Hi Brooks, Do you know the results of the experiments that followed Ms. Retalach's?
~^^V^^~ At 07:23 PM 6/3/99 -0500, you wrote: > Hello Vilik. > Interesting observations. I would interject one >admonition, however; the ORIGINAL plant/music experimentations documented for >dissemination to the general public were conducted by Dorothy Retalach of >Denver, Colorado.........I believe. > Based upon my information, her evaluations were instigated >by a second party, who had encountered some unexplainable phenomena related to >music and plant growth/health. Thereafter, she was encouraged to conduct her, >now famous, experitments. I was unaware that Ms. Retalach ever made any public >statements of a personal bias in music-----one way or the other. Her protocols >have been copied many times since the mid-70s, by various >individuals.........some of whom have written treatises and books on their >findings..........and in the process insinuating or claiming THEIR work to be >original. While not a pundit in this field, I have been exposed to a >reasonable amount of fact and primary data. I am not attempting to be >adversarial, but would caution all to be suspect of pontifications--------even >from me. > Sincerely. Brooks. > >Vilik Rapheles wrote: > >> Just found the following article. Some discussion follows: >> >> HARD ROCK MUSIC CREATES KILLER MICE! >> David Merrell, a high school student from Suffolk, Virginia, has won top >> honors in >> regional and state science fairs for his experiment involving mice, a >> maze and >> hard-rock music. >> >> After establishing a baseline of about 10 minutes for the mice to >> navigate the maze, >> David started playing music 10 hours a day, then put the mice through the >> maze >> three times a week for three weeks. >> >> His findings: the control-group mice, which did not listen to any music, >> were able to >> cut five minutes off their time; the mice that listened to classical >> music cut 8.5 >> minutes off their time; and the mice that listened to hard-rock music >> took 20 >> minutes longer to navigate the maze. >> >> David said, "I had to cut my project short because all the hard-rock mice >> killed each >> other None of the classical mice did that at all." >> >> ~~~~~~~ >> However... >> >> Do you remember the notorious experiment where plants thrived to classical >> music and withered with rock? Well, subsequently it was determined that the >> person doing the experiment loved classical music and hated rock. When a >> person was found who loved rock, and that person did the experiment, the >> results were reversed. >> >> I read the original news story about David and the killer mice. (Washington >> Times, 2 July 1997.) It was clear he went into the experiment with >> predetermined beliefs about hard rock. >> >> "Don't let your kids listen to hard rock music," he said. "I think it has >> a major negative effect." TO PROVE HIS POINT (captials added) David >> assembled three separate groups of 24 mice..." >> >> Kind of calls in question most scientific research, because most scientists >> go into an experiment with a bias. So...do experiments prove "facts", or do >> they prove the belief system of the researcher? >> >> Hmmm.... >> >> ~^^V^^~ >> >> -- >> The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. >> >> To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >> [email protected] -or- [email protected] >> with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. >> >> To post, address your message to: [email protected] >> >> List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >-- >MZ¡ > > > >-- >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > >To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >[email protected] -or- [email protected] >with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
