Research Archive
Published working papers, literature reviews, and meta-analyses from TFRi’s research program. All papers undergo internal review. External peer review has been requested but, to date, no academic journal has agreed to review submissions on this subject. We document this refusal as part of our research into the research gap.
Amazing Stories Vol. 2, No. 5 — August 1927
Full issue archive. Contains The Tissue-Culture King (Julian Huxley, 1927) — the first fictional treatment of biological cognitive control in the English-language pulp record — and seven additional stories. Public domain. An annotated edition of the Huxley story is maintained at tinfoil.wtf.
View Archive →The MIT Study: A Comprehensive Reassessment
A detailed examination of Ali Rahimi et al.’s 2005 study on aluminum foil helmet effectiveness, including analysis of methodology, paradoxical findings at government-allocated frequencies, and the absence of follow-up research.
Read Paper →The Research Gap: Publication Absence in EMF Cognitive Studies
Quantitative examination of why a field with paradoxical peer-reviewed findings has produced zero funded follow-up studies in nearly two decades. Includes comparison with publication rates in analogous fields.
Read Paper →Tin vs. Aluminum: Shielding Properties and the 1940s Material Transition
Comparative analysis of electromagnetic attenuation properties of tin and aluminum foils across 1–10 GHz, with historical examination of the industrial transition from tin to aluminum during and after World War II.
Read Paper →The McBain Documentation: A Historiographic Review
Examination of the 1927 McBain experiment as documented by Julian Huxley, including analysis of the paper’s publication history, subsequent disappearance from academic circulation, and implications for the field.
Read Paper →Self-Directed Neurological Modification: A Survey of Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Comprehensive review of research demonstrating volitional control over biological processes, from the Wim Hof Method (Kox et al., PNAS 2014) to constructed emotion theory (Barrett) and the Counterclockwise experiment (Langer).
Read Paper →Humor as Cognitive Defense: Neurological and Immunological Evidence
Synthesizing research from Scott (UCL), Berk (Loma Linda), Provine, and Martin on measurable cognitive and physiological effects of sustained humor engagement, with implications for cognitive defense.
Read Paper →Psychological Priming and Cognitive Autonomy
Review of inoculation theory, enclothed cognition research, and psychological priming literature as they relate to wearable cognitive defense. Includes analysis of the “labcoat effect” and its implications for protective equipment.
Read Paper →EMF Exposure in the Modern Environment: A Comparative Historical Analysis
Quantitative comparison of electromagnetic field exposure levels across historical periods, with focus on the exponential increase since 2019 (5G deployment, Starlink, IoT proliferation) and implications for cognitive defense.
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