Dark Symbols (07/2013)
07/01/2013
EPISTOLARY
Literary works presented in the form of letters.
07/02/2013
BIOINFORMATICS
An interdisciplinary field utilizing engineering, complex systems, computer sciences and statistics to analyze biological data.
07/03/2013
07/04/2013
BICAMERALISM
The hypothesis that the ancient human mind was divided into two parts: One which produced auditory hallucinations and the other which heard and obeyed them.
07/05/2013
07/06/2013
DEBRIEFING
Conversational sessions that revolve around sharing and examining information after a specific event has occurred.
07/07/2013
EXOSOMATIC MEMORY
The recording, storage, and recollection of past experiences by a system external to the human brain.
07/08/2013
ICONIC MEMORY
A visual memory system; allows for large amounts of information to be stored for very brief durations.
07/09/2013
NOOLOGY
The study of phenomena originating in the mind, including knowledge, intellect, and intuition.
07/10/2013
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07/12/2013
HOLOPHRASIS
Using a single word to express complex ideas, a phase in early childhood language development.
07/13/2013
EIDETIC MEMORY
The ability to recall visual images with exceptional precision, also known as “photographic memory” or “total recall.”
07/14/2013
GLOTTOCHRONOLOGY
A method of statistically estimating when distinct languages diverged from their common source.
07/15/2013
07/16/2013
DOUBLE AGENT
Intelligence lingo. An agent under the control of another intelligence service being used against his or her original handlers.
07/17/2013
WATCHER TEAM
From the intelligence world, a surveillance team assigned to monitor a specific target.
07/18/2013
ZIGGURAT
An ancient Mesopotamian terraced step pyramid temple, believed to connect Heaven and Earth.
07/19/2013
MODISTAE
A group of Medieval philosophers who categorized language into modes of being, understanding, and signifying.
07/20/2013
07/21/2013
BIOLINGUISTICS
The study of the relationship between biology and all aspects of language.
- Hidden Info
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WTTVUYWSISEMENCVX
Atbash the first 5 letters and convert to numbers, reverse the rest, then merge
DGGEF XVCNEMESISWY
DXVCGNEMESISWGEFY
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07/22/2013
EX NIHILO
Latin for 'from nothing.' Often used in philosophical and theological arguments centered around the issue of cause and effect.
07/23/2013
VERIDICAL DREAM
A dream depicting a real event from the past, present, or future, though the dreamer has no knowledge of the event.
07/24/2013
HYPOCOGNITION
The inability to express or comprehend a concept because one's language has no words to describe it.
07/25/2013
QUIPU
Threads knotted in a positional decimal system, used to record numerical data and possibly language, in South America, as early as 2500-3000 B.C.
07/26/2013
DEAD MAN'S SWITCH
A device or system that holds an automated task at bay as long as a physical operator is present preventing it from triggering. if the operator goes absent, the task triggers.
07/27/2013
PSYCHOGRAPHY
Text written by a Writer who is guided by a spiritual or subconscious force, also known as “automatic writing.”
07/28/2013
ARROW OF TIME
The concept of the one-way directionality of time, used to describe irreversible processes in nature.
07/29/2013
SEMANTIC SATIATION
A psychological phenomenon in which a constantly repeated word temporarily loses its meaning to the listener.
07/30/2013
MNEMOSYNE
In Greek mythology, the personification of Memory and mother of the nine Muses, who were the goddesses of inspiration. Something to think about…