So, it’s the holidays and a lot of folks are gearing up for presents and packages and bonuses and dinners and all sorts of great family get-togethers and general holiday cheer. Part of the holidays is also giving to others. Taking a look around and helping the folks who don’t have what we have .…
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Babe Magnet
by Brian David Phillips •
Sometimes what you think you want may not be what you want. In this video, from the Just for Laughs series, a group of men find out what it’s like to have animal magnetism of sorts . . . that is a group of women appear out of nowhere and follow them around. This inexplicable…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Special Features
Social Influence Trumps Individual Choice
by Brian David Phillips •
Mark Earls (Consultant with HERD Consulting) moderates and is joined by Domenico Vitale (Chief Archetect with People Ideas and Consulting) and John Kearon (Chief Juicer and Founder of BrainJuicer) to discuss how Social Influence Trumps Individual Choice. Despite the noise around Facebook and Social Media, many of us have yet to get to grips with…
Influence
Gay Black Jewish Klansmen
by Brian David Phillips •
Gay Black Jewish Klansmen for Tolerance and Understanding LMFAO. Absolutely brilliant. The spongebob touch is a masterstroke! May the GBJKKK laugh forever. 🙂 All the best, Brian
Eroticatrance, Influence, Music
Using Music to Create Conditioned Response and the Song Jizz in My Pants
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, this is just twisted . . . but . . . as you listen to the song Jizz in My Pants and watch the response sets during the music video, imagine using the song to create an anchored response of spontaneous ejaculation each and every time your consenting adult volunteer trance partner hears the…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Special Features
Social Influence Lecture
by Brian David Phillips •
Michael D. Baker presents a lecture over social influence tactics that appeal to our motives to honor commitments and to act in a manner that is consistent with our earlier actions. The foot-in-the-door, low-ball, and bait-and-switch techniques are discussed as well as the work of Robert Cialdini. Social Influence Part One Social Influence Part Two…
Influence
Predisposition toward Kindness and Empathy may be Genetic
by Brian David Phillips •
This is fascinating. There are some indications that kindness and empathy may be based upon genetic markers related of the Double G phenotype associated with the body’s oxytocin receptor. Oxytocin, a hormone, is known to be linked with trust, love and social recognition. The key study found that not only does there seem to be…
** Special Student Series, Hypnosis Q&A, Influence
Influence Power of the Uniform
by Brian David Phillips •
As regular readers here know, one of the standard Laws of Influence is the Law of Power and the effects of that principle of influence can be accessed through the wearing of a uniform. In this video, we see a couple university students attempting to re-create components of the Stanford Experiment through the use of…
** Special Student Series, Hypnosis in the News, Influence, Special Features
Of Schizophrenia, Dissociation, Out of Body Experiences, and the Rubber Hand Illusion
by Brian David Phillips •
RM had his first out-of-body experience at the age of 16. Now, at the age of 55, he has had more than he can count. They usually happen just before he falls asleep; for ten minutes, he feels like he is floating above his body, looking down on himself. If the same thing happens when…
Hypnosis in the News, Influence, Music
INMI or Science of Earworms or Why You Can’t Get That Damned Song Out of Your Head
by Brian David Phillips •
They go by many names: Brain worms, sticky music, cognitive itch, stuck song syndrome. But the most common (if also the most repugnant) is earworms, a literal translation from Ohrwurm, a term used to describe the phenomenon (and perhaps bring to mind an immediate association with corn earworms). If you’re an academic, you might refer…
Eroticatrance, Influence, Music
Get Your Svengali On
by Brian David Phillips •
Sometimes a good Svengali fantasy can be a very worthwhile thing . . . fantasy, that is. Too many folks mistakenly try to take the iconic fictional character’s skillsets into the real world without understanding or truly considering the ramifications or consequences of their actions. In any case, here’s some Svengali for you. All in…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Special Features
Sharpie uses Hidden Persuaders in Advertising
by Brian David Phillips •
Let’s see . . . if you’re creating a youth-centered advertising campaign that ties into young people’s values and beliefs and encourages them to express themselves and be creative, what are some of the things you think one might put into such a commercial? Stop expressing your controversial political views via legal assembly and protesting?…
** Special Student Series, Influence
When Photojournalists Manipulate the Story They are Telling
by Brian David Phillips •
Conflict Photography to seek and create drama even when the situation lacks it Here’s a fascinating video in which Italian photographer Ruben Salvadori demonstrates how dishonest many conflict photographs are. Salvadori spent a significant amount of time in East Jerusalem, studying the role photojournalists play in what the world sees. By turning his camera on…
Influence, Special Features
Black Money Grift on the Rise
by Brian David Phillips •
It’s an old scam and one that once you know how it works you would wonder how in the world anyone could be fooled by it . . . but . . . it works and it bilks a lot of folks out of thousands of dollars every year. The Black Money Grift is a…
Eroticatrance, Hypnosis Q&A, Hypnosis Videos, Influence, Psychecstatic Engineering Psychological Psychedelic eXperiential Ecstasy, Special Features
Orgasm or Arousal?
