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...elements of an NDE, and that we should consider the mind-bending possibility that consciousness can exist independent of a functioning brain, or at least that consciousness is more complex than we suppose. Though NDEs are driven in part by neurochemistry and psychology, says Auckland psychiatrist Karl Jansen, it has "underlying mechanisms in more mysterious realms that cannot currently be described...
...passes at a Springsteen concert. It was a class society, and we were among the elite. As we strolled through restricted areas, the crowd a few feet away waved their sausage balloons imploringly at us. To indulge them, I engaged in a brief but vigorous Stephen-Colbert-as-Tek-Jansen light-saber duel with one or two of them. It seemed they were having a splendid time...
...will bring a different perspective to the council. She joins fellow historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who is vice-chair of the council.In addition to Schmid and Elkins, the new council will include English professor Louis Menand, art historian Irene J. Winter, chemist Eric N. Jacobsen, historian of science Sarah Jansen, and scientist Ann Pearson. Menand, the Bass Professor English and American Literature, joins the council after having served on the Harvard College Curricular Review’s Committee on General Education. A member of so-called “Gang of Five”—a name bestowed...
...speedskater’s kindness and generosity?Now this is where it really gets blurry. Cheek was the Mother Theresa of the 2006 Olympics, taking his $40,000 of bonuses from his two medals and donating it to Right to Play. And as former U.S. skating champion Dan Jansen put it, “This guy doesn’t have a lot of money. He’s not wealthy, and he gave $40,000—that is a lot of money for a speedskater.”Furthermore, from most accounts, Cheek is a humble and down...
Armed with a comprehensive knowledge of the Hardy Boys canon and a working understanding of Cam Jansen, I started putting the wild adventures of teenage sleuth Fred Flight to paper. In one chapter, a ninja star ices Fred’s friend in the jungles; in another, terrorists blow up a gas station as Fred narrowly rolls away to safety...