From New Dawn 139 (Jul-Aug 2013) This year [2013] saw the 30th anniversary of the death of one of the most influential writers of all time, the iconic Philip K. Dick. Although virtually unknown outside of science fiction circles, during […]
New Science/Consciousness
Extended Minds: The Mental Fields Within & Beyond Our Brains
From New Dawn 140 (Sept-Oct 2013) We have been brought up to believe that our minds are inside our heads, that mental activity is nothing but brain activity. Instead, I suggest that our minds extend far beyond our brains; they […]
The Fairytale of Materialism: How ‘Fundamentalists’ Hijacked Science
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 7 No 5 (Oct 2013) The theme of this special issue of New Dawn Magazine is important in more ways than meet the eye at first. The notion of forbidden ideas in science is […]
What Gorilla? Why Some Can’t See Psychic Phenomena
From New Dawn 112 (Jan-Feb 2009) Imagine you’re watching a basketball game. Your favourite team is wearing white and the other team is in black. In the midst of the action, someone in a dark gorilla suit calmly walks to […]
Nikola Tesla: Maverick, Visionary & Master of Light
From New Dawn 97 (Jul-Aug 2006) It’s almost a cliché. Working alone, an inventive genius pioneers new devices that ultimately change the world but his genius is barely recognised and he goes on to die in relative poverty; and whilst […]