Lee Atwater's Apocalyptic Dream (1991)

Millennial Tendencies in Responses to Apocalyptic Threats

Since Aaron Wildavsky proposed in 1987 that cultural orientations such as egalitarianism and individualism frame public perceptions of technological risks, a body of empirical research has grown to affirm the risk-framing effects of personality and culture (Dake, 1991; Gastil et al., 2005; Kahan, 2008). Most of these studies have focused on relatively mundane risks, however, such as handguns, n...

Dream incubation: ancient techniques of dream influence

Dream incubation refers collectively to the practices, rituals, techniques and efforts that an individual applies to intentionally evoke helpful dreams. Derived from the Latin verb incubare (in'upon' + cubare 'to lie'), the term connotes the support and nurturance provided by a laying mother bird for her developing egg. The parallels with dream influence are all too appropriate; in antiquity, t...

Psychoanalytic Pure War: Interactions with the Post-Apocalyptic Unconscious

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4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) is a peroxidation product of ˆ-6-poly-unsaturated fatty acids and exerts growth modifying as well as cytotoxic activities. This aldehyde component of oxidized lipid is increased during the aging process. In this study, to characterize the potential role of the lipid peroxidation product in aging, we studied the effects of 4-HNE on cell proliferation and activation of ce...

Lee McIntyre

I Over the last decade or so, much has been written about the new "science of complexity". From journalistic hyperbole to cutting edge research, it is widely assumed that the science of complexity has indeed discovered something new, that is worthy of the attention of scientists and philosophers alike. But what? An overarching principle that connects the study of complex systems across the phys...