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11Nemesysco — is an Israeli company that makes lie detectors and other products based on voice analysis. They have been used in airports in Israel and Russia[1], by insurance companies and social security helplines in the United Kingdom and sold to… …
12Ignorance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ignorance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ignorance ignorance nescience tabula rasa crass ignorance ignorance crasse Sgm: N 1 unacquaintance unacquaintance Sgm: N 1 unconsciousness unconsciousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 …
13Astrology, Articles on — Six articles written in late 1914 for the [Providence] Evening Newsto combat the astrological articles of J.F.Hartmann. All articles (including those by Hartmann) rpt. Science vs. Charlatanry: Essays on Astrology(Strange Co., 1979). They are:… …
14Hartmann, J[oachim] F[riedrich] — (1848–1930) Astrologer who incurred HPL’s ire when he wrote the article “Astrology and the European War” in the Providence Evening Newsfor September 4, 1914. HPL and Hartmann exchanged several polemics in the Evening News the former with… …
15Charlatanism — Char la*tan*ism, n. [Cf. F. charlatanisme.] Charlatanry. [1913 Webster] …
16Empiricism — Em*pir i*cism, n. 1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of… …
17charlatan — noun Etymology: Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italy Date: 1618 1. quack 2 2. one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability ; …
18empiricism — noun Date: 1657 1. a. a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of science or theory b. quackery, charlatanry 2. a. the practice of relying on observation and experiment especially in the natural sciences b. a… …
19List of works by H. P. Lovecraft — This is a complete, exhaustive list of works by H. P. Lovecraft. Dates are the time of composition, not publication. Many of these works can be found on . Fiction* At the Mountains of Madness (February 22 March 1931) * Azathoth (June 1922) *… …
20Animal magnetism — redirects here. For other uses, see Animal Magnetism (disambiguation). Hypnosis Applications Hypnotherapy Stage hypnosis Self hypnosis Origins Animal magnetism Franz Mesmer History of hypnosis James Braid Key figures Marques of Puységur James… …
