terms of the concept itself, recursively, without first defining or explaining the original concept.


Woolly Mammoth cloning


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The Show Notes: Rabbit Hole of Research Episode 10: Time Travel is Weird

Nick and I talk about the Event Horizon, Groundhog Day, Evil Dead, Somewhere in Time, Final Destination, Handwavium, Encyclopedia Britannica, Handwashing, Video Game logic and more spacetime stuff.

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If you traveled through time what Three Books would you take?

Favorite Time Travel Machine?

Is driving a car considered time travel?


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Joe’s Show Notes:

Time travelrefers to the hypothetical concept of moving between different points in time, either forwards or backwards.

What is a black hole? a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, including light and other electromagnetic waves, is capable of possessing enough energy to escape it.

What is a wormhole? a hypothetical structure connecting disparate points in spacetime, and is based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations

In Einstein’s theory of general relativity, making a wormhole is pretty straightforward: You just build a black hole and connect it to a hypothetical white hole (which is the exact opposite of a black hole), and boom, there you have it: a tunnel through space-time.

What is a white hole? a hypothetical region of spacetime and singularity that cannot be entered from the outside, although energy-matter, light and information can escape from it.

What is spacetime? a mathematical model that fuses the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum

The Year Ash ended up in Evil Dead 3 is 1300 AD: Army Of Darkness

Evil Dead Timeline.

Time Bandits (1981)

We realized after recording it wasn’t Miracle on 34th street but It’s a Wonderful Life (the Christmas movie I was thinking about.)

HG Wells Time Machine movies; 1960 and 2002

Is Final Destination a Time Travel Movie?

The Encyclopedia Britannica 15th edition with 32 volumes was last printed in 2010.

The Cotton Club

Kitty Pride Time travel by phasing.

The Flash time travel and the Multiverse.

Let The Ants Try. 1949 by Frederik Pohl (as James MacCreigh)

Young Marvels by Skottie Young, Dan Slott, Ruben Diaz

Earth has a rotational kinetic energy of 2.14×10^29 J. So You’d need a minimum of twice that much energy to stop and then start Earth rotating in the opposite direction.

Somewhere in Time (1980)

Superman: The Movie (1978)

Christopher Reeve

History of time travel Movie (2014)

See You Yesterday (2019)Produced by Spike Lee

Horology: the study of time and the art of measuring it. It involves the design, construction, and maintenance of clocks, watches, and other timepieces.

Chronometrythe science of accurate time measurement


MYTHICAL REFERENCES TO TIME TRAVEL

  1. Hindu mythology, the Vishnu Purana mentions the story of King Raivata Kakudmi, who travels to heaven to meet the creator Brahma and is surprised to learn when he returns to Earth that many ages have passed.
  2. The Buddhist Pāli Canon mentions the relativity of time. The Payasi Sutta tells of one of the Buddha’s chief disciples, Kumara Kassapa, who explains to the skeptic Payasi that time in the Heavens passes differently than on Earth.
  3. The Japanese tale of “Urashima Tarō“, first described in the Manyoshu tells of a young fisherman named Urashima-no who visits an undersea palace. After three days, he returns home to his village and finds himself 300 years in the future, where he has been forgotten, his house is in ruins, and his family has died.
  4. In Jewish tradition, the 1st-century BC scholar Honi ha-M’agel is said to have fallen asleep and slept for seventy years. When waking up he returned home but found none of the people he knew, and no one believed his claims of who he was.

Early examples of Prolonged Sleep Time Travel

  1. The Year 2440: A Dream If Ever There Was One, (1770) by Louis-Sébastien Mercier.
  2. Rip Van Winkle (1819) by Washington Irving
  3. Looking Backward (1888) by Edward Bellamy
  4. When the Sleeper Awakes (1899) by H. G. Wells

Early examples of Backward Time Travel

  1. Chinese novel Supplement to the Journey to the West (c. 1640) by Dong Yue features magical mirrors and jade gateways that connect various points in time
  2. Samuel Madden’s Memoirs of the Twentieth Century (1733) is a series of letters from British ambassadors in 1997 and 1998 to diplomats in the past, conveying the political and religious conditions of the future.
  3. Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843) has early depictions of mystical time travel in both directions.

Early examples of Machine Based Time Travel

  1. The Clock that Went Backward by Edward Page Mitchell,which appeared in the New York Sun in (1881).
  2. Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau’s El Anacronópete (1887) may have been the first story to feature a vessel engineered to travel through time.
  3. H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine (1895) popularized the concept of time travel by mechanical means.

Time Travel Paradoxes

1. Grandfather Paradox: As mentioned earlier, the grandfather paradox involves a time traveler going back in time and preventing their own grandfather from meeting their grandmother, thereby preventing their own birth. This creates a logical contradiction because if the time traveler prevents their own birth, they would not exist to travel back in time in the first place.

