From the editor's desk.
The critical work for the Center for Frontier Sciences is not only publishing new ideas in science, but also of networking and bringing together key researchers on topics that could lead to future breakthroughs in science. In a recent issue of Frontier Perspectives, there was a correspondence piece from Judith Miklossy expressing her gratitude to the Center for allowing her the opportunity to network with a scientist in Switzerland, and how it has played an important role in her medical career and her internship in Alzheimer's research.Another example of the Center's networking capabilities relates to how the Center played an important role in the establishment of the Richard J. Fox Center for Biomedical Physics. Through the work of Vernon Rogers, an Executive Board member of the Center for Frontier Sciences, biotechnology and millimeter wave research being carried out in Russia was identified, and the Center for Biomedical Physics was established. During this period the Center for Frontier Sciences developed an ongoing network with the Russian scientists and organized three international conferences where this research was presented to scientists across the globe.
The establishment of the Center for Women's Health Research, Leadership and Advocacy (WHRLA) at Temple University in 2004 stemmed from the Center networking with government and business leaders. Today, WHRLA is advancing its work in communications and interdisciplinary research.
The Center has developed a proposal to host a workshop, Moral Reasoning and Neurobiology, where they will bring together key researchers in this field and establish an ongoing network on a topic that is so important in today's world.
With advancements in Internet communications, the Center plans to bring Frontier Perspectives online in 2007 and expand its networking capabilities. We encourage our readership to fill out the subscription form and provide us with their email addresses.
As to the contents of this issue of Frontier Perspectives, we are privileged to have an article by Fritz Albert Popp entitled A Novel Technique to Assess the Status of the Body's Regulatory System. In this article he describes how biological regulation is characterized by physiological parameters that do not follow completely random probability distributions. He brings to light a theory underlying this regulation and the technique demonstrated in respect of electrical conductivity measurements on the skin of healthy subjects, and on patients with tumors and basilar thrombosis conditions.
Our "News and Views" section contains interesting papers including Steven Patascher's paper, The Rehabilitation Potential of the Diabetic, where he offers alternatives for creating healthy states of being, which may help people with diabetes learn how to be pathways for self-rehabilitation. Preventing disease, ameliorating disease and repairing from disease are possible endeavors. Dr. Patascher claims that if we transform our lives we will have an impact on our health.
Some Reflections on Quo Vadis Quantum Mechanics? Extending Science Further! Let Us See Where?, by A. K. Mukhopadhyay reflects on the Center for Frontier Sciences' Quo Vadis Quantum Mechanics in the 21st Century Workshop, where Nobel Laureates and Nobel candidates were brought together to reflect on quantum mechanics and the progress made in identifying quantum mechanics in the 21st Century. Dr. Mukhopadhyay states that classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, information mechanics and causal mechanics are mechanics in their own rights, independent but interconnected, and are ontologically governed by the mechanics of consciousness. In his paper he states that this is the agenda for 21st century's science. This agenda is not merely scientific, but artistic and humanistic, as well. It is no less spiritual either.
John Janks' article, Utility and Limits of Dowsing Rods to Chart the Subsurface, is an interesting article where he presents an analysis of the phenomenon known as "dowsing" using hand-held wires. "Dowsing rods" move because of large changes in electrical conductivity. Simple tests were performed on buried objects ranging from a few centimeters in diameter to volumes of three liters, and composed of highly conductive metals or highly resistive ceramics and plastics. This article identifies that the use of wire rods has a potential application to military and civilian landmine and IED detection, engineering and archeology.
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| Publication: | Frontier Perspectives |
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| Date: | Mar 22, 2006 |
| Words: | 674 |
| Next Article: | Correspondence. |