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Dean Radin, PhD
Institute of Noetic Sciences &
Sonoma State University, California, USA
NOETIC: Deep inner knowing.
Intuition, insight, gut feelings,
hunches, non-rational knowledge.
mystical union
religious epiphany
creative insight
distant healing
gut feelings
mundane profound
telepathy
premonitions
distant knowing
genius
Saints
intuitive
everyone
healer
rare
common
fre
qu
en
cy
impact
Experiences
oceanic feeling
feeling of being stared at
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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
SrinivasaRamanujan Swedenborg
Leonardo DaVinciHildegard of
BingenSt. Francis of Assisi
mundane profound
rare
common
fre
qu
en
cy
impact
Experiences Rare experiences, beyond the reach of
science, but well accepted
Common experiences, amenable to scientific
study, but highly controversial
mundane profound
rare
common
fre
qu
en
cy
impact
Experiences
These experiences
transform the world
These experiences transform us
―The supreme task of the physicist is to arrive at those universal elementary laws from which the cosmos can be built up by pure deduction.
There is no logical path to these laws; only intuition, resting on sympathetic understanding of experience, can reach them.‖
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• He was engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness — an epiphany. In Mitchell's own words: "The presence of divinity became almost palpable, and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident based on random processes. . . . The knowledge came to me directly."
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o 1973 BS Electrical Engineering
o Music & Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
o 1975 Masters Electrical Engineering
o University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
o Cybernetics & biological control systems
o 1979 PhD Psychology
o University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
o Computer-based cognitive modeling
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STAR GATE, SUN STREAK, GRILL FLAME, CENTER
LANE, SCANATE
Remote Viewing
Mind-matter
interaction
Precognition
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We don’t see what is actually out there.
We see what we expect to see.
What drives expectations?
Expectations are driven by common sense and by authority
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
―….the day-fly as it is called, uses four feet and four wings …‖
Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680) finally corrected Aristotle
6 feet and 2 wings!
Longest-lasting mistake in scientific history
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Separation is a stubborn illusion
Mind is not identical to brain.
Consciousness is both local and nonlocal
Some ―superpowers‖ are real.
Sometimes common sense and authority are wrong
Superpowers?
Superstitious
nonsense!
No, it’s all real!
Illusion
Delusion
Wishful thinking
Cognitive biases
Coincidence
Fraud
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So rare that it’s a super power.
Western sciences ~ 500 years old
psychic phenomena = impossible nonsenseViolates the Laws of Science
17,500 institutions of higher learning. 99.5% have not a single faculty member
known for an interest in this area
But at least 99.5% of the population is intrigued by these topics
Mainstream Western scientific opinion accurately reflected in education
99.5% ignored
100% interested
What’s wrong with this picture?
alchemist tried to contact the
dead
attended séances
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1,209 Google Tech Talks as of February 3, 2010
#1 most discussed#18 most viewed#50 highest rated
Science and the taboo of psi
mind
atoms, protons, electrons, fermions, hadrons, quarks
atomic structure, molecules, periodic table, chemical reactions, acid-base
microbiology, molecular biology, proteins, genetics, DNA
neuroanatomy, brain architecture, circuits
cognitive neuroscience
philosophy
ethics
causati
on
matter
Western Model of Mind
brain
Mind = Brain = physical object
Science as ―nothing but‖-ism.
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Eastern “mental sciences” > 3,000 years old
psychic phenomena = expected Vibhuti Pada III:Union Achieved and its Results
Moving the consciousness from many-pointedness to one-pointedness results in transformations which …allow the Yogi to …
… comprehend past, present and future as an integrated whole…
…perceive another’s persons mind …
The Word of Knowledge (1Cor.12:8): Specific knowledge about a person or situation
that could not be known otherwise…
Gifts of Healing (1Cor.12:9): By laying on hands …
Working of Miracles (1Cor.12:10):
Power over nature …
Prophecy (1Cor.12:10)
Perception
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Common sense Awareness bound by
space and timeIntention localized
Macroscopic worldObjects separated in
space and timeLocal forces
Awareness unbound by space or time
Intention / observation are nonlocal
EverydayReality
Microscopic world < 10-12
Objects connected through space & time
Time symmetryObservation ~ influence
Holoworld < 10-35
No objectsNo matter, No energy
No time, No spacePurely relational
Neti Neti
Atman = Brahman?
DeepReality
DeeperReality
no empirical evidence
unable to replicate these
results
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Does taking an aspirin prevent a second heart
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Independent variable Dependent variable r r2
Breast implantsa Connective tissue disease .00 .00
Salk vaccineb Paralytic poliomyelitis .01 .00
Tamoxifenc Major vein blood clots .01 .00
Tamoxifenc Lung blood clots .02 .00
Pravastatind Death .02 .00
Tamoxifenc Uterine cancer .02 .00
Aspirine Heart attacks .03 .00
Beta Carotenef Death .03 .00
Streptokinaseg Death .03 .00
Estrogen + progestinh Dementia .04 .00
Independent variable Dependent variable r r2
Breast implantsa Connective tissue disease .00 .00
Salk vaccineb Paralytic poliomyelitis .01 .00
Tamoxifenc Major vein blood clots .01 .00
Tamoxifenc Lung blood clots .02 .00
Pravastatind Death .02 .00
Tamoxifenc Uterine cancer .02 .00
Aspirine Heart attacks .03 .00
Beta Carotenef Death .03 .00
Streptokinaseg Death .03 .00
Estrogen + progestinh Dementia .04 .00
Independent variable Dependent variable |r| r2
Intelligencew Popularity .10 .01
Classroom sizek Achievement scores .11 .01
Social supportx Health outcomes .11 .01
Depressiony Death .12 .01
Testosteronez Adult delinquency .12 .01
Workshopsaa Sexually transmitted disease .12 .01
Compulsory hospitalization vs. treatment choicebb Alcohol problems .13 .02
Physical attractivenesscc Intelligence .14 .02
Cyclosporinedd Death .15 .02
Low dose warfarinee Blood clots .15 .02
Ganzfeld perceptionff Accuracy .16 .03
Fingerprint asymmetrygg Sexual orientation .18 .03
Cisplatin & Vinblastinehh Death .18 .03
Education levelii Volunteering for research .20 .04
AZT for neonatesjj HIV infection .21 .04
Intelligencew Popularity .10 .01
Classroom sizek Achievement scores .11 .01
Social supportx Health outcomes .11 .01
Depressiony Death .12 .01
Testosteronez Adult delinquency .12 .01
Workshopsaa Sexually transmitted disease .12 .01
Compulsory hospitalization vs. treatment choicebb Alcohol problems .13 .02
Physical attractivenesscc Intelligence .14 .02
Cyclosporinedd Death .15 .02
Low dose warfarinee Blood clots .15 .02
Ganzfeld perceptionff Accuracy .16 .03
Fingerprint asymmetrygg Sexual orientation .18 .03
Cisplatin & Vinblastinehh Death .18 .03
Education levelii Volunteering for research .20 .04
AZT for neonatesjj HIV infection .21 .04
Rosenthal, R., & Rosnow, R. L. Essentials of behavioral
research, 3rd ed. (2008). McGraw-Hill
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Selective memory
False memory
Coincidence
Misperception
Embellishment
Wishful thinking
Mental illness
Objects are not as separate as they seem.
Including the objects
we call minds.
sender
receiver
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sender
receiver
big animal,
Africa
receiver
big animal,
India
Chance = 1/4
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Experimental Investigations of Telepathy
Harvard University
Duke University
City College, City University of New York
University of California, Los Angeles
McGill University, Montreal
University of Leningrad
Cambridge University
University of Amsterdam
University of Götenberