Edges of Science

ECEN 3070 – Fall 2008

University of Colorado at Boulder

Please check these announcements and the schedule regularly throughout the semester

Last update: 24 Dec 08

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Your graded project reports are available. Please come to my office to pick them up. (You can email me to set up a time, or call me at 303 492-1889 to check that I’m in.) Have a wonderful winter vacation and New Year.
  • The project presentation dates are given on the schedule page. The dates were selected from a random sequence.
    1. For your presentation you will probably want to prepare PowerPoint slides, but that is not required. (If you’d like to do a video instead that would be great). If you do use slides, use as few words and lists as possible; figures, and pictures are preferable.
    2. The format should roughly follow the format suggested for the written paper, parts B – G, at the bottom of the Projects page.
    3. Practice your presentation. It should take absolutely no more than 25 minutes. With questions and discussion it will easily fill the allotted time.
  • Dr. Rupert Sheldrake suggested to me that we try the Joint Attention Test and Photo Telepathy Test as a class. We’ll discuss this soon.
  • When you sign up for the Human Research Tutorial, you should take the course on “Social Behavior Research Investigators” for “Key Personnel”.
  • Directions to the classroom: Walk to Engineering Center. Just before you reach the revolving doors, take the outdoor stairway down to your right. Turn right and continue walking east until you reach the brick plaza. Enter door on your left marked with bronze plaque “Optoelectronic Computing Systems Center.” Enter conference room just inside, ECEE 1B45.
  • There are two texts for our course,  both of which can be purchased online., The first is Entangled Minds,  by Dean Radin (2006).  I think it's available in the CU bookstore,  and probably for lower cost online here. The second is Parapsychology and the Skeptics,  by Chris Carter (2007).  It is available only online here. Please order the books right away so that you'll have them in time for class.
  • Is this the right course for you?  Click here to find out.
  • See a previous year’s student projects.

 

General Course Materials

Schedule & readings

Syllabus

Coursework

Projects

Texts & References

Contacts & Locations

Issues & Ethical Guidelines

 

Other Resources

Wilber on Physics & Mysticism

13 things that do not make sense

Links

Psi glossaryStatistics

Intro to Analysis of Variables

Smith’s Statistical Package

G*Power  statistical power program

Darrell’s statistics formulas

Statistics glossary

PsiPhen Lab

Psyleron

SSE Young Investigators Program

Online psi games

CSICOP

Daniels’ parapsychology links