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Australian Geographic has featured The Third Man Factor in a piece titled, "An adventurer's guardian angel: the third man", written by Alasdair McGregor. The piece is summarized in its subtitle: "Pushed to the brink of exhaustion, lone adventurers are known to seek solace from a surprising source - themselves."
Here is an interesting excerpt from the feature by Alasdair McGregor in the Sept 20 Australian Geographic:
Since the syndrome was first clinically documented in the 1940s, psychologists have postulated various triggers and explanations ranging from sensory deprivation, extreme fatigue and boredom, to an evolutionary adaptation. If one person can summon up a benevolent presence while others are incapable of such a thing, then the psychological comfort may give a boost in the survival stakes.
Sy…
Major news in coming on a sequel to the research that formed the basis for THE THIRD MAN FACTOR. If any of you have come across new examples of 'third man'-type reports, I would be very grateful if you would either post them on the forum, or get in touch via email: john(at )johngeiger.net
John Geiger, President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, met with Michael Palin, President of the Royal Geographical Society, in London on June 11. Palin is renowned for his work with Monty Python, as an actor and for his highly successful, expert travel documentaries. He has done a great deal to expand public awareness of geography. There was no attempt to sell a dead parrot.
Why the Titanic has captivated people for a century
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Other maritime disasters claimed more victims with more mystery. But the unsinkable ship took hubris down with it
The sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912 pales alongside some other maritime disasters. The loss of the Dona Paz in the Philippines in 1987 killed more than twice as many people. The 1845 disappearance of the Erebus and Terror in the labyrinthine Arctic Archipelago is a far…
John Geiger appeared on "Perspectives with Barry Shainbaum" for a special Easter Sunday interview.
To hear a podcast of the interview click here.
John Geiger has been announced as a speaker at the ground-breaking Sonic Acts conference, Feb. 23-26, in Amsterdam. This event is a global leader in bridging art, technology and science.
From the Sonic Acts website:
Time is a complex and ambiguous concept. Relativity theorists and quantum mechanics have tinkered with the seemingly unambiguous concept of time since the beginning of the previous century. Art, film and music make abstract notions of time tangible and comprehensible, and manipulate how we experience it. The ongoing development and implementation of technology constantly challenge, change and undermine our perception of time. Communication networks function at the…
A new paper in the scholarly journal HISTORIA argues the third man factor is behind the epiphanies of ancient Greece.
In a paper just published in the scholarly journal Historia, "Greek Epiphanies and the Sensed Presence", Gabriel Herman, Professor of Ancient History at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. and award-winning author of Morality and Behaviour in Democratic Athens: A Social History, argues the third man factor "offers an important clue for unravelling the mental processes that gave rise to the epiphanies in ancient Greek culture."
"Most scholars trained in the rigors of classical philology would…
The Angel Effect, a new National Geographic Channel documentary based on John Geiger's The Third Man Factor, scheduled to be broadcast in the US at 10 PM on April 26, is now also available for pre-order on DVD.
National…
In the lead up to the U.S. broadcast later this month of National Geographic Channel's Explorer: The Angel Effect, based on The Third Man Factor, we've put up a Facebook page in the hopes that the resulting publicity might actually sell a few copies of the book! Of course, no one's holding their breath. If you'd like to join the Facebook page and help to spread the word, just go to:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Third-Man-Factor-Surviving-the-Impossible/209301525750509
And "like" the…
John Geiger interview with Tony Blair in a new book: Hitchens vs. Blair
Debating religion
Hitchens Vs. Blair: Be It Resolved Religion Is a Force for Good in the World
Anansi, 79 pages, $14.95
When former British PM Tony Blair, a convert to Roman Catholicism, and ailing atheist polemicist Christopher Hitchens squared off in Toronto last Nov. 26, it was the hottest ticket of the season; even scalpers were having a hard time. The fame and eloquence of the debaters was, of course, the real draw for this latest in the Munk Debates series.
This little book is a…
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