Dean Radin

Dean Radin
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Education
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
OccupationParapsychologist
Musical career
GenresClassical
InstrumentViolin

Dean Radin (/ˈreɪdɪn/; born February 29, 1952) investigates phenomena in parapsychology. Following a bachelor and master's degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in educational psychology Radin worked at Bell Labs, as a researcher at Princeton University and the University of Edinburgh, and was a faculty member at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He then became Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in Petaluma, California, USA, later becoming the president of the Parapsychological Association.[1][2][better source needed] He is also co-editor-in-chief of the journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.[3] Radin's ideas and work have been criticized by scientists and philosophers skeptical of paranormal claims.[4][5][6][7] The review of Radin's first book, The Conscious Universe, that appeared in Nature charged that Radin ignored the known hoaxes in the field, made statistical errors and ignored plausible non-paranormal explanations for parapsychological data.[8]

  1. ^ Haraldsson, Erlendur. "History of the Parapsychological Association Presidents". Parapsychological Association. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Institute Staff". Ions. Institute of Noetic Sciences. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Explore Editorial board". Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  4. ^ Milton, Julie and Richard Wiseman (April 28, 1997). Guidelines for Extrasensory Perception Research (Guidelines for Research in Parapsychology). University Of Hertfordshire Press. ISBN 0900458747.
  5. ^ Stenger, Victor J. (2002). "Meta-Analysis and the Filedrawer Effect". Skeptical Inquirer. 12. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Entangled Minds by Dean Radin - Book Review". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  7. ^ Krippner, Stanley; Harris L. Friedman (2010). Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential Or Human Illusion?. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0313392610.
  8. ^ Good, I. J. (1997). "Where has the billion trillion gone?". Nature. 389 (2): 806–807. Bibcode:1997Natur.389..806G. doi:10.1038/39784. S2CID 2001477.