Sunday, May 29, 2016
THE 13TH GATE, THE GOD PARTICLE, AND THE CONNECTION TO THE 13TH CRANIAL NERVE
by LISA RISING BERRY
Source: RISING FREQUENCIES
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NumerologyofYearsI have been writing about the energy wave that opened the 13th Gate for a couple of years now. It was called Wave X. However, it was not a wave in the energy sense. It was an influx of energy, but did not recede like a wave does. In the past, before the arrival of Wave X, which is Azoth (fire water), energy would come in waves, the frequencies would increase, and then recede. Humanity would get breaks. The old system was under the closed infinity loop system, so, of course the energy would flow sideways like waves do on the beach.
Now we are in a new system, and it doesn’t operate like the old closed system. As I have stated in other articles, we are now in the energy of the upward infinity symbol, which is an open system. No more sideways waves of energy coming in, only upward increases.
We are no longer dealing with waves at all, it is far more powerful than that. Not only have we moved to the upward infinity loop energetically but this has occurred within our own bodies. Our 13th mysterious cranial nerve has been activated, as it is the entrance to the 13th Gate of the Gods. If we were still in the closed system this would not have occurred, but since the LAST wave came in and did not recede like all the others, it has lifted us up to the 13th Gate and the 13th nerve.
13th cranial nerve....The 13th cranial nerve is known as the terminal nerve or nerve zero. From the esoteric and spiritual point of view, this is so correct, as it perfectly describes what occurred with the last “wave” of energy. The number 0 is a circle which has everything in it. It is the void of creation, which all there is comes from. The simple circle is the most powerful sacred geometry symbol for this reason. The word terminal means ending, finished. This LAST wave of energy brought in the ending of the old system (and the need for future waves), and created the new. When you twist the 0 you have the upward infinity symbol that we are currently under.
When this change occurred, new energy was created. I wrote about this in a previous article. I clairvoyantly saw and felt the name, which is Monoaurah. For a full explanation on this please click here to go to the article. The M is the 13th letter of the alphabet and it is also the middle letter. And….we have 26 letters in the alphabet. 2 + 6= 8 which is of course, infinity. After this change occurred we traveled through the center of infinity to above the plane of reality. I also, wrote about this in great detail. But that is a different subject. Back to 13.
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Trinity in the brain
The official medical communities are mostly in the dark when it comes to the purpose of the 13th nerve. This is because it was not operating. Now that it is, those of us that are “tuned” in can learn what the true function is. I “felt” this 13th nerve was connected to the Thalamus, Pineal, and Pituitary glands. Which is the Holy Trinity of the brain. My medical research proved this to be true. This trinity is our cosmic egg in our brain, and the LAST wave of energy (Azoth), also known as Wave X, fired the triangle. People have been led on a wild goose chase, trying to find their third eye. Some were able to locate it and fire up the trinity on their own, but most could not. The goose has laid the golden egg, and it is open to all of humanity. All thanks to the 13th gate, the 13th cranial nerve and Wave X (Azoth/fire-water).
Lucifer,_The_Light-BearerOnce the trinity in the head was fired, the amygdala is now fully functional, as it once was in ancient times. This is such a huge gift! The amygdala gland is directly connected to Mary Magdalene energy, which is headed by Lucifer, who is female. The light bringer is Lucifer. Lucifer is connected to the number 13. The 13th gate opened the 13th nerve and brought light to the trinity located in our brain. The true rise of the divine feminine has occurred, as we rose up the 13th gate to the 13th nerve. And to think we have been programmed in our subconsciousness to believe the number 13 to be unlucky. WOW!
Fire-triangleAll three glands that make up the trinity in our brain are connected to our sub-conscious mind. This is what it means to be Thrice Great, to have all 3 glands working at the same time, completing the circuit. The 13th nerve which is the terminal nerve, or nerve 0 completes the circuit.
crystal templeTaoists call this location of the brain where the trinity lies the crystal palace, as it provides a way back to Source/God. Our crystal palace has been light, and is shining in all its glory.
