Tag: experiment

I had never tried a psychedelic in my life. And I wasn’t doing it for the thrill. Copious scientific and anecdotal reports of their potential became too powerful to ignore. Where would I get them? Who would support me? What if something went wrong? It was during the pandemic — I had t...

The last star in the universe hurled toward the singularity sending its final bit of mass down the rabbit hole to join the trillions of trillions of stars already there. The stars of an entire universe compressed smaller than the size of an atom. Once the final star disappeared beyond the event hori...

This is a thought experiment in two parts. Here’s the first. It’s 1942, and a small group of Jewish prisoners at Dachau have stolen some surplus weapons from a shed when the guards weren’t looking, and the door was unlocked. They’ve hidden the guns near the outer edg...

With all the current talk of psychology being “crazy” and experiments being too dangerous, I’m going to inform you of Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment and give you a window into how dangerous experiments were before the APA psychology codes were introduced. My question for the to...

In early December of 2016, I began an experiment. I wanted to find out whether transitioning from male to female would cure my depression. With support from my therapist, I found a doctor and began a regimen of testosterone blockers and estrogen. A month later, blood work showed my levels of both ho...

The social experiment began with the creation of four powerful cardboard signs, each bearing a message aimed at challenging preconceived notions and fostering a sense of interconnectedness. The first sign carried the words “We are them,” reminding passersby of our shared humanity and enc...

Two people that I eminently respect recommend that I read “The Surrender Experiment” by Michael Singer. I love a good book recommendation, so I was excited to dive in. And what I found was one of the worst, and most dangerous, books I’ve ever read. No, I’m not kidding. And...

There. I can now retire on this monumental achievement and display of scientific, political and economic prowess. Of course, I’m joking but then again I am not. The very simple act of reading this passage so far has contributed to the problems we face but you can’t ‘offset’ t...