This total immersion into the world's latest theories on consciousness includes in-depth discussions with the twenty scientists listed below on topics as diverse as quantum biophysics, nano-neuroscience, philosophy, meditation, metaphysics, dreaming, causation, and the paranormal, all of which are converging into the greatest exploration of all time, to understand just who, or what, we are. This series not only includes top scientists from "What the Bleep", but also many others who have been working on this grand equation for decades, including the following great minds, a virtual who's who from this exciting new field:
Dr. Stuart Hameroff, M.D. Professor, Anesthesiology and Psychology, Associate Director, Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona.
Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, M.D. Professor, Dept. of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, co-author of "The Mystical Mind"
Nancy J. Woolf, Ph.D. Professor, Laboratory of NanoNeuroscience, Department of Psychology, UCLA
Jack A. Tuszynski, Ph.D. Professor of Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, University of Alberta, Canada
David Chalmers, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Philosophy; Director, Center For Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona,
Dick Bierman, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University
Vilayanur Ramachandran, Ph.D., MD Director, Center for Brain and Cognition; Professor, Department of Psychology and Neurosciences Program, University of
California, San Diego; Adjunct Professor of Biology, Salk Institute
Paavo Pylkkanen M.Sc., Ph.D. Professor, Consciousness Studies Programme, Department of Humanities, University of Skovde, Sweden.
Dr. Petra Stoerig, Ph.D. Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Dusseldorf
C. Van Youngman, Professor of Psychology, Art Institute of Philadelphia, Department of General Education
Dr. Steven Sevush, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Miami
Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D. Director of the Lucidity Institute and author of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming.
Dean Radin, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Institute of Noetic Sciences
Tony Bell, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Redwood Neuroscience Institute
Ellery Lanier, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Program, New Mexico State University
Gregg H. Rosenberg, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Fellow/Assistant Research Scientist,
Artificial Intelligence Center, The University of Georgia
Christian Seiter, Department of Psychology, Institut für Umweltmedizin, University of Freiburg
Chester Wildey, M.Sc. The University of Texas at Arlington
Willoughby Britton, University of Arizona, Tucson
Susan Blackmore, Author of "The Meme Machine"
Adele Engel Behar, Satellite Captiva Ltd.
Quantum Connections
The ramifications of the theories explored in this series are intense! Basically, the idea is that biology might have found a way to detect quantum signals, similar to the way it optimized neurons to detect photons in our eyes, which are made of neurons and are extensions of our brain. If neurons figured out how to interpret light, then perhaps they are developing to interpret quantum particles, which are simply particles even smaller than photons. If the brain can do this, then the feelings of being connected are real, and would explain why some people have these feelings more strongly than others. Imagine the first life-forms that could interpret light, how strange it must have been, and unbelievable to those life-forms that couldn't. It also means we would be connected in real time to other similarly-built life-forms across the universe. Of course, at this point, our quantum abilities are probably so rudimentary that we only detect these tiny particles/frequencies the way a bat senses light, with little accuracy or definition.
This series not only explores these theories, but also entertains most other major current ideas of the small but growing league of scientists brave enough to tackle this exciting new field. Most of the people in the series are top professors at major universities, and this is the topic that consumes them most, so it's very much worth viewing. And, it might well be that some of these people and their theories go down in the history books as revolutions in science, the way Einstein and Bohr and Heisenberg and their original theories of quantum physics are now acknowledged as revolutionary. And, at $39.95, this is a steal. Most series of academic quality like this cost several hundred dollars. The company behind it is obviously more interested in dispersing knowledge than in making a buck, which is a refreshing attitude. This new 5 DVD version should be a part of everyone's permanent collection.
The unlikeliest cult hit of 2004 was What the (Bleep) Do We Know?, a lecture on mysticism and science mixed into a sort-of narrative. Marlee Matlin stars in the dramatic thread, about a sourpuss photographer who begins to question her perceptions. Interviews with quantum physics experts and New Age authors are cut into this story, offering a vaguely convincing (and certainly mind-provoking) theory about... well, actually, it sounds a lot like the Power of Positive Thinking, when you get down to it. Talking heads (not identified until film's end) include JZ Knight, who appears in the movie channeling Ramtha, the ancient sage she claims communicates through her (other speakers are also associated with Knight's organization). What she says actually makes pretty good common... More Info about this DVD Director(s): William Arntz - Betsy Chasse - Mark Vicente DVD Release Date: Released the 15 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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"The frontal lobe gives us permission to make thought more real than anything else. It gives us permission to hold onto an idea or dream, regardless of what's going on in the external reality. My thinking is more important than my environment." - From the DVD
Featured in the popular movie What the Bleep Do We Know!?, Dr. Joe Dispenza is a chiropractor who earned his biochemistry undergrad degree from Rutgers University. In What the Bleep, he discussed the process of "creating your day"-arguably the most fascinating portion of the entire movie.
Because of his fascination with the idea of spontaneous remissions of disease-what some would term "miracles"-Dr. Dispenza began to investigate what these individuals have in common. Your Immortal Brain - Mastering the Art... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Dr. Joe Dispenza DVD Release Date: Released the 15 May 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The target audience for this DVD seems to be people who like to speak the language of math and physics. Yes, it does take you through three experiments - under controlled conditions - designed to demonstrate the influence of mind over matter, together with mathematical formulas, graphs and everything else that may be of interest to scientific community.
It is not designed for ordinary people who just want to learn how to use their minds and emotions and for that matter if you want to prove to yourself that your thoughts and emotions do influence your body and your reality, learn to focus on your goal - use the simple formula that has been mentioned at least for a couple of thousands of years and we call it "act as if" - by pretending that the outcome you desire to experience... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): William A. Tiller DVD Release Date: Released the 28 December 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This DVD was probably the stupidest thing I have ever watched. There is not a shred of science or scientific method anywhere in this production. The water crystals are pretty ;-) but everything else about this production is complete nonsense. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 05 May 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Create Your Day is a no-frills lecture from JZ Knight's self-help foundation, Ramtha's School of Enlightenment. The disc consists of a 45-minute monologue, seen almost entirely from one angle in close-up, of Knight speaking in the voice of Ramtha, the 35,000-year-old "wisdom warrior" she claims to channel. It's hard to tell where Knight is, but the lecture appears to have been taped before an audience, given the sounds of occasional laughter and more frequent coughing. The message mixes some allusions to quantum physics with an attractive philosophy of self-reliance (i.e., "creating your day" rather than letting it happen to you), much of which sounds suspiciously like common sense. The disc is nominally directed by Mark Vicente, a Ramtha student who directed What the Bleep Do... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Mark Vicente DVD Release Date: Released the 16 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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