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[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's the concept behind the researchers who are sending folks into DMT trips with complex math problems, trying to see if the entities people encounter will return a correct answer, thus establishing first contact.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 months ago

Machine Elfs: "wtf? Do your own homework!"

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

.... They actually got that approved? Fuck me, I couldn't even get my "impact of common coffee blends on researcher productivity" project past the IRB.