186 - A Manifesto for Weird Science
Humans On The Loop
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The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab
Princeton engineering anomalies research lab did all kinds of statistical and meta statistical research into phenomena for which we have no known mechanism. For instance, the apparent influence of will, power or intention on the outcome of otherwise random mechanical events like pachinco machine style set ups. People were able to skew the number of balls falling to one side or the other simply by focusing their tension on an outcome that has no mechanistic explanation. The point is to sail science into the terains populated by dragons and tigers on our mediaeval maps rather than simply assuming they don't exist. And if you're going to tell me that we have no responsibility to find out, then why not just crawl back into
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