13 and the turtleThe symbol of the turtle is also connected to the 13th gate. The turtle is a old symbol for the divine feminine energy. Interestingly enough a turtle shell has 13 sections on it. I guess you could say we rode upward along the vertical infinity loop on the back of the sacred turtle. Our planet earth has been described by ancients as Turtle Island, as it is not flat nor round. It is the land of the Divine Feminine energy which has risen.
We can not leave astrology out of this event. Ophiuchus is the missing 13th sign, it too is obviously connected to the 13th gate and the 13th nerve. Along with the 13th nerve, Ophiuchus, has been a mystery that most astrologers want to ignore and pretend it is not there. Well, those days are over. The 13th sign is fully functional in our charts.
OphiuchusThe most interesting fact that I love about the 13th sign is that it is the only sign that does not have an opposite. Taurus is opposite Scorpio, but Ophiuchus stands alone. Why? Because the energy of this sign took us up the vertical infinity loop into the space beyond duality. We are still in duality, yes, but the new space of wholeness and oneness (zero/0) has been activated. Ophiuchus is the serpent bearer, the holder of our kundalini. Now that we have total access to this energy; and it has reached our 13th nerve, our reptile brain that Ophiuchus is connected to, is being re-programmed. Ophiuchus is the transformer, and through this new healing power our badly damaged subconscious brains are getting a new start and becoming reconnected and “whole” again.
To sum things up…the God Particle is located in the 13th Gate that we have traveled through. The 13th cranial nerve was activated and the God Particle in our brain is now fully functional. What is the God Particle in our brain. The Holy Trinity of course! The Thalamus, Pineal, and Pituitary. This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine!
I will go further into the Amygdala gland and the amazing things that the full activation of this gland will bring. The full activation of the Amygdala gland give new meaning to the use of Essential Oils.
We aren’t in Kansas anymore! Everything is different. The wave of change came in and stayed, and it continues to carry us higher through infinity and beyond.
Part 2:
I would like to discuss the function of the 13th cranial nerve from a spiritual and biological perspective and how it affects our everyday life. As, I wrote in Part 1, the medical community doesn’t fully understand the function of the 13th cranial nerve. I feel the reason for this is simple. It’s because we had not traveled through the 13th energetic gate yet. Now that we have and this nerve is functioning at a higher level, perhaps science will discover more.
The 13th nerve projects from the nasal cavity and enters the brain just a little bit ahead of other cranial nerves. This function makes so much sense, due to the fact that the 13th nerve is directly connected to the 13th gate. The nasal cavities play a huge role in our spiritual lives on the energetic level and in the physical.
pranic channels.jpgWe have 3 channels of light running through our bodies that are connected to our nasal cavities. They are our Pranic Channels or Root Channels. These channels join about four inches above the navel. The two side channels which are each the diameter of a pencil, rise up on either side and in front of the spine and through the brain, curl under the skull at the top of the head, and open at the mouth. The central channel rises straight up between them, in front of the spine. It is the diameter of a cane and widens a little bit from the heart to the crown of the head where it ends. The white channel (right) is the channel of method and moves negative emotions. The red (left) moves positive or wisdom energies. The blue central channel is the channel of non duality. This channel moves the energy of primordial awareness, which is clear light (rigpa).
trinity in brainEach of the channels is connected to the Holy Trinity in our brain, which is comprised of the Thalamus, Pineal and Pituitary glands. And since the 13th Cranial nerve is connected to these glands via our Pranic Channels and through our nasal cavities, the implications are huge. I clairvoyantly feel our Pranic Channels have received a major upgrade since we have passed through the 13th gate. The red and white channels are connected to the pineal and pituitary and the blue central channel is connected to the Thalamus. Scientists have detected electrical impulses traveling from the brain through the 13th nerve, also known as nerve zero, but they have yet to discover what these messages are saying. Tibetan teachers, however, have this knowledge and share it freely. I touched on this a little bit when I described the function of the 3 channels of light.
templeThe center of the brain contains the gland that is connected to the central channel, which is the Thalamus. This is the center of our Holy Temple or Crystal Palace. The crown chakra is the holy altar and the throat chakra is the Nave that runs to the center. For centuries ancient builders and priests have built Temples and Churches to represent what we already contain within. And now the fire of Azoth has lit our temple lamps.