by Brian David Phillips •
Hmmm . . . orgasm or arousal? That is the question. There is a tendancy, when presented with the opportunity, for many folks to jump right in and focus on the orgasm right off the get-go when an arousal set is so much more appropriate. Orgasms are great, I reccommend them, but arousal has advantages…
Hypnosis in the News, Hypnosis Q&A, Influence
Social Psychologist Diederik Stapel Admits to Scientific Fraud
by Brian David Phillips •
This is big news . . . we’re talking really big news . . . Social Psychologist Diederik Stapel has admitted to falsifying data in over thirty peer reviewed papers related to social psychology and the like. He provided falsified data to co-authors, PhD candidates, and others along with falsifying his own solo work. Why…
** Special Student Series, Hypnosis in the News, Influence, Religion, Science Fiction, Special Features
Mass Hysteria and Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Mass hysteria is a very real thing and every once in awhile it rears its ugly head in the form of a group of young people exhibiting odd or unusual behavior. Sometimes this relates to seeing things or feeling the symptoms of illnesses or the like. Not long ago, there were a number of cases…
Influence
What A Woman’s Face And Walk Reveal About Her Sex Life And Family Plans
by Brian David Phillips •
While the sample size is fairly small, the results are in line with what other studies – similar and otherwise – have found regarding fertility and body characteristics. The actual study can be found at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1743-6095 and here’s the keypoints from Huffington Post: When it comes to sex, a lady never tells. But according to…
** Special Student Series, Eroticatrance, Influence, Special Features
Little Girl Lost and Father Frame or Dating Games Chinese People Play or Cross-Cultural Conundrums and Social Influence
by Brian David Phillips •
On a super secret email discussion list I belong to consisting of influence experts in Asia who specialize in influence and psychological forces used within communication skills specifically for relationships and particularly seduction . . .a post came up recently on how many Chinese girls in relationships employ a strategy of feigning girlishness and treating…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Science Fiction, Special Features
Terrifying Psychology Lessons Behind Movie Monsters
by Brian David Phillips •
For Samhain, here’s a debate on the terrifying psychology lessons to be gained from famous movie monsters. 4 Terrifying Psychology Lessons Behind Famous Movie Monsters — powered by Cracked.com Happy Halloween! All the best, Brian
** Special Student Series, Influence, Special Features
How to Crush an Employee’s Spirit and I mean Squash that Sucker like a Bug
by Brian David Phillips •
Jim Collins teaches us a whole bunch of goodness on how employers are crushing the spirits and ruing the motivation of their employees with the Big Idea at the Big Think blog at http://bigthink.com/ideas/40844 as part of an ongoing series related to the Mind of an Employee. Employees aren’t children (by law in the United…
Eroticatrance, Experiential Trance, Hypnosis Q&A, Influence, Music, Psychecstatic Engineering Psychological Psychedelic eXperiential Ecstasy, Special Features
Listen to the Most Relaxing Ambient Music Track on the Planet
by Brian David Phillips •
The music group Marconi Union has teamed up with Radox Spa to produce what they are claiming to be the most relaxing ambient music track on in the world. While there are some obvious flaws in how they vetted their track, it’s still a rather relaxing piece. The folks at AltSounds had this to say…
Hypnosis Videos, Influence, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Joe Dunninger Performing
by Brian David Phillips •
Here’s a treat and a half! The great mentalist Joe Dunninger can be seen in this video performing spiritualism style mentalism. This is a wonderful peek into history. – Brian
Hypnosis in the News, Influence
Go Ahead and Laugh! It’s GOOD for You!
by Brian David Phillips •
What we have suspected all along is turning out to be true, even more true than we could have suspected. Seriously, go ahead and laugh, it may save your life! See “Laughing may help ease blood pressure, boost mood and enrich health in other ways” at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/laughing-may-help-ease-blood-pressure-boost-mood-and-enrich-health-in-other-ways/2011/10/18/gIQAq8Y5CM_story.html for more. – Brian
Influence
Beware of that NICE Neighbor He may be a Serial Killer
by Brian David Phillips •
The headline for this piece from the Washington Post goes a bit too far in encouraging folks to not trust people: ‘Dangerous Instincts’: Ex-FBI profiler explains dangers of that ‘nice’ neighbor. The implication of the story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/dangerous-instincts-fbi-profiler-explains-the-dangers-of-that-nice-neighbor/2011/10/17/gIQAkvNCDM_story.html is that one shouldn’t trust a neighbor who appears to be nice or a pillar of the…
