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| | Editorial |
| Bernhard HAISCH | Less Is More! | 1-2 |
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| William BRAMLEY | Can the UFO Extraterrestrial Hypothesis and Vallee Hypotheses Be Reconciled? | 3-9 |
| | Abstract: The phenomenon of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) presently
affords analysts only pieces of a hereto unknown whole reality. Because the
whole is not seen or understood, the visible pieces often appear to be irreconcilable with one another and lead to hypotheses which are in conflict. The
Extraterrestrial Hypothesis (ETH) and the hypotheses of Dr. Jacques Vallee
(the "Vallee Hypotheses")(VH) represent two such divergent hypotheses.
Through analogy to processes and realities that we do understand, it is possible
to begin reconciling the evidence of those who support the ETH and those
who support the VH. In doing so, we find that the evidence presented in
support of the VH does not necessarily compel exclusion of the ETH; but it
does demand an acceptance that the UFO phenomenon presents analysts
with s~mething of far broader scope in its scientific, social, and historical
dimensions than many supporters of the ETH have acknowledged |
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| Robert DOMAINGUE | Learning for Discovery: Establishing the Foundations | 11-22 |
| | Abstract: This article examines the prospect of facilitating the discovery
process. The approach to learning for discovery which this article takes is
called anticipatory learning. Anticipatory learning seeks to facilitate the discovery process by enhancing abilities in pattern recognition, empathy, and
collaboration among researchers. Pattern recognition is developed in researchers through intuitive and metaphorical thinking. Metaphors which
emerge from general systems thinking and aesthetics are especially useful for
enhancing pattern recognition abilities. |
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| York H. DOBYNS | On the Bayesian Analysis of REG Data | 23-45 |
| | Abstract: -Bayesian analysis may profitably be applied to anomalous data
obtained in Random Event Generator and similar humadmachine experiments, but only by proceeding from sensible prior probability estimates.
Unreasonable estimates or strongly conflicting initial hypotheses can project
the analysis into contradictory and misleading results. Depending upon the
choice of prior and other factors, the results of Bayesian analysis range from
confirmation of classical analysis to complete disagreement, and for this
reason classical estimates seem more reliable for the interpretation of data
of this class. |
| William H. JEFFERYS | Response to Dobyns | 47-57 |
| | Related:
Journal of Scientific Exploration Volume 6 Number 2 /1992 - Erratum
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| | Abstract: Dobyns' article suggests some reasons why orthodox statistics might
be superior to Bayesian statistics when discussing random event generator
statistics. Several of his main arguments are examined and discussed. |
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| M. W. HO, S. ROSS, H. BOLTON, F. A. POPP, X. X. LI | Electrodynamic Activities and Their Role in the Organization of Body Pattern | 59-77 |
| | Abstract: This paper reports some of the highlights of our investigations
(both published and in progress) into the role of electrodynamical activities
in the organization of body pattern in Drosophila. 1. Exposure of populations
of synchronously developing embryos for 30 minutes to weak static magnetic
fields (0.5 to 9 mT) during the first three hours of development results in a
high proportion of characteristic body pattern abnormalities in larvae which
hatch 24 hours later. As the energies involved are below thermal threshold,
there can be no significant effect unless there is a high degree of cooperativity
or coherence in the pattern determination processes reacting to the external
field (Ho et al., 1991a). 2. Developing embryos show profuse electrical activities (recorded with microelectrodes placed within the polar pockets) starting at least as early as 40 m after fertilization and continuing well into
cellularization. The activities are highly patterned, and evolve in the course
of development. They may reflect changes in polarization of the embryonic
field associated with the coherent excitations predicted by Frohlich (1 968; 1980).
3. Populations of synchronously developing embryos show self-emission and
light rescattering characteristics that also change with developmental time.
In addition, embryos less than 40 m old exhibit an entirely new phenomenon
in the form of intense luminescent flashes which can appear any time from
one to 20 minutes, and up to 8 hours after light stimulation. These superdelayed luminescent flashes may result from cooperative interactions among
embryos within the entire population, which serve to synchronize development to external light as Zeitgeber (Ho et al., 199 1 b). |
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| | Book Reviews |
| Laurence W. FREDRICK | The Big Splash by Dr. Louis A. Frank with Patrick Huyghe. | 79-81 |
| Henry BAUER | Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor by Eugene
F . Mallove | 81-84 |
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| | Correspondence and Contributions |
| Michael D. SWORDS | Look It Up: Parapsychology | 85-86 |
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| | SSE News Items |
| | SSE President Peter Sturrock receives Space Sciences Award | 87-88 |
| | SSE Council Member Radin Honored | 88 |
| | SSE Councilor Utts Elected AAAS Fellow | 89 |
| | Secret Life published by Prof. David Jacobs | 89 |
| | Book:David Michael JACOBS,SECRET LIFE - 1992 | |
| | JSE Editor Returns from Max-Planck-Institut | 89 |
| | New PEAR Reports Available | 89-90 |
| | Article on Replicability in Parapsychology | 90 |
| | New Council Members Elected | 90-91 |
| | Eleventh Annual SSE Meeting at Princeton | 91 |
