In 2017, I collaborated with Dr. Charles Palmer and Daniel Salois (now Dr. Daniel Salois) on a creative, one-of-a-kind research study evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of an educational intervention vs. a hypnotic induction transporting people to the future in for improving the accuracy of March Madness NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket picks. The results were stunning (but I can’t share them right now because I want to recruit anyone and everyone in the Missoula area to participate in our planned replication of this amazing study). The study has been approved by the University of Montana IRB.To participate, follow these instructions:1.      Email Marchmadnessresearch2023@gmail.com and say “Yes, I’m in!”2.      We will email you back a confirmation.3.      Upon arrival at the study location, you will be randomly assigned to one of two “March Madness Bracket Training” groups:a.      Hypnosis to enhance your natural intuitive powersb.      Educational information from a UM professor4.      All participants will meet in room 123 of the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education building at 7pm on Tuesday, 3/14/23. Enter on the East end of the building. From there, we’ll send you to a room for either the education or hypnosis intervention.5.      When you arrive in your room, you will fill out an informed consent form, a March Madness bracket, and complete a short questionnaire. 6.      Then you will participate in either they educational or hypnosis training.7.      After the training, you will complete another bracket and short questionnaire8.      You will leave your completed packet and your brackets with the researchers; they will be uploaded into the ESPN Tournament Challenge website using the “Team Name” you provide. If you bring a device, we will provide a password so you can upload your own selections into the ESPN system.9.      You will receive information at the “Training” on how to login and track your bracket. On or around April 15, we will post a summary of the research results at: https://johnsommersflanagan.com/ Once again, to sign up for this research project, email: Marchmadnessresearch2023@gmail.com I’m posting this because we’re trying to recruit as many participants as possible. If you live near Missoula, please consider participating. If you know someone who might be interested, please share this with them.  Thanks for reading and have a fabulous day.John S-F