To fully activate our third eye, all 3 glands must be fully functional, and an energetic electrical pulse or link must be connecting them. One of the reasons Hermes/Thoth was “Thrice Great” is because his 3 glands were connected so he had full use of his active 3rd eye. Hence… 3 glands = 3rd eye. We must become 3 times great like Thoth/Hermes.
thrice great in colorWith the fully functional 13th gate (notice the 3 in 13), it will be much easier for humanity to turn on and operate the 3rd eye. The third eye is not just connected to the pineal gland, which is why there has been so much confusion surrounding the process of activating it. All 3 glands operate as one whole unit. I can visually see my 3rd eye when my eyes are closed. It is a single eye, (a whole unit) staring back at me. It looks like a pencil drawing of our physical eye, with very long eyelashes that blink up and down. I can tell how well it is working by this visual. Once it is fully activated, it must be maintained. Nothing is permanent.
The 3rd eye is also known as the Shaman’s eye, since it is associated with the shamanic use of the hypnagogic trance state. This is also known as astral or inner sight. I can tell when I am on the astral I use my astral eyes to see.
The author of the book, “Hypnagogia”; Mavromatis, states, “that the Thalamus is the center of consciousness and is the source of hypnagogic phenomena.”
The-Nine-Purification-BreathsIt is very important that we keep our 3 pranic channels clear. Two easy ways to do this are by performing the “9 Breaths of Purification” exercise as taught by Tibetan Monks, and by using a Neti pot. The 9 Breaths of Purification exercise clears the channels of Anger, Attachment, and Ignorance. Notice that Anger and Attachment both begin with A’s and are connected to the two side channels. Just like Pituitary and Pineal both begin with P’s are also connected to the side channels. They are the two bottom points of the Triangle of the Trinity . The 9 Breaths clears our precious channels of energetic debris.
Neti pot12 We can use the Neti Pot to irrigate and clean them in the physical. When learning Yoga,which is the merging of body, mind and spirit, lessons on Neti pot usage is of vital importance to maintain proper balance.
This brings us to another important piece of this puzzle; which is the Amygdala Gland. This gland is connected to the Mary Magdalene Divine Feminine energy. Mary Magdalene has been pictured inside a cave which represents the Amygdala Gland inside the skull or brain. Our skull in our inner cave which we go to for inner refuge, inner insights, and do our inner alchemy. The Philosopher’s stone is the combination of the 3 glands that make up our 3rd eye. One can not perform real inner alchemy without the fully functional Philosopher’s stone.
The amygdalae (singular: amygdala; /əˈmɪɡdələ/; also corpus amygdaloideum; Latin, fromGreek ἀμυγδαλή, amygdalē, ‘almond’, ‘tonsil’[1]) are two almond-shaped groups of nucleilocated deep and medially within the temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans.[2] Shown in research to perform a primary role in the processing ofmemory, decision-making, and emotional reactions, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system.[3]
There is a reason that nature has the Amygdalae created as two almond shaped groups. One almond group is connected to the Pituitary and one is connected to the Pineal. Both of these of course are connected to the Thalamus. This is the physical connection, energetically represented by the 3 channels. The Amygdalae is the bridge that brings the energy from the 3 into our bodies.
And easier way to “see” this, even though it is not biologically correct is to picture a triangle which represents the Trinity of glands and channels. Then picture an almondamy gland for blogshaped gland right underneath. One side of the almond has a line connecting it to the right side and the other side of the almond has a line connecting it to the left. The center points feeds energy to all points. The almond then feeds this information to the rest of the body. The 13th gate and 13th nerve is directly connected to the Trinity. So the Amygdalae Gland is responsible for distributing the energy from the entire 13th nerve to the rest of our nervous system which affects the entire physical structure.
