IIRC this was debunked as ...The plate/glass was not thoroughly cleaned between photos...

I.E. the leaf left residue on the glass.

It appears to be a form of DBD (dielectric breakdown discharge). Setting aside the para-physical claims, that aspect of it seems reproducible, as a fun science demo, at least.

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gus_massa a day ago | parent [-]

I agree, the Kirian photography is real, but the GP is taking about the paranormal claims, in particular the torn leaf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photography#Torn_leaf_...

(Are the original photographs available somewhere? I found only bad modern photoshoped versions, and even a guy that made a debunking video and then his photos were repeated as confirmation evidence.)

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Eridanus2 a day ago | parent [-]

Replications are available online, can't seem to spot any of the original material as of now. http://exo-science.com/phantomleaf.html (!!Woo-woo warning, just take what you need and exit stage!!).

Reverse search off above leads to "The Phantom Leaf Effect: A Replication, Part 1" "https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2013.0182". I have not had the time to examine the claims therein.

	▲	gus_massa 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The second one http://exo-science.com/leaf3.png looks like most of what I found. It's strange to see zero discharge at the cut and an particular at the right part of the cut that has an acute angle. Suspicious... The other like http://exo-science.com/leaf1.png are very similar to the one in the article, but they just have too much detail on the phantom part to be real. If I have to guess, they cut the leave and put both parts on the device. I'd wait until Mythbuster return.

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47282847 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I consider it a given that any living organism radiates (heat) energy: there is constant energy and matter exchange with its surroundings; a foundational aspect of life. I consider it at least a possibility that by looking at this radiation, you can find correlations between balanced “health” (new age speak: intact Aura), and potential imbalances, and thus that it may work as a diagnostic tool.

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jstanley a day ago | parent [-]

You can measure someone's temperature to find out if they have a fever, is that the kind of thing you're suggesting?

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47282847 a day ago | parent [-]

Did you ever touch a human body and noticed that its temperature feels different in different regions? Even, say, down one arm? That’s what I was referring to; not core temperature.

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_Microft a day ago | parent | next [-]

They do that for professional athletes but they use thermal cameras for that and look for asymmetries in the left and right side of the body. That seems to give a clue about inflammations. They look for differences as low as 0.1°C iirc. Take all that with a grain of salt because I heard very little about it.

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buildsjets a day ago | parent | prev [-]

As a sufferer of psoriatic arthritis, I am painfully aware of this phenomenon.

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47282847 a day ago | parent [-]

Out of curiosity: did you ever try a craniosacral biodynamics treatment session, and if yes, how was it for you?

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rightnutwingjob a day ago | parent [-]

Biodynamics is a method of organic farming.

Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a gentle, noninvasive hands-on treatment that uses light touch to help release tension around your body’s connective tissue (fascia).

Craniosacral Biodynamics Treatment is what then?

I’m all for hands-on treatment, but there’s better modalities than whatever this is presented to be.

	▲	47282847 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I didn’t pick the name. It was used by an embryology researcher, Erich Blechschmidt, and was picked up from him by craniosacral osteopath James Jealous, for a 10-year training in gentle touch and presence to assist relaxation as you say. It is a branch of craniosacral therapy. It has nothing to do with the farming method that goes by the same name. It has actually been coined way earlier: ” In September 1866, a seminal monograph authored by the German zoologist and evolutionary biologist Ernst Haeckel was published under the title Generelle Morphologie der Organismen (or the General Morphology of Organisms). In this 2-Volume-monograph, Haeckel not only introduced novel terms and concepts, such as Protista, Monera, ontogeny, phylogeny, ecology and the ‘biogenetic law’, but also coined the word “Biodynamik” (biodynamics) as a synonym for ‘general physiology’. Haeckel (1866) separated the natural sciences into the major branches I (Abiology or anorganology) and II (Biology or life sciences). In Haeckel's scheme, biology (zoology, protistology and botany) consisted of biostatics (morphology) and biodynamics (physiology).” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15592324.2016.1...

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dvfjsdhgfv a day ago | parent | prev [-]

This is specifically addressed in the article, at length.