Matthew Cornell's Experiments

Overview I'll get the second half of my gum surgery on 12/12/011. The experiment for part one was: Edison - get gum surgery using Alloderm: http://edison.thinktrylearn.com/experiments/show/139
. I will track my recovery, including discomfort and ability to w... See experiment

Overview Now that 2.0 is out I have all the features I need to demonstrate what people can do with Edison. Now all I need is more users, in addition to the wonderful ones who use it now :-) I'd welcome any of your advice! See experiment

Overview I have gum recession that resulted (-ing) from bone loss from bruxism/grinding and other factors. Tissue grafts are apparently the way to go, and I had one done some years ago. It used the "harvest tissue from the palate" method, which was one of the most uncomfortable things I've gone through, worse psychologi... See experiment

Overview I'll plant 10 raspberry bushes next to my fence, which gets great sun. The only variables I'll set up are how much sun each gets (on the end there's less than at the start) and how big the holes I dig are. Later I can do experiments in pruning, fertilizer, nets, etc. I'll use the varieties that that local garden center h... See experiment

Overview I need to socialize more, and read more too, so I will invite a handful of acquaintances to join a local men's nonfiction book club that I'm interested in creating. If I get enough interest, I'll run a few of them to see how they go, then decide from there whether to continue. See experiment

Overview What can we do to save up good things that happen to us when we need them on emotionally rainy days? A gratitude journal is a traditional approach, but in this experiment we try something simpler and more immediate - "bottling" the feeling for later. See experiment

Overview This is a demonstration experiment to show how group experiments work. It's a chance for people to learn-by-doing. More information is in the documentation at http://www.thinktrylearn.com/index.php/EdisonHelp See experiment

Overview I will create a 3' x 4' poster for http://www.quantifiedself.com/conference/ , which starts this weekend. The deadline is tomorrow, and I started yesterday, so I've time-constrained it. The format is a dozen of us in a room where attendees can stop by and talk. See experiment

Overview I had a nasty cold sore a few weeks ago, and the treatment I usually use (Denavir - needs a prescription) isn't available. The last thing I tried (Cold Sore Relief) did not stop the outbreak,t took ~10 days to get better. So I'll try http://www.abreva.com/ for the next 3-4 outbreaks t... See experiment

Overview I have a theory that dehydration is the number one reason people don't think they're "morning people", and would love some people who are NOT morning people to help me prove this. See experiment