MARY_MAGDALENE_-_Magdalene_Bernardo_LuiniThe 13th cranial nerve is connected to the nasal cavities and is connected to smell. The amygdala gland is fully activated by the use of pure essential oils. Essential Oils are liquids that are distilled from plants, shrubs, flowers, trees, roots bushes and seeds. Essential Oils are the closest to human plasma that we have on this Earth. It is this reason that the oils are able to pass through the blood brain barrier of the brain. No other substance can do this. Essential oils go right into the Holy Trinity of our brain. They contribute to the oil that lights the lamps on our inner temple. When oils are inhaled they carry neurons via the nose hairs and travel to the brain. When they are applied to the bottoms of the feet, it only takes about 20 minutes for them to travel up the body and the effects will last a great length of time. Most importantly, due to the properties of these oils, they do not disrupt the body’s natural balance.
Using essential oils can speed up the process of fully activating the Trinity in the Brain and is an easy and fun addition to your daily routine.
I have more information on Essential oils on our Website..CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON OILS. I also have two video webinars on essential oils which you can view on our YouTube Channel… Please click on the following links for parts 1 and 2. Episode 13 Healing with Oils Part 1 . I find it amazing that I am writing about the 13th gate, 13th nerve etc…. And the our show on oils was the 13th I uploaded to our channel. Episode 14 essential oils part 2
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Now that we have passed through the 13th gate and activated our 13th cranial nerve, it is much easier for us to fully activate the 3 Trinity glands in our upper temple. With proper breathing techniques and irrigation of our nasal cavities we will speed up the process even more. And let’s not forget about the use of Essential Oils which supports the last piece of the puzzle…the Amygdala gland, that is connected to the Mary Magdalene energies.
WHAT SCIENCE IS TELLING US ABOUT EARTH’S ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS & HOW THEY CONNECT TO OUR OWN
ARJUN WALIAMAY 15, 2016
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Science has recently shed light on the fact that what we used to perceive as ‘human’ aura is actually real. All of our bodies emit an electromagnetic field, and this fact plays a very important role far beyond what is commonly known when it comes to understanding our biology, and the interconnectedness we share with all life.
For example, did you know that the heart emits the largest electromagnetic field of all the body’s major organs? These fields and the information encoded into them can change based on how we are feeling, what we thinking, and different emotions we take on. The heart even sends signals to the brain through a system of neutrons that have both short-term and long-term memory, and these signals can affect our emotional experiences. The emotional information that’s modulated and coded into these fields changes their nature, and these fields can impact those around us. As Rollin McCraty, Ph.D, and director of research at The HeartMath institute tell us, “we are fundamentally and deeply connected with each other and the planet itself.”
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Research findings have shown that as we practice heart coherence and radiate love and compassion, our heart generates a coherent electromagnetic wave into the local field environment that facilitates social coherence, whether in the home, workplace, classroom or sitting around a table. As more individuals radiate heart coherence, it builds an energetic field that makes it easier for others to connect with their heart. So, theoretically it is possible that enough people building individual and social coherence could actually contribute to an unfolding global coherence. (1)
The quote above comes from Dr. Deborah Rozman, the President of Quantum Intech. We are living in exciting times when it comes to science, and although not emphasized and studied in the mainstream as much as we’d like, science is acknowledging that we are all part of a giant web of connections that, not only encompasses life on this planet, but our entire solar system and what lies beyond it.
So, what exactly is heart coherence? Well, it implies order, structure, and as Dr. Rozman puts it, “an alignment within and amongst systems – whether quantum particle, organisms, human beings, social groups, planets or galaxies. This harmonious order signifies a coherent system whose optimal functioning is directly related to the ease and flow in its processes.” Basically, feelings of love, gratitude, appreciation and other ‘positive’ emotions not only have an effect on our nervous system, but they have an affect on those around us, far beyond what we might have previously thought.
