Presentation on New Paradigms in the Philosophy of Mind

Cleve Backster's famous experiment with his plant:

Mythbusters confirms his results!

Another option for your Final Project: 
The Intention Experiment 

Replicate Masaru Emoto’s Rice Experiment - Saying “Thank you” and “You fool” to Rice Everyday

1. Place equal amounts of freshly cooked rice in two identical containers. Seal the containers.

2. Label each container. One with “Thank You” (or some combination of positive messages) and the other with “You Fool” (or some combination of negative messages.

3. Place the jars in separate paper bags or some other covering so you can not see the results until the end of the experiment (NO PEEKING)

4. Every day for 30 days “talk” to the rice in each jar with corresponding positive and negative messages (about one minute each jar twice a day). For instance you might yell “I hate you” at the negative jar or say “I love you” to the positive jar.

5. Make sure your are putting as much emotion as possible into your words and your messages. You really need to FEEL the love or the hate you are directing toward the rice. Also, make sure the jars are in similar environmental conditions but separated from each other by enough distance so the messages can be clearly directed to one OR the other.

6. After the 30 days is over, take some photos of the jars. It does not matter what the results are. A