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Adrian Patrut suggested that we take a look at the results for an
organized moment of respect for the victims of the Tsunami in South
Asia. It was organized as "Three Minutes of Silence".
Millions of people of all countries that belong to
the European Union plus Switzerland fell silent for 3
minutes on Wednesday 05.01.2005, between 11.00 - 11.03
UTC. Schools, rail stations, offices and shops paused in
the memory of the victims of the Indian Ocean area
disaster. Buses, trams, subways also stopped, while TV and radio
stations broke into normal programming to broadcast
special commemorations and solemn music.
I did an exploratory analysis for that time period, based on Prof.
Patrut's suggestion, which I appreciated. I had seen a brief item on
the TV news about the moment of silence but didn't get much
information. What I chose to use to represent this
meditative moment is a period of a few minutes leading up to
it and following it. The graph is striking, and gives the
suggestion that just before the time, there was an unusual
coherence in the global consciousness. This is of course not
a formal scientific observation, but it is a suggestive picture.
The actual 3-minute period is marked.
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