It’s similar to the studies that have been conducted regarding mass meditation and prayer. As far as their effects on physical systems, numerous publications have yielded statistically significant results. For a selected list of downloadable peer-reviewed journal articles reporting studies of this type of phenomena, mostly published in the 21st century, you can click here.
Another point that illustrates the importance of coherence is the fact that several organizations around the world have conducted synchronized meditations, prayers, intention experiments, and more. A number of studies have shown that collective meditations, prayer or focused intention directed toward a certain positive outcome can have measurable effects.
For example, one study was done during the Israel-Lebanon war in the 1980s. Two Harvard University professors organized groups of experienced meditators in Jerusalem, Yugoslavia, and the United states with the specific purpose of focusing attention on the area of conflict at various intervals over a 27-month period. During the course of the study, the levels of violence in Lebanon decreased between 40 and 80 percent each time a meditating group was in place. The average number of people killed during the war each day dropped from 12 to three, and war-related injuries fell by 70 percent. (1)
Another great example is a study that was conducted in 1993 in Washington, D.C., which showed a 25 percent drop in crime rates when 2,500 meditators meditated during a specific periods of time with that intention.
Every individual’s energy affects the collective field environment. The means each person’s emotions and intentions generate an energy that affects the field. A first step in diffusing societal stress in the global field is for each of us to take personal responsibility for our own energies. We can do this by increasing our personal coherence and raising our vibratory rate, which helps us become more conscious of the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes that we are feeding the field each day. We have a choice in every moment to take to heart the significance of intentionally managing our energies. This is the free will or local freedom that can create global cohesion. – Dr. Rozman (1)
The Global Coherence Initiative (GCI)
The GCI in an international cooperative effort to help activate the heart of humanity and facilitate a shift in global consciousness. It’s primary focuses are to invite people to participate by actively adding more heart-coherent love, care, and compassion into the planetary field. The second is scientific research on how we are all energetically connected with each other and the planet, and how we can utilize this interconnectivity, which is very real, to raise our personal vibration to assist in creating a better world.
The hypotheses of the researchers and scientists behind this process are as follows:
The Earth’s magnetic fields are a carrier of biologically relevant information that connects all living systems
Every person affects this global information field. Large numbers of people creating heart-coherent states of love, appreciation, care, and compassion can generate a more coherent field environment that benefits others and helps off-set the current planetary discord and incoherence
There is a feedback loop between human beings and Earth’s energetic/magnetic systems
Earth has several sources of magnetic fields that affect us all. Two of them are the geomagnetic field that emanates from the core of the Earth, and the fields that exist between Earth and the ionosphere. These fields surround the entire planet and act as protective shields blocking out the harmful effects of solar radiation, cosmic rays, sand, and other forms of space weather. Without these fields, ice as we know it could not exist on Earth. They are part of the dynamic ecosystem of our planet
Think about the current state of our planet. We are definitely not in coherence, with all of the violence, war, hate, and greed that still plague our planet, we have a lot of work to do. We do not yet know how these thoughts, emotions, and feelings are affecting the entire planet, and what type of information these experiences are encoding into once electromagnetic fields, and how it is interacting with that of the Earth’s. Things are changing, however. There is definitely a shift within people who are desiring a better experience here on planet Earth.
These energetic fields are known to scientists, but there are still many unknowns. Solar activity and the rhythms taking place on Earth’s magnetic fields have an impact on health and behaviour. This is firmly established in scientific literature. (source)(source)
Scientific literature also firmly establishes that several physiological rhythms and global collective behaviours are not only synchronized with solar and geomagnetic activity, but that disruptions in these fields can create adverse effects on human health and behaviour. (source)(source)(source)
When the Earth’s magnetic field environment is distributed it can cause sleep problems, mental confusion, usual lack of energy or a feeling of being on edge or overwhelmed for no apparent reason. At other times, when the Earth’s fields are stable and certain measures of solar activity are increased, people report increased positive feelings and more creativity and inspiration. This is likely due to a coupling between the human brain, cardiovascular and nervous system with resonating geomagnetic frequencies. (1)
The Earth and ionosphere generate frequencies that range from 0.01 hertz to 300 hertz, some of which are in the exact same frequency range as the one happening in our brain, cardiovascular system, and autonomic nervous system. This fact is one way to explain how fluctuations in the Earth’s and Sun’s magnetic fields can influence us. Changes in these fields have also been shown to affect our brain waves, heart rhythms, memory, athletics performance, and overall health.
