February 2015 – Sharon A. Hill

You were OK until the part on acupuncture: Book review

By Sharon A. Hill | February 19, 2015

The Undercover Philosopher: A Guide to Detecting Shams, Lies and Delusions by M. Philips I’m just going to do a quick review on this book which started out promising, lost me in the middle, and ended on an up note. You may be able to pull something valuable out of it, as I did, or… Read More »

The 1988 US Army commissioned report on Enhancing Human Performance

By Sharon A. Hill | February 6, 2015

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It was news to me that back in 1985, the US Army commissioned an analysis of certain techniques that were proposed to enhance human performance. The Army Research Institute asked the National Academies to form a committee to examine these questionable strategies. The report is available here where you can read it for free. Enhancing… Read More »