Word: experimention
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Some patients TIME queried had no reaction to Viagra whatsoever. Others have had more ambiguous experiences. Consider Irving Mesher, a 73-year-old retired New York City firefighter, who currently lives at a family-owned nudist resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono mountains. He describes himself as "sexually motivated" and "very...
The experiment by young Emily Rosa, testing whether the medical practice of therapeutic touch is effective [SCIENCE, April 13], underscores the fact that the mind and body combine to contribute to healing. TT may be total nonsense except when the patient believes in it. You can get the same effect...
Seems safe, right? But sometimes being a subject can have its difficulties. Although Credell L. M. Coleman '00 explains most experiments "are quite educational and not dangerous at all," she describes one incident where "the experimenter was running really late and I had another experiment lined up right after, so he was holding me up. I sat in this office for 15 minutes and he never came...
Several studies require participation of both a subject and another partner, such as a roommate or friend. (Double the fun!) Jeannette Soriano '01, who also goes by "Professional Experiment Subject," and "Jeannette Soriano: International Subject of Mystery!" signs up for many experiments, explaining that "I'm interested to know what...
Home again. I enter the dining hall. By this time, many of my friends already know about my experiment, but I still receive curious glances from the staff. Again, I am impressed by the silence, and respect that the silence implied. Nobody asks me why I'm dressed the way...