JUST AN IDEA.

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• Publication Date: February 16, 1995
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Subject: Just an idea
SG1I
Hello. As I begin going through an extraordinary mound of material a
thought occurred to me. I do not know exactly what your time constraints
are, but of the amount allocated to you by the Congressional directive, you
might consider contracting to us for of it for the following 7-months SG1 D
work begining ASAP. (This is NOT an formal or informal proposal--just an
idea to help you with what appears to be a very difficult job.) SG1D
For 6-months, you and I would work closely together to 'data-reduce' the
project into a manageable form for proper review by the NAS. I would suggest
the following approach to spark our discussion on the 28th.
I. Applications
Given access to the Ft. Meade data and protocols, we would amass a 'success'
book, a 'faleure' book and repeat customer hits. (Any other critical analysis
that we can think of would also be added.) Giving the NAS anything short
of a 'reduced' data set would be impossible to interpret by any honest review
scientists. All this might include positive and negative testimonials that
exist. Also, we might include selected examples--I am generally not in
favor of showinf gee-wizz examples because they can significantly mislead,
but perhaps in this case it might be instructive to illustrate specific
points.
[ I define application-oriented research as that which is primarily aimed
at improving the AC output. Basic research is that which is primarily
aimed at understanding the mechanisms.]
II. Application-Oriented Research
We will provide a single (readable) document that describes a meta-analysis
(psychology jargon for quantitative review) of all the government-sponsored
research in this domain. That would include selecting receivers
(i.e., human subjects), training them, assessing (analyzing) their output, and
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Fprotocol issues ~e.g., s are e pros ological
cercumtistances for optimal performance.) Such an analysis would include
what is "known" and why, at is suspected, and what seems not to be true.
It might also include what would done in the future, given that the
programs continues.
III. Basic Research
We will provide a single document that describes a meta-analysis of all the
government-sponsered basic research. That includes issues like physical
parameters (e.g., grad(Shannon Entropy), brain wave activity, and
information transmission characteristics). Knowns, unknowns, and future
directions would also be included.
IV. A number of 5-year plans have been written. We would up-date the most
recent one as a template on how to procede, IF it is decided to do so. This
could include a list of knowns, unknowns, and speculations and their
justifications.
V. There have been a number of government-sponsered reviews of this
work. We would provide to you ciritical analysis of those reviews and,
where appropriate, the rebuttals, and hard copy of the original pertenent
publications. That would include reviews by: NRC, OTA, Army, Two OSD, and D]7.
VI. We will provide access to an agust group of national/international class
scientists and government representatives who would be able to provide
independent views to and NAS panel.
VII. Other respected scientists have published in main-stream journals
showing the results of their analysis and experiments wick suggest an
information-transfer-anomaly (we call Anomalous Cognition). We should
provide a review of this literature.
At the end of a 6-rronth period, we would have a manageable aunt of
material that could then be properly assessed by the NAS during the last
rtonth of the contract (i.e., through the month of September). Depending upon
the output of such a critical review, your place can decide what, if anything,
you might want to do in FY 1996.
SG1D
Beginning March 15 and Ending 30 September, is required.
That includes me and a technical assistant zuii Litre, part zim administrative
assistant, and one consultant
receiver who has personal memory of the applications back to 1979. In fact
he was responsible for nest of the data to 1983 (or whenever he retired).
It also includes travel and the usual fees and SAIC bean-counting.
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