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Some of Radin's books have received negative reviews from skeptics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Book Review: Dean Radin, "The Conscious Universe"|author=Morten Monrad Pedersen|publisher=[http://skepticreport.com/ SkepticReport]|date=January 1, 2004|url=http://skepticreport.com/sr/?p=537}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin - Book Review|author=Robert T. Carroll|publisher=[http://www.skepdic.com/The Skeptic's Dictionary]|url=http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/radin1.html|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review|author=R. J. Carter|url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4367|accessdate=June 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review|author=Robert T. Carroll|publisher=[http://www.skepdic.com/ The Skeptic's Dictionary]|url=http://skepdic.com/refuge/entangledreview.html|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref> A critical review of ''The Conscious Universe'' was published by the British mathematician [[I. J. Good]] in ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''. Good discovered flaws in Radin's method for evaluating the [[Publication bias|file-drawer effect]] and wrote the book avoided to mention evidence of fraud in parapsychology.<ref name="good97">{{cite doi|10.1038/39784}}</ref> [[Victor J. Stenger]] also made a criticism of the book reflecting Good's arguments, arguing that Radin did not perform the file-drawer analysis correctly, made fundamental errors in his calculations and ignored possible, non-paranormal explanations for the data.<ref>Victor Stenger. (2002). [http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/meta-analysis_and_the_filedrawer_effect ''Meta-Analysis and the Filedrawer Effect'']. ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]''. Volume 12. Retrieved October 24, 2013.</ref> [[Brian Josephson]] published a web page responding to the critical review in ''Nature'' arguing that Radin's statistical methods were wrongly criticized.<ref>[[Brian Josephson]]. (1998). [http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~bdj10/psi/doubtsregood.html ''Unfounded criticism of a parapsychology book in Nature'']. Retrieved June 27, 2013.</ref> Radin wrote a rebuttal to Good's criticism in a follow up letter in the correspondence pages of Nature.<ref>{{Cite doi|10.1038/28721}}</ref>
Some of Radin's books have received negative reviews from skeptics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Book Review: Dean Radin, "The Conscious Universe"|author=Morten Monrad Pedersen|publisher=[http://skepticreport.com/ SkepticReport]|date=January 1, 2004|url=http://skepticreport.com/sr/?p=537}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin - Book Review|author=Robert T. Carroll|publisher=[http://www.skepdic.com/The Skeptic's Dictionary]|url=http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/radin1.html|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review|author=R. J. Carter|url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4367|accessdate=June 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review|author=Robert T. Carroll|publisher=[http://www.skepdic.com/ The Skeptic's Dictionary]|url=http://skepdic.com/refuge/entangledreview.html|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref> A critical review of ''The Conscious Universe'' was published by the British mathematician [[I. J. Good]] in ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''. Good discovered flaws in Radin's method for evaluating the [[Publication bias|file-drawer effect]] and wrote the book avoided to mention evidence of fraud in parapsychology.<ref name="good97">{{cite doi|10.1038/39784}}</ref> [[Victor J. Stenger]] also made a criticism of the book reflecting Good's arguments, arguing that Radin did not perform the file-drawer analysis correctly, made fundamental errors in his calculations and ignored possible, non-paranormal explanations for the data.<ref>Victor Stenger. (2002). [http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/meta-analysis_and_the_filedrawer_effect ''Meta-Analysis and the Filedrawer Effect'']. ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]''. Volume 12. Retrieved October 24, 2013.</ref> [[Brian Josephson]] published a web page responding to the critical review in ''Nature'' arguing that Radin's statistical methods were wrongly criticized.<ref>[[Brian Josephson]]. (1998). [http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~bdj10/psi/doubtsregood.html ''Unfounded criticism of a parapsychology book in Nature'']. Retrieved June 27, 2013.</ref> Radin wrote a rebuttal to Good's criticism in a follow up letter in the correspondence pages of Nature.<ref>{{Cite doi|10.1038/28721}}</ref>


