From mpopov@mit.edu Sat Apr 16 04:14:21 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!mpopov From: mpopov@mit.edu (Mathieu Popov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 04:14:21 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). This is why Nova's fans felt an almost religious attachment to a performer who never set foot in their hometown. Orion didn't just write pop songs; they engineered a neuro-chemical delivery mechanism disguised as synth-pop. -- Mathieu Popov "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / TOS 4.04 From aramirez@unam.mx Sun Apr 17 16:10:21 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!aramirez From: aramirez@unam.mx (Anja Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Apr17.161021.1065@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 16:10:21 GMT References: <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu>, mpopov@mit.edu (Mathieu Popov) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? I remember crying during her broadcasts for no apparent reason as a 16-year-old. It felt like my chest was vibrating. -- Anja Ramírez SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Hold for relay." From anilsson@rwth-aachen.de Tue Apr 19 18:14:21 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!rwth-aachen!anilsson From: anilsson@rwth-aachen.de (Andrei Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Apr19.181421.3689@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 18:14:21 GMT References: <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu>, mpopov@mit.edu (Mathieu Popov) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. -- Andrei Nilsson "We don't sign stars. We build them." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / FreeBSD 2.1 From krodriguez@mit.edu Thu Apr 21 11:44:21 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!krodriguez From: krodriguez@mit.edu (Katrin Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Apr21.114421.8502@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 11:44:21 GMT References: <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu> <1994Apr19.181421.3689@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr19.181421.3689@rwth-aachen.de>, anilsson@rwth-aachen.de (Andrei Nilsson) writes: > This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. Acoustic entrainment requires massive sound pressure levels. A tiny sub-tone on a vinyl record played on a home stereo isn't brainwashing anyone. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Katrin Rodríguez | krodriguez@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 2881 1CAC F204 3828 "Keep the channels open." From dsouza@pacbell.net Sat Apr 23 03:30:21 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!dsouza From: dsouza@pacbell.net (Dong-hyun Souza) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing Message-ID: <1994Apr23.033021.7594@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 03:30:21 GMT References: <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994Apr16.041421.2157@mit.edu>, mpopov@mit.edu (Mathieu Popov) writes: > Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz? > 14.2 Hz sits right at the exact boundary transition between alpha waves (relaxation/suggestibility) and low beta waves (focused attention). This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Dong-hyun Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0