Changes in the Earth’s fields from extreme solar activity have been linked to some of humanity’s greatest creations of art, as well as some of its most tragic events. (source)
We know how these fields affect us, but what about how we affect these fields? That’s the real question here. GCI scientists believe that because brain wave and heart rhythm frequencies overlap the Earth’s field resonance, we are not just receivers of biologically relevant information, but also feed information into the global field, thus creating a feedback loop with the Earth’s magnetic fields.
Research is indicating that human emotions and consciousness encode information into the geomagnetic field and this encoded information is distributed globally. The Earth’s magnetic fields act as carrier waves for this information which influences all living systems and the collective consciousness.
This research, which is still in its infancy, has great ramifications. It will further push along the fact that our attitudes, emotions, and intentions actually matter, a lot, and that these factors within the realm of non-material science can affect all life on Earth. Coherent, cooperative intention could impact global events and improve the quality of life on Earth. Practicing love, gratitude, appreciation, and bettering ourselves as individuals is one out of many action steps towards changing our planet for the better.
So What Can You Do?
So, next time you are upset, angry, or frustrated, try observing yourself and how you react. It’s great practice to try and lose your buttons so they cannot be pushed, and work on your personal development. You have to do whatever you can to feel good, which could include exercise, eating healthy, minimizing electronics time, spending time with friends, animals, and more. You could practice being less judgemental, and work on your intentions by figuring out if they are coming from a ‘good’ place. You could be more grateful, you could help others, and you can treat others how they want to be treated.
There are a number of tools you could use, like meditation, for example, to assist you with these action steps. Bottom line, if you are at peace with yourself, and have control over your emotions, you are helping the planet and others around you. If you are constantly angry, harming others or have negative intentions, you could be doing the exact opposite.
To further your research on this topic, an excellent place to start is the at the Institute of HeartMath. The Institute of HeartMath is an internationally recognized nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to helping people reduce stress, self-regulate emotions, and build energy and resilience for healthy, happy lives.
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What Science Is Telling Us About The Heart’s Intuitive Intelligence
(1) Heart Intelligence: Connecting With The Intuitive Guidance Of The Heart
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Physicists think they might have just detected a fifth force of nature
Get ready for next-level physics.
FIONA MACDONALD 26 MAY 2016
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Physics can be pretty intense at times, but one of the most straightforward aspects is that everything in the Universe is controlled by just four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetic, and strong and weak nuclear forces.
But now physicists in Hungary think they might have found evidence of a mysterious fifth force of nature. And, if verified, it would mean we'd need to rethink our understanding of how the Universe actually works.
Before we get into that, let's go back to those four forces for a second, because they're pretty important. They're a fundamental part of the standard model of physics, which explain all the behaviour and particles we see in the Universe.
Starting from the larger end of the scale, gravity is responsible for holding together the planets and gravity, and electromagnetic force is in charge of keeping our molecules together.
"At the smallest level are the two other forces: the strong nuclear force is the glue for atomic nuclei, and the weak nuclear force helps some atoms go through radioactive decay," writes Ryan F. Mandelbaum for Popular Science. "These forces seemed to explain the physics we can observe, more or less."
Evidence of this fifth force was spotted last year, when a team from the Hungarian Academy of Science reported that they'd fired protons at lithium-7, and in the fall out, had detected a brand new super-light boson that was only 34 times heavier than an electron.
As exciting as that sounds, the paper was mostly overlooked, until a team in the US published their own analysis of the data at the end of last month, on pre-print site arXiv.