2. Bootstrap Paradox: In a bootstrap paradox, an object or information is sent back in time, creating a loop where the object’s origin cannot be determined. For example, a person might travel back in time and give their past self a book containing information about the future. The question then arises: where did the book come from if it was never created?

3. Predestination Paradox: Also known as a causal loop, the predestination paradox occurs when a time traveler’s actions in the past inadvertently contribute to the events they were trying to prevent. This paradox suggests that events are predestined to happen in a certain way, regardless of attempts to change them.

4. Ontological Paradox: Similar to the bootstrap paradox, an ontological paradox involves objects or information that exist without having a discernible origin. For example, a person might receive instructions or blueprints from their future self, allowing them to create a new invention. However, the question remains: who originally created the instructions if they were never created by anyone?

5. Twin Paradox: In the context of special relativity, the twin paradox arises when one twin travels through space at relativistic speeds while the other remains on Earth. When the traveling twin returns, they find that less time has passed for them than for their sibling. This paradox challenges our intuitive understanding of time dilation and the effects of relative motion.


The idea of reversing the rotation of the Earth to travel back in time—pure Handwavium

1. Conservation of Energy and Momentum: Reversing the rotation of the Earth would require an enormous amount of energy and would violate the principles of conservation of energy and momentum. Even if it were somehow possible to reverse the rotation of the Earth, it would not cause time to flow backward.

2. Time and Spacetime: In physics, time is considered a dimension of spacetime, and reversing the rotation of the Earth would not alter the direction of time. Time is a fundamental aspect of the universe that flows inexorably forward, regardless of the rotation or movement of celestial bodies.

3. Causality and Paradoxes: Even if it were possible to reverse the rotation of the Earth and somehow manipulate time, it would likely lead to paradoxes and inconsistencies in causality. The implications of reversing time would raise significant philosophical and theoretical questions about the nature of reality.


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The Show Notes: Rabbit Hole of Research Episode 9: Sleep Studies and Dreams

Joe, Nick and Georgia talk sleep, Chianti & fava beans, brain rinsing, They Live, Inception, lucid dreaming, noisy ice, John Wick’s dreams, Nick’s research, Jacob’s ladder, sleep paralysis, and more.

Episode 9 – Sleep Studies

This has no particular format; it’s just correcting or updating anything in the show we didn’t get a chance to fully talk about or things we had on the tips of our tongues and couldn’t get out as we recorded. As always, feel free to comment, and we will address stuff in future shows! Enjoy. 

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*Both Joe and Georgia have notes below


Say hello and let us know:

Do you take naps?

Can you lucid dream?

Do you have a favorite Sleep or Dream inspired movie or novel?


What we drinking?

Joe- insufficient clearance — Sketchbook brewery

Nick- Matcha Martian —Bean Me Up Roastery

Georgia — Watermelon White Claw


Joe’s Show Notes:

oneirology

(own-I-rology) the scientific study of dreams.


Polysomnography

known as a sleep study, is a test used to diagnose sleep disorders.


Famous Sleep Studies

  1. The Sleepless Elite (2014)
  2. The “Fatal Familial Insomnia” Case Studies (1980s)
  3. The Randy Gardner Experiment (1960s): stayed awake for 264.4 hours (11 days and 24 minutes) as part of a science fair project
  4. The “Sleepless in San Diego” Study (2002)

Sleep paralysis


Sleep deprivation


Sleepwalking killer Scott Falater


Sleepwalker’ Acquitted of Murdering Mother-in-Law After 15-Mile Drive


Lucid Dreaming


Sleep is crucial


Mantis from the MCU


Hormones Makes us Sleepy

Circadian rhythms


Do Other Animals Dream


does lunar phases effect sleep?


Pain receptors in brain?


Staying active during brain surgery, playing instruments


They Live (1988)


“The computer says no”—Little Britain show


Sundowners syndrome


Marvel’s Sleepwalker Character

Marvel’s Nightmare Character


If you die in dream do you die in real life


Georgia’s Tid Bits

Washing Brain During Sleep 

Nightmare On Elm Street: True Story

Jacob’s Ladder:Dreams and Consciousness,Hollywood-Style by Kelly Bulkley

Jacob’s Ladder- Movie

MIT in Fluid Interfaces

New device can control your dreams: Marketers try to hack the brain!

Taking the perfect nap by NPR


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The Show Notes: Rabbit Hole of Research Episode 8: Teleportation

Nick, Evan and Joe talk about teleportation, the last perfect 8 minutes on Earth, Event Horizon, Michael Myers, The Matrix, Harry Potter, Jumper, and lots of love for Jeff Goldblum!

This has no particular format; it’s just correcting or updating anything in the show we didn’t get a chance to fully talk about or things we had on the tips of our tongues and couldn’t get out as we recorded. As always, feel free to comment, and we will address stuff in future shows! Enjoy. 

