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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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Parapsychological Association Presidents|author=Erlendur Haraldsson|publisher=[http://parapsych.org/ Parapsychological Association]|url=http://parapsych.org/history_of_pa_presidents.html|accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Institute Staff|publisher=[http://www.noetic.org/ Institute Of Noetic Sciences]|url=http://www.noetic.org/directory/person/dean-radin/|accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> He is also co-editor-in-chief of the journal ''Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Explore Editorial board|url=http://explorejournal.com/edboard|accessdate=June 19, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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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]].<ref>[http://www.harpercollins.com/author/microsite/about.aspx?authorid=7963 Dean Radin at Harper Collin Publishers]. Retrieved October 20, 2013.</ref> |
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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 two books directed to a popular audience: ''The Conscious Universe'' and ''Entangled Minds''.<ref>[http://archived.parapsych.org/members/d_radin.html Dean Radin at the Parapsychological Association]. Retrieved October 20, 2013.</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Radin's books have received negative reviews from skeptics and scientists.<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 attempted to rebut Good in a follow up letter in the correspondence pages of Nature.<ref>{{Cite doi|10.1038/28721}}</ref> |
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[[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]] many 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 name="Park2000"> Robert L. Park. (2000). ''[[Voodoo Science|Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud]]''. Oxford University Press. pp. 196-200. ISBN 0-19-860443-2</ref> |
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The physicist [[Robert L. Park]] has written "No proof of psychic phenomena is ever found. In spite of all the tests devised by parapsychologists like [[Robert G. Jahn|Jahn]] and Radin, and huge amounts of data collected over a period of many years, the results are no more convincing today than when they began their experiments."<ref name="Park2000"/> |
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== Books == |
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*''Supernormal: Science, Yoga, and the Evidence for Extraordinary Psychic Abilities'' (2013) |
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*''Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality'' (2006) |
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*''Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul: Living With Guidance'' (2001), with F. Holmes Atwater, [[Joseph McMoneagle]], Skip Atwater |
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*''The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena'' (1997, [[HarperCollins]], ISBN 0061778990). Note: in Great Britain this book is entitled ''The Noetic Universe''. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.deanradin.com/ Dean Radin's official website] - Contains a blog and various resources to do with his work |
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*[http://shiftinaction.com/discover/luminaries/dean_radin Dean Radin articles & MP3 audio] provided by ''Shift in Action'', sponsored by the [[Institute of Noetic Sciences]] |
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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5395328394840268986] Dean Radin Lecture Entangled Minds at Theosophy Hall, NYC Part 1 of 2 |
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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4101652548153526244] Dean Radin Lecture Entangled Minds at Theosophy Hall, NYC Part 2 of 2 |
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