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letsdothis3 ago

The patent was registered by First Principles, Inc. who according to reports, has Nancy Salzman as the president. Here's a website for a company of the same name: https://www.firstprinciples.biz/about.htm

First Principles Incorporated was founded in July 2004 by Lee Venturino. We are excited about the opportunity to serve our customers with senior systems engineering, test engineering and analysis support. Please contact us for more information to see how we can help your organization.

First Principles Incorporated has combined an eclectic mix of unique talent that can be found nowhere else in the Department of Defense. Our experience spans individually over 25 years and collectively over 100+. We have helped design and test unique air vehicles, cruise missiles, defense systems, surveillance platforms, missile seekers, other vehicles and systems such as jammers, measurement systems and supportable low observables.

There's no connection with NXIVM, right? Asking for a friend.

letsdothis3 ago

Guardian article: Dalai Lama enlightens and enraptures contemplative scientists in Boston

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was given a rapturous reception by mindfulness researchers, but tactfully avoided the controversial question of applications in the military

...Security was tight before the meeting, with an entire floor of the Marriott Hotel in lockdown. The atmosphere outside the hall was an odd mixture of tension and calm as delegates practised their morning yoga or meditation while a dozen dark-suited security personnel double-checked mindfulness researchers who set off the airport-style body scanners. The previous evening, they had been asked jokingly not to bring their guns to the meeting.

Joining the Dalai Lama on the platform was Richard Davidson, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the first scientists to work with the Dalai Lama. “I’m reminded how lonely the journey was at the beginning,” said Davidson. “There were fewer than 10 people doing this research on the planet.”

Also on the platform was Amishi Jha, a psychologist at the University of Miami who has investigated potential applications of mindfulness in business and the military, with the help of grants from private foundations and the US Department of Defense.