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Favorite movie, show or book that uses teleportation?

Is Jumper a good movie?

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What we drinking?

Joe: Zombie Dankness: Beer Zombies

Nick: Braaaaaaaains: Drekker Brewing 

Evan: Journeyman Whiskey


Teleportation definition 

  1. A fictional transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.
  2. Often paired with time travel.
  3. There is no known physical mechanism that would allow for matter teleportation.
  4. Teleportation cannot be instantaneous because you can not travel faster than light. 

Philadelphia Experiment


Teleportation in Harry Potter Series:

  1. Harry Porter and the Goblet of Fire
  2. Foo Network: fire place teleportation
  3. Portke
  4. Kings Cross Train Station: Platform Nine and Three Quarters

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)


Packets of information being sent into space revealing Earth’s position to aliens

3 Body Problem


Ship of Theseus


The Fly goofs


Number of atoms in human body


How long does it take to get from Philippines to Mexico?

~6 hours by plane

~24 days by ship


Early examples of teleportation in science fiction 

1. The earliest recorded story of a “matter transmitter” was Edward Page Mitchell‘s “The Man Without a Body” in 1877. Not to be confused with the 1956 B-sci-fi film. 

2. 1897 novel To Venus in Five Seconds by Fred T. Jane. Jane’s protagonist is transported from a strange-machinery-containing gazebo on Earth to planet Venus – hence the title.


Wolverine movie with Will.i.am?

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)


NSF QuBBE 

Seeks to create quantum measurements and imaging systems that exceed classical limits to extract novel information from biology.


Classic Physics


Quantum Mechanics


Photoelectric effect—early 1900s—

Albert Einstein won Nobel for his theories about the photoelectronic effect. 


Albert Einstein described his most famous formula in the forth paper he published.


Quantum entanglement

Einstein called it: spooky action at a distance. 

Quantum entanglement was first recognized by Einstein, Podolsky, Roson and Schrodinger.


Quantum teleportation 


Teleportation is Possible, but only in Quantum


Quantum information


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Rabbit Hole of Research: The Show Notes: Episode 7: Lighthouses

Joe, Nick, and Georgia talk about the science of Lighthouses, Statue of Liberty, Day of the Triffids, Annihilation, Shutter Island, Fresnel, and other facts that will make you an expert pharologist.

This has no particular format; it’s just correcting or updating anything in the show we didn’t get a chance to fully talk about or things we had on the tips of our tongues and couldn’t get out as we recorded. As always, feel free to comment, and we will address stuff in future shows! Enjoy. 

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Favorite movie that features a Lighthouse?

Did you know what a Pharologist was before listening to the episode?


What we drinking?

Joe: Spiritless Old Fashioned

Nick: Full Pocket Pilsner: Goose Island

Georgia: Water

**Spoiler alert: I talk about The Day of the Triffids (1963) in this episode. 

Lighthouse fun facts

1. 800 still exist in US even though modern technologies exist to fulfill their purpose of guiding ships. 

2. Michigan has over 100 lighthouses, more than any state in US

3. [Boston Light]— 1716 US first official lighthouse built on little Brewster island, Boston harbor. Original destroyed during Revolutionary War—rebuilt in 1783–raises to current height in 1859 adding a Fresnel Lens. 

4. I love you lighthouse: [Minot’s Ledge Light], southeast of Boston Harbor has the “I Love You” light characteristic (1,4,3 light pattern). The current lighthouse is the second on the site, the first having been washed away in a storm after only a few months of use.

5. First lighthouse in America to use electricity was a metal tower in the shape of a woman in New York Harbor. It’s called the [Statue of Liberty]. 

6. Lighthouses also had to use sound to guide ships through fog—foghorns, bells, cannons, etc. 

7. Boston Light only lighthouse still staffed in America. 


Lighthouse keepers that disappeared


Pharology : Study of lighthouses


Lighthouse science:

First lighthouse


Famous lighthouses


Famous lighthouse operators and innovators

Movies that feature a lighthouse

  1. “Annihilation” (2018) – Directed by Alex Garland, this film features a mysterious lighthouse at the center of an otherworldly phenomenon.
  2. The Lighthouse” (2019) – Although more of a psychological horror film, “The Lighthouse,” directed by Robert Eggers, incorporates elements of fantasy and surrealism.
  3. Shutter Island” (2010) – Directed by Martin Scorsese, this psychological thriller has elements of science fiction and features a lighthouse prominently in its storyline.
  4. “The Fog” (1980) – Directed by John Carpenter, this horror film revolves around a mysterious fog that rolls into a coastal town, and the town’s lighthouse plays a significant role.
  5. The Day of the Triffids (1963) —a British science fiction horror film directed by Steve Sekely and Freddie Francis, very loosely based on the 1951 novel of the same name by John Wyndham. 
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