Dan Engber

Okay, so what is not described in that first episode is how spelling works, which involves the facilitator, in this case with Mia, her mom, sitting on the sofa next to her and placing her finger on Mia's forehead the entire time that Mia is spelling. Okay. So, I mean, this is just, what does that mean? I know what it means.

Okay, so what is not described in that first episode is how spelling works, which involves the facilitator, in this case with Mia, her mom, sitting on the sofa next to her and placing her finger on Mia's forehead the entire time that Mia is spelling. Okay. So, I mean, this is just, what does that mean? I know what it means.

Okay, so what is not described in that first episode is how spelling works, which involves the facilitator, in this case with Mia, her mom, sitting on the sofa next to her and placing her finger on Mia's forehead the entire time that Mia is spelling. Okay. So, I mean, this is just, what does that mean? I know what it means.

But, like, I think if the average listener of the podcast were to watch the videos, and there are videos on the podcast website, you pay $10, you can become a member, and then you can watch the videos. It's just, like, gives you a first sense of, wow, this process of producing the answers, you know, the messages from Mia is... It's very intimate. It's collaborative. Something here is going on.

But, like, I think if the average listener of the podcast were to watch the videos, and there are videos on the podcast website, you pay $10, you can become a member, and then you can watch the videos. It's just, like, gives you a first sense of, wow, this process of producing the answers, you know, the messages from Mia is... It's very intimate. It's collaborative. Something here is going on.

But, like, I think if the average listener of the podcast were to watch the videos, and there are videos on the podcast website, you pay $10, you can become a member, and then you can watch the videos. It's just, like, gives you a first sense of, wow, this process of producing the answers, you know, the messages from Mia is... It's very intimate. It's collaborative. Something here is going on.

It's not Mia on her own with a pen and paper writing out digits. It's this intensely cooperative process to produce the messages. And that is a signal for what could really be going on here, which is this method, again, going back to the 1970s in Australia, has long, long, long been known to have a problem, which is it can be really, really hard to tell

It's not Mia on her own with a pen and paper writing out digits. It's this intensely cooperative process to produce the messages. And that is a signal for what could really be going on here, which is this method, again, going back to the 1970s in Australia, has long, long, long been known to have a problem, which is it can be really, really hard to tell

It's not Mia on her own with a pen and paper writing out digits. It's this intensely cooperative process to produce the messages. And that is a signal for what could really be going on here, which is this method, again, going back to the 1970s in Australia, has long, long, long been known to have a problem, which is it can be really, really hard to tell

who is the actual author of the messages being produced.

who is the actual author of the messages being produced.

who is the actual author of the messages being produced.

She said, Kathy, she's telling me this, and she's telling me that, and you've got to see it. So one day she came over to the house, and she said, Stacy, I know you're excited after all these years. You must have something you want to tell Mom. And Stacy types out, I love you, Mom.

She said, Kathy, she's telling me this, and she's telling me that, and you've got to see it. So one day she came over to the house, and she said, Stacy, I know you're excited after all these years. You must have something you want to tell Mom. And Stacy types out, I love you, Mom.

She said, Kathy, she's telling me this, and she's telling me that, and you've got to see it. So one day she came over to the house, and she said, Stacy, I know you're excited after all these years. You must have something you want to tell Mom. And Stacy types out, I love you, Mom.

a lot of tests were done of people using facilitated communication to see if they could ever spell out a message with information that their facilitator didn't know. So if the problem is maybe your facilitator is really the one writing the messages, well, there's an easy test for it.

a lot of tests were done of people using facilitated communication to see if they could ever spell out a message with information that their facilitator didn't know. So if the problem is maybe your facilitator is really the one writing the messages, well, there's an easy test for it.

a lot of tests were done of people using facilitated communication to see if they could ever spell out a message with information that their facilitator didn't know. So if the problem is maybe your facilitator is really the one writing the messages, well, there's an easy test for it.

Like, okay, let me show you a picture of a sandwich, and then while your facilitator's not in the room, bring him back in the room, tell me what you saw. And the reality was, few, if any, people using FC could pass that test.

Like, okay, let me show you a picture of a sandwich, and then while your facilitator's not in the room, bring him back in the room, tell me what you saw. And the reality was, few, if any, people using FC could pass that test.