Paging Dr. Jolly West

Paging Dr. Jolly West

Doctors are supposed to be healers and those who can ease human suffering, but what might occur if a doctor abandoned ethics and sought to unlock the fear and pain of damaged people by enhancing their suffering? C.A.A. Savastano and Chuck Ochelli delve into the life of Dr. Louis Joylan West and his commitment to understanding human pain and discomfort by using inhuman methods to do so often at the behest of government officials.

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Fear, Disgust, and Status w/ C.A.A. Savastano

Fear, Disgust, and Status w/ C.A.A. Savastano

C.A.A. Savastano joined the Ochelli Effect to review a few of the powerful origins of human violence via the emotions of fear and disgust. They discuss and debate the roles of biology and environment from our time in the womb and expanding to the greater world and interactions with other people. They consider the transformation of some defensive strategies into nearly ceaseless violence under the right circumstances and what can be done to stop these biologically derived inclinations. These are just a few of the topics appearing in the upcoming book “Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature” that will be released on February 20, 2020.

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Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature

Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature

“Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature” reviews the past and modern effects of violence within humanity's nature and environment. It dissects our common aggression, propensity for nepotism, and inherent self-interest that guide our decision-making and inspects a combination of factors will overcome some people in a natural desire to judge others and enrich themselves. A marked loss of useful competition in favor of more destructive social conflict that some technology assists has further created a growing detachment among several people. The book seeks to identify some of the connections between all these growing problems and offer some ideas how to counteract them.

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Blurred Minds

Blurred Minds

Some theorize a hypnotized assailant carried out the attack of multiple famous public figures and even believe such acts might occur while a separate mental suggestion could wipe the killer's memory leaving them a hapless pawn. It is wholly reasonable to support a person can be manipulated, lied to, and indoctrinated given enough time and isolation. If these actions were coupled with repeated negative psychological treatment, torture, or the use of drugs, a person's will can be drastically reduced or their memory can be permanently clouded. However, there is no scientifically proven way to render someone a programmed killer without any self-determination or memory despite the repeated public assertions it might occur. The erroneous modern concept of limitless mental control began decades ago with the assistance of government propaganda and resulting public speculations…

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