Research Project on NDE/OBE – Request for Participants
A research team at John Hopkins university headed by experimental psychologist Alexander DeFoe is looking for verifiable cases of Near Death Experiences or Out of…
Author: Richard Irwin
Director of SMN since 2015 with responsibility for rebuilding the Network's on-line presense. I have a passion for reconciling science with spirituality (see http://danceineternity.com), who also composes and arranges music (see http://hymnswithoutwords.com).
Controlling Infections Without Antibiotics
Myself (Dr Anthony Fox) presenting “Controlling Infections Without Antibiotics”. The main point is here is that The NHS would do well to liase with The…
Hagger, N ‘The New Philosophy of Universalism: The infinite and the law of order’ – Metaphysics as a Possible Open System
This book offers a comprehensive philosophy of the universe. At these words one’s heart sinks. Here is yet another elaborate metaphysical cloud castle which…
Lord Jonathan Sacks awarded Templeton Prize
Lord Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s former chief Rabbi was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize for his work in promoting inter-faith toleration and a dialogue between religion…
Regenerative Medicine – New Body Parts
From ‘Recent Developments in Science and Medicine’ by Professor Marilyn Monk. Network Review 107, WInter 2011 Regenerative medicine is the process of generating human cells,…
Thoughts from Aldous Huxley –Through The Doors and Beyond
Paul Entwhistle presented –“Thoughts from Aldous Huxley –Through The Doors and Beyond”. Paul always puts a lot of preparation into his work. We all found…
The Burden of Disorders of the Brain
From ‘Recent Developments in Science and Medicine’ by Marilyn Monk. Network Review 107, Winter 2011 It appears that more than a third of people in…
In Memoriam: Edgar Mitchell, ScD, PhD
By David Lorimer, on behalf of the SMN: I was sad to read about the passing of Edgar Mitchell, whose obituary appears below. I had the…
The Evolution of Consciousness and the Ishi Challenge
Introduction The problem posed by the discovery in 1911 of Ishi, the last of the Yahi tribe in California, is one I like to call…
Insights into Biomedicine from the Study of Acupuncture
Fifty years ago no traditional doctor would have looked seriously at acupuncture let alone recommended its treatment. Recently my NHS consultant in Aberdeen recommended that…