Introduction-where it all began Many years ago I read a science fiction novel that described life after a major nuclear war. As people struggled to survive, a scientist discovered medicine that could protect humans against the harmful effects of radiation. However it had a major side-effect. Whoever took the pill found that he could suddenly hear other people’s thoughts. Many intriguing possibilities arose for those who could read other people’s thoughts and soon the drug became restricted to a master-class of rulers who used their new-found ability to rule the masses. Which makes me wonder; what are you thinking right now? Well, some several years ago Ohio State University commissioned a research to determine how many times men and women think about some key things every 24 hours. The results were pretty interesting: The tally Food Sex Sleep men 18 19 11 women 15 10 8.5 ...