Dean Radin: The Scientific Resurrection of Esoteric Magic  

Until about 500 years ago, little was understood about the nature of the material world. Effects that were not understood, especially effects related to the mind, were called magic. As science developed, some of these mysteries began to yield to rational explanations, and old beliefs about magic were dismissed as mere superstition. But as science continues to delve deeper into the nature of reality, we are discovering to our surprise that some of those ancient ideas and practices were correct after all.

Dean Radin is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and co-founder and chairman of the genetic neuroengineering company, Cognigenics, Inc. His early career track as a concert violinist shifted into science after earning a BSEE degree in electrical engineering (magna cum laude in physics) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and then an MS in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the Swami Vivekananda University in Bangalore, India. For three decades, his research has focused on the nature and capacities of consciousness, primarily its nonlocal aspects. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International, and worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories and later at GTE for more than a decade.

​Radin is author or coauthor of more than 300 scientific, technical, and popular articles, four dozen book chapters, and nine books including the Scientific and Medical Network's 1997 book award, The Conscious Universe (Harper One, 1997), Entangled Minds (Simon & Schuster, 2006), the 2014 Silver Nautilus Book Award, Supernormal (Random House, 2013), and Real Magic (Penguin Random House, 2018). Entangled Minds, Supernormal and Real Magic are available as paperback, e-books, and audio books. These last four books have been translated so far into 15 foreign languages.

His 140+ scientific articles can be found in peer-reviewed journals ranging from Foundations of Physics and Physics Essays to Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Psychological Bulletin, Brain and Cognition, and Psychology of Consciousness. He serves as a referee for 25 journals, including PLOS One, Frontiers in Bioscience, Integrative Cancer Therapies, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Physics Essays, and Psychology of Consciousness. He was featured in a New York Times Magazine article, and he has appeared on dozens of television programs around the world. His 690+ interviews and talks have included presentations at Harvard (medical), Stanford (statistics), Princeton (psychology), Columbia (education), Cambridge (physics), Edinburgh (psychology), the Sorbonne (parapsychology), University of Padova (physics), University of British Columbia (parapsychology), Jawaharlal Nehru University (philosophy), and University of Allahabad (cognitive neuroscience).

Radin's invited talks for industries have included Merck, Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Rabobank, and his government talks have included the National Academy of Sciences, the Naval War College, Army Special Operations Command, Naval Postgraduate School, DARPA, the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (India), the International Center for Leadership and Governance (Malaysia), and the Australian Davos Connection (Australia).  In 2017 he was named one of the 100 most inspiring people in the world by the German magazine, OOOM, as of 2021 his filmography on IMDB lists 42 film, television programs, and documentaries, and in 2021 he was designated a Visionary Leader by The Visioneers International Network.

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