Dean Radin
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Dean Radin is a researcher and author in the field of parapsychology
. He has been Senior Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), in Petaluma, California
, USA, since 2001, and is on the Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Sonoma State University
, on the Distinguished Consulting Faculty at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
, and former President of the Parapsychological Association. He is also co-editor-in-chief of the Elsevier
journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
, as well as both a master's degree
in electrical engineering and a doctorate
in educational psychology
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
.
After graduation, Radin worked at Bell Labs
, and then conducted research at Princeton University
, GTE Laboratories, University of Edinburgh
, SRI International
, Interval Research Corporation
, and was a faculty member at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
.
Radin was elected President of the Parapsychological Association in 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2005 and has published a number of articles and scientific papers, as well as two books directed to a popular audience: The Conscious Universe and Entangled Minds.
Radin's books have drawn mixed reviews.
A critical review of The Conscious Universe was published by Nature, to which Dean Radin objected due to what he described as factual inaccuracies. Following an exchange of letters, in April 1998 Nature published an acknowledgment of a numerical error introduced during the editing process, and later in July 1998 reproduced the full text of the original letter from Radin requesting the correction.
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
. He has been Senior Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), in Petaluma, California
Petaluma, California
Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. In the 2010 Census the population was 57,941.Located in Petaluma is the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. It was built beginning in 1836 by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San...
, USA, since 2001, and is on the Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University is a public, coeducational business and liberal arts college affiliated with the California State University system. The main campus is located in Rohnert Park, California, United States and lies approximately south of Santa Rosa and north of San Francisco...
, on the Distinguished Consulting Faculty at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
Saybrook University, a San Francisco, California based 'distance learning' institution , is geared to providing a personalized, mentored educational experience for graduate students...
, and former President of the Parapsychological Association. He is also co-editor-in-chief of the Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.
Biography
Professionally, Radin worked as a concert violinist for five years, later switching to engineering after earning an undergraduate degree in electrical engineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
, as well as both a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in electrical engineering and a doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in educational psychology
Educational psychology
Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Educational psychology is concerned with how students learn and develop, often focusing...
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
.
After graduation, Radin worked at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
, and then conducted research at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, GTE Laboratories, University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, SRI International
SRI International
SRI International , founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in Menlo Park, California, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. It was later...
, Interval Research Corporation
Interval Research Corporation
- External links :* Wired Magazine, December 1999...
, and was a faculty member at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
.
Radin was elected President of the Parapsychological Association in 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2005 and has published a number of articles and scientific papers, as well as two books directed to a popular audience: The Conscious Universe and Entangled Minds.
Radin's books have drawn mixed reviews.
A critical review of The Conscious Universe was published by Nature, to which Dean Radin objected due to what he described as factual inaccuracies. Following an exchange of letters, in April 1998 Nature published an acknowledgment of a numerical error introduced during the editing process, and later in July 1998 reproduced the full text of the original letter from Radin requesting the correction.
Research
Radin has conducted parapsychological research in several areas, drawing a conclusion that some psychic phenomena exist. Radin was featured on the BBC Horizon TV series explaining an experiment he designed that recorded people's emotional response to a randomized series of pictures. He believes the results to be evidence of retrocausation, a conclusion not supported by mainstream scientists. Radin's research has yet to capture the attention of the mainstream scientific community as a whole.Books
- Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality (2006)
- Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul: Living With Guidance (2001), with F. Holmes Atwater, Joseph McMoneagle, Skip Atwater
- The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena (1997, HarperCollins). Note: in Great Britain this book is entitled The Noetic Universe.
External links
- Dean Radin's official website - Contains a blog and various resources to do with his work
- Dean Radin articles & MP3 audio provided by Shift in Action, sponsored by the Institute of Noetic Sciences
- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5395328394840268986 Dean Radin Lecture Entangled Minds at Theosophy Hall, NYC Part 1 of 2
- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4101652548153526244 Dean Radin Lecture Entangled Minds at Theosophy Hall, NYC Part 2 of 2
- http://www.skeptiko.com/74-radin-nelson-global-consciousness/ - Interview with Radin responds to criticisms of Global Consciousness ProjectGlobal Consciousness ProjectThe Global Consciousness Project is a parapsychology experiment begun in 1998 as an attempt to detect possible interactions of "global consciousness" with physical systems...