http://www.miraclesmagicinc.com Short stories of human inventions Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:15:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.miraclesmagicinc.com/science/decoding-the-science-in-the-lost-symbol.html http://www.miraclesmagicinc.com/science/decoding-the-science-in-the-lost-symbol.html#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:27:57 +0000 merlin http://www.miraclesmagicinc.com/science/decoding-the-science-in-the-lost-symbol/ The most vehement criticism of Dan Brown's new book The Lost Symbol concerns the view of many reviewers that while the material about Freemasonry may be based on fact, the science is more akin to science fiction. Katherine Solomon, one of the main characters, is a scientist particularly interested in 'mind over matter' - the power of thought.Brown makes it clear at the outside in a page entitled 'FACT', that "All rituals, science, artwork and monuments in this novel are real." Nevertheless, a few of the more traditional scientists or science writers are already taking a swing at Brown for his impossible inventions and so-called junk science.Although I cannot speak for many of the other elements in the book - Freemasonry, ancient symbols, alchemy or hidden keys - virtually all of his comments about physics, consciousness research, mind-over-matter experiments and intention are based on fact. Here's a quick guide.* Katherine's lab uses random event generators. These machines, first developed by former Boeing physicist Helmut Schmidt, work like the space-age electronic equivalent of the toss of a coin. Most famously, REGs formed the basis of 25 years of consciousness More >>]]> http://www.miraclesmagicinc.com/science/decoding-the-science-in-the-lost-symbol.html/feed 0