Comments on: Mind Control Can Make You A Better Surgeon http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/ The official Derren Brown Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Mind Control Can Make You A Better Surgeon « Derren Brown Blog [derrenbrownart.com] on Topsy.com http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19923 Twitter Trackbacks for Mind Control Can Make You A Better Surgeon « Derren Brown Blog [derrenbrownart.com] on Topsy.com Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:47:05 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19923 [...] link is being shared on Twitter right now. @derrenbrown said Blog post: Mind Control Can Make You A [...] [...] link is being shared on Twitter right now. @derrenbrown said Blog post: Mind Control Can Make You A [...]

]]> By: Mike E http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19789 Mike E Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:54:20 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19789 This begs the question: Did their performance improve through mind control or through the knowledge they were being evaluated? For example, numerous studies show that student performance improves when the students are told they're participating in an experimental teaching study, even when the teaching methods are totally traditional. Ahh, but this begs the question: If performance improves, who cares why? And this . . . This begs the question: Did their performance improve through mind control or through the knowledge they were being evaluated? For example, numerous studies show that student performance improves when the students are told they’re participating in an experimental teaching study, even when the teaching methods are totally traditional. Ahh, but this begs the question: If performance improves, who cares why? And this . . .

]]> By: Ms G http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19746 Ms G Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:19:55 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19746 Ehehehe .... that's pretty weird. Isn't it in people's normal self to improve this all by theirselvs? It's probably for certain people who have trouble focussing .. Experience improves most things, with time. Quite normal. I dont think they were taking too much time till now. Ehehehe …. that’s pretty weird. Isn’t it in people’s normal self to improve this all by theirselvs? It’s probably for certain people who have trouble focussing .. Experience improves most things, with time. Quite normal.
I dont think they were taking too much time till now.

]]> By: Faye Prettyhead http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19635 Faye Prettyhead Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:13:28 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19635 Wow! That is damn impressive!! Wow! That is damn impressive!!

]]> By: Bruce http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19623 Bruce Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:37:14 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19623 Cool. Reminds me that in "Earth" (1990), David Brin predicted that people would end up using this technology to train their brains to release endorphins, thus creating a whole new class of stoners. He also predicted the WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel) Cool. Reminds me that in “Earth” (1990), David Brin predicted that people would end up using this technology to train their brains to release endorphins, thus creating a whole new class of stoners.

He also predicted the WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel)

]]> By: Tash http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19622 Tash Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:34:37 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19622 wouldn't that kind of give the illusion of operating on themselves?! wouldn’t that kind of give the illusion of operating on themselves?!

]]> By: Becki http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/08/mind-control-surgeon/#comment-19619 Becki Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:31:36 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=5402#comment-19619 Wow! this is pretty cool :) Wow! this is pretty cool :)

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