[[Chris French]] criticized Radin for his selective historical overview of parapsychology and ignoring evidence of fraud. Radin failed to mention that the medium [[Florence Cook]] was caught in acts of trickery and the [[Fox sisters]] publicly confessed their spirit communications were fraudulent.<ref>Chris French. ''Missing the Point?'' in Stanley Krippner, Harris L. Friedman. (2010). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=F4-p5TIyoNMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA149&dq=%22dean+radin%22+pseudoscience&ots=QHqIAVJhBR&sig=PH09C5itPzRutz8OWRzU5n72ajo#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential Or Human Illusion?'']. Praeger. ISBN 978-0313392610. Retrieved October 22, 2013.</ref> Radin has written the results from [[Psi (parapsychology)|psi]] research are as consistent by the same standards as any other scientific discipline but according to [[Ray Hyman]] some parapsychologists disagree with that opinion and openly admit the evidence for psi is "inconsistent, irreproducible, and fails to meet acceptable scientific standards".<ref>Ray Hyman. (2008).
[[Chris French]] criticized Radin for his selective historical overview of parapsychology and ignoring evidence of fraud. Radin failed to mention that the medium [[Florence Cook]] was caught in acts of trickery and the [[Fox sisters]] publicly confessed their spirit communications were fraudulent.<ref>Chris French. ''Missing the Point?'' in Stanley Krippner, Harris L. Friedman. (2010). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=F4-p5TIyoNMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA149&dq=%22dean+radin%22+pseudoscience&ots=QHqIAVJhBR&sig=PH09C5itPzRutz8OWRzU5n72ajo#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential Or Human Illusion?'']. Praeger. ISBN 978-0313392610. Retrieved October 22, 2013.</ref> Radin has written the results from [[Psi (parapsychology)|psi]] research are as consistent by the same standards as any other scientific discipline but according to [[Ray Hyman]] some parapsychologists disagree with that opinion and openly admit the evidence for psi is "inconsistent, irreproducible, and fails to meet acceptable scientific standards".<ref>Ray Hyman. (2008). [http://www.csicop.org/si/show/anomalous_cognition_a_second_perspective/ ''Anomalous Cognition? A Second Perspective'']. ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]''. Volume 32. Retrieved October 24, 2013.</ref> Scientists have rejected Radin's paranormal claims. They suggest that he has embraced [[pseudoscience]] and that he misunderstands the [[Science|nature of science]].<ref>Jonathan C. Smith. (2009). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sJgONrua8IkC&pg=PT237&dq=%22dean+radin%22+pseudoscience&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xdNlUv_QONLB0gWU8YHQCg&ved=0CDoQuwUwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22dean%20radin%22%20pseudoscience&f=false ''Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit'']. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1405181228. Retrieved October 22, 2013.</ref><ref>Massimo Pigliucci, Maarten Boudry. (2013). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pc4OAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA157&dq=%22dean+radin%22+pseudoscience&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4tVlUqmHDsS80QXD84CIDA&ved=0CEkQuwUwBA#v=onepage&q=%22dean%20radin%22%20pseudoscience&f=false ''Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem'']. University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226051963. Retrieved October 22, 2013.</ref><ref>Robert L. Park. (2000). ''[[Voodoo Science|Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud]]''. Oxford University Press. pp. 196-200.</ref>

== Books ==
== Books ==
*''Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities'' (2013)
*''Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities'' (2013)

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Dean Radin (born February 29, 1952) 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.[1][2] He is also co-editor-in-chief of the journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.[3]

Biography

Professionally, Radin worked as a concert violinist for five years, later switching to engineering after earning an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering 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.[4]

After his 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 parapsychological papers supporting paranormal phenomena, as well as four books directed to a popular audience: The Conscious Universe, Entangled Minds, Supernormal and The Noetic Universe[5]

Some of Radin's books have received negative reviews from skeptics.[6][7][8][9] A critical review of The Conscious Universe was published by the British mathematician I. J. Good in Nature. Good discovered flaws in Radin's method for evaluating the file-drawer effect and wrote the book avoided to mention evidence of fraud in parapsychology.[10] Victor J. Stenger also made a criticism of the book reflecting Good's arguments, arguing that Radin did not perform the file-drawer analysis correctly, made fundamental errors in his calculations and ignored possible, non-paranormal explanations for the data.[11] Brian Josephson published a web page responding to the critical review in Nature arguing that Radin's statistical methods were wrongly criticized.[12] Radin wrote a rebuttal to Good's criticism in a follow up letter in the correspondence pages of Nature.[13]

Chris French criticized Radin for his selective historical overview of parapsychology and ignoring evidence of fraud. Radin failed to mention that the medium Florence Cook was caught in acts of trickery and the Fox sisters publicly confessed their spirit communications were fraudulent.[14] Radin has written the results from psi research are as consistent by the same standards as any other scientific discipline but according to Ray Hyman some parapsychologists disagree with that opinion and openly admit the evidence for psi is "inconsistent, irreproducible, and fails to meet acceptable scientific standards".[15] Scientists have rejected Radin's paranormal claims. They suggest that he has embraced pseudoscience and that he misunderstands the nature of science.[16][17][18]

Books

  • Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities (2013)
  • 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, ISBN 0061778990). Note: in Great Britain this book is entitled The Noetic Universe.

References

  1. ^ Erlendur Haraldsson. "History of the Parapsychological Association Presidents". Parapsychological Association. Retrieved January 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Institute Staff". Institute Of Noetic Sciences. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Explore Editorial board". Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  4. ^ Dean Radin at Harper Collin Publishers. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Dean Radin at the Parapsychological Association. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Morten Monrad Pedersen (January 1, 2004). "Book Review: Dean Radin, "The Conscious Universe"". SkepticReport. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Robert T. Carroll. "The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin - Book Review". Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved January 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ R. J. Carter. "Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review". Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  9. ^ Robert T. Carroll. "Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved January 30, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1038/39784, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1038/39784 instead.
  11. ^ Victor Stenger. (2002). Meta-Analysis and the Filedrawer Effect. Skeptical Inquirer. Volume 12. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  12. ^ Brian Josephson. (1998). Unfounded criticism of a parapsychology book in Nature. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  13. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1038/28721, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1038/28721 instead.
  14. ^ Chris French. Missing the Point? in Stanley Krippner, Harris L. Friedman. (2010). Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential Or Human Illusion?. Praeger. ISBN 978-0313392610. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  15. ^ Ray Hyman. (2008). Anomalous Cognition? A Second Perspective. Skeptical Inquirer. Volume 32. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  16. ^ Jonathan C. Smith. (2009). Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1405181228. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  17. ^ Massimo Pigliucci, Maarten Boudry. (2013). Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem. University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226051963. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  18. ^ Robert L. Park. (2000). Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud. Oxford University Press. pp. 196-200.

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