IIRC this was debunked as ...The plate/glass was not thoroughly cleaned between photos...
I.E. the leaf left residue on the glass.
Eridanus2 6 hours ago [-]
It appears to be a form of DBD (dielectric breakdown discharge). Setting aside the para-physical claims, that aspect of it seems reproducible, as a fun science demo, at least.
(Are the original photographs available somewhere? I found only bad modern photoshoped versions, and even a guy that made a debunking video and then his photos were repeated as confirmation evidence.)
Eridanus2 3 hours ago [-]
Replications are available online, can't seem to spot any of the original material as of now. http://exo-science.com/phantomleaf.html (!!Woo-woo warning, just take what you need and exit stage!!).
This is specifically addressed in the article, at length.
47282847 6 hours ago [-]
I consider it a given that any living organism radiates (heat) energy: there is constant energy and matter exchange with its surroundings; a foundational aspect of life. I consider it at least a possibility that by looking at this radiation, you can find correlations between balanced “health” (new age speak: intact Aura), and potential imbalances, and thus that it may work as a diagnostic tool.
jstanley 6 hours ago [-]
You can measure someone's temperature to find out if they have a fever, is that the kind of thing you're suggesting?
47282847 3 hours ago [-]
Did you ever touch a human body and noticed that its temperature feels different in different regions? Even, say, down one arm? That’s what I was referring to; not core temperature.
buildsjets 30 minutes ago [-]
As a sufferer of psoriatic arthritis, I am painfully aware of this phenomenon.
_Microft 2 hours ago [-]
They do that for professional athletes but they use thermal cameras for that and look for asymmetries in the left and right side of the body. That seems to give a clue about inflammations. They look for differences as low as 0.1°C iirc. Take all that with a grain of salt because I heard very little about it.
visiohex 8 hours ago [-]
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JKCalhoun 9 hours ago [-]
"Kirlian's work was first made known to the general public in this country by a book published in 1970 by Shelia Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder titled "Psychic discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain""
Ha ha, the psychic 70's. And U.F.O.s, biorhythms…
(Loved the 1970's)
2b3a51 5 hours ago [-]
And Rupert Sheldrake later in that decade with his theory of morphic resonance.
His son Merlin Sheldrake has written a book about fungi called Entangled Life which is quite sensible and doing very well. I noticed that the book was very carefully referenced with detailed end-notes, some like mini-essays with references to papers by a wide range of authors. These notes comprise about a third of the word count of the book.
Unusual in a popsci book of this kind. I can't help thinking that this approach might be a reaction to Sheldrake senior's writings and the reaction to them.
OA is a nice Web site with practical information on what could be an interesting art-practice.
JSR_FDED 5 hours ago [-]
The book Superlearning (also by Shelia Ostrander) made a big impression on me as a high schooler. The idea of using rhythms, music, relaxation to shift one’s brain into a highly receptive state to learn and memorize was super compelling.
Eridanus2 6 hours ago [-]
(Loved the 1970's)
I concur, Sir.
An aside: Arthur C. Doyle toured US to sumptuous throngs lecturing on consciousness, the spirit realm and seances in 1920s-ish, iirc. Someone alive in 1970 might have had recollections of that coverage/seen ACD in person and would be in a position to pass on the whiff of ether to an younger generation: hungry for transcendence and shedding of burdens.
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Some of their videos allude to kickstarter which made check! Kickstarter is 17 years old. Man, I remember the early days of it. Boy!
0: https://youtu.be/rAGSStsMuy4?is=fK-qhiPT4ITcbTld
I.E. the leaf left residue on the glass.
(Are the original photographs available somewhere? I found only bad modern photoshoped versions, and even a guy that made a debunking video and then his photos were repeated as confirmation evidence.)
Reverse search off above leads to "The Phantom Leaf Effect: A Replication, Part 1" "https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2013.0182". I have not had the time to examine the claims therein.
Ha ha, the psychic 70's. And U.F.O.s, biorhythms…
(Loved the 1970's)
His son Merlin Sheldrake has written a book about fungi called Entangled Life which is quite sensible and doing very well. I noticed that the book was very carefully referenced with detailed end-notes, some like mini-essays with references to papers by a wide range of authors. These notes comprise about a third of the word count of the book. Unusual in a popsci book of this kind. I can't help thinking that this approach might be a reaction to Sheldrake senior's writings and the reaction to them.
OA is a nice Web site with practical information on what could be an interesting art-practice.
An aside: Arthur C. Doyle toured US to sumptuous throngs lecturing on consciousness, the spirit realm and seances in 1920s-ish, iirc. Someone alive in 1970 might have had recollections of that coverage/seen ACD in person and would be in a position to pass on the whiff of ether to an younger generation: hungry for transcendence and shedding of burdens.