The US team, led by Jonathan Feng from the University of California, Irvine, showed that the data didn't conflict with previous experiments, and calculated that the new boson could indeed be carrying a fifth fundamental force - which is when the science world started to get interested.
That paper hasn't been peer-reviewed as yet, so we can't get too excited, but it was uploaded so that the other physicists could scrutinise the results and add their own findings, which is what's happening now.
As Nature magazine reports, researchers around the world are racing to conduct follow-up tests to verify the Hungarian discovery, and we can expect results within around a year.
But if you're anything like me, you're probably wondering, what does a super-light boson have to do with a new force of nature?
This isn't the first time researchers have claimed to detect a fifth force (there's even a Wikipedia page for fifth force possibilities), but the search has really heated up over the past decade. Many scientists think there might be a particle out there called a 'dark photon', which could carry a new force that would explain dark matter - that invisible substance that makes up more than 80 percent of the Universe's mass.
That's what the Hungarian team, led by physicist Attila Krasznahorkay, were looking for. To do that, they fired protons at thin targets of lithium-7, a collision that created unstable beryllium-8 nuclei, which then decayed into pairs of electrons and positrons.
"According to the standard model, physicists should see that the number of observed pairs drops as the angle separating the trajectory of the electron and positron increases," Edwin Cartlidge writes for Nature.
But that wasn't what the team saw - at about 140 degrees, the number of these pairs jumped, creating a little bump before dropping off again at higher angles.
This 'bump' was evidence of a new particle, according to Krasznahorkay and his team. They calculated that the mass of this new particle would be around 17 megaelectronvolts, which isn't what was expected for the 'dark photon', but could be evidence of something else entirely.
"We are very confident about our experimental results," Krasznahorkay told Nature. He says that the chance of this bump being an anomaly is around 1 in 200 billion (but let's keep in mind that no other team has confirmed this as yet.)
The analysis by Feng's team in the US didn't involve a repeat of the experiment, but simply used calculations to verify that, theoretically at least, the proposed super-light boson Krasznahorkay detected could be capable of carrying a new fundamental force.
Like all good scientists, the physics community is pretty skeptical about the claims so far, especially seeing as the super-light boson wasn't what anyone expected to find.
"It certainly isn’t the first thing I would have written down if I were allowed to augment the standard model at will," Jesse Thaler from MIT, who wasn't involved in either study, told Nature. But he admitted that he's paying attention to what happens next. "Perhaps we are seeing our first glimpse into physics beyond the visible Universe," he added.
If the international research community sticks to its word and gives us some more data to analyse in the next year, hopefully we won't have to wait too long to find out.
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Life is being altered and designed by artists, scientists and technologists. Through applying engineering principles to living systems, biology has become a new material for creativity. But these practices and manipulations now challenge our understanding of life and what it means to be alive.
There are various ways in which life is being engineered: Techniques such as tissue culture allows for the growth of cells and organism in an artificial environments. Meanwhile synthetic biology allows for designers to programme material, creating new organisms that might be used for radical purposes such as in architecture, conducting electricity or emitting light. In addition, platforms such as CRISPR/Cas9 provide an increasingly inexpensive and versatile way to make changes to the genome.
Many of these biotechnologies have captured the imagination of the public and have led to assertions that we might soon be able to build or grow replacement organs. As such new new emphasis has been placed on definitions of ‘life’ that emerges through the lens of science. Which requires us to questions what might be done to life through the use of these new technologies.
What does it mean to be able to build with life? What are the philosophical and ethical issues that arise from these new approaches? What boundaries are crossed between science and design when we engage with these forms of manipulation? What are the implications of presenting living-art in this context? Where are the new boundaries between life and non-life? How are these technologies changing our understanding what it means to be alive and living?
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Oron Catts, Director of SymbioticA, The University of Western Australia (@OronCatts)
An artist, researcher and curator whose pioneering work with the Tissue Culture and Art Project which he established in 1996 is considered a leading biological art project. In 2000 he co-founded SymbioticA, an artistic research centre housed within the School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia. Under Catts’ leadership SymbioticA has gone on to win the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica in Hybrid Art (2007) the WA Premier Science Award (2008) and became a Centre for Excellence in 2008. In 2009 Catts was recognised by Thames & Hudson’s “60 Innovators Shaping our Creative Future” book in the category “Beyond Design”, and by Icon Magazine (UK) as one of the top 20 Designers, “making the future and transforming the way we work”.
Lucy McRae, Body Architect (@Lucy_McRae)
Lucy McRae is a Body Architect exploring the relationship between the body, technology and the grey areas of synthetic and organic materials. She invents playful, imaginary worlds steered by complex scientific challenges to create portals of possibility that provoke the way people embody the future.
Edward Perello, Chief Business Officer & Founder, Desktop Genetics (@EdwardPerello)
A molecular biologist passionate about synthetic biology and its impact on the world, Edward looks to build a world where biology is widely, and responsibly, used as technology. At Desktop Genetics, he leads the user outreach, content and experience testing strategies. He is a 2015 SynBio LEAP fellow and has formerly worked with the European Union on science policy and VERTIC on arms control.
Prof. Joanna Zylinska, Professor of New Media and Communications at Goldsmiths (@MediaComGold)
A writer, lecturer, artist and curator, working in the areas of new technologies and new media, ethics, photography and art. She is Professor of New Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. The author of five books – most recently, Minimal Ethics for the Anthropocene (Open Humanities Press, 2014; e-version freely available), Life after New Media: Mediation as a Vital Process (with Sarah Kember; MIT Press, 2012) and Bioethics in the Age of New Media (MIT Press, 2009) – she is also the editor of The Cyborg Experiments: the Extensions of the Body in the Media Age, a collection of essays on the work of performance artists Stelarc and Orlan (Continuum, 2002) and co-editor of Imaginary Neighbors: Mediating Polish-Jewish Relations after the Holocaust (University of Nebraska Press, 2007). Her translation of Stanislaw Lem’s major philosophical treatise, Summa Technologiae, came out from the University of Minnesota’s Electronic Mediations series in 2013.
Luke Robert Mason, Director of Virtual Futures (Moderator) (@LukeRobertMason)
Plus, a special performance from Virtual Futures’ Near-Future Fiction Author in Residence:
Stephen Oram, Near-Future Fiction Author (@OramStephen)
UK Screening of THE MODULAR BODY
Join award-winning director Floris Kaayk for the UK premiere of THE MODULAR BODY – an online science fiction about the creation of OSCAR, a living organism built from human cells.
What makes OSCAR special is the thought process preceding the organism, which comes down to this: (human) life can be regarded as a closed system but when it is approached as a modular system this may lead to innovative applications and solutions.
Although The Modular Body is undeniably fiction, its design and narration (as in previous works by Floris Kaayk) come uncannily close to reality. Presented as an online interactive archive it allows viewers to explore fragments from Vlasman’s research – with music by Machinefabriek. Designed in collaboration with Lustlab. The Modular Body is a seriousFilm production and co-produced by Dutch broadcaster VPRO.
The Modular Body & Virtual Futures invite you to take a futuristic look at contemporary technological progress.
Find out more:
http://TheModularBody.com
Twitter @TheModularBody
The Modular Body Facebook Page
About the Venue
The Lights of Soho, London’s newest art gallery and member’s lounge, is now open, operating as a cultural hub for Soho’s creative community and the global home of creative neon and light art formats.
Find out more: http://lightsofsoho.com
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Virtual Futures is a Community Interest Company (CIC). Tickets sales help to cover costs of speaker travel, filming and documentation.
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100% Discount available for Lights of Soho Members & Press.
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Details
Date:
25 April 2016
Time:
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:
Salons
Website:
http://vfsalon-engineeringlife.eventbrite.co.uk
Venue
Lights of Soho
35 Brewer St
London, W1F 0RX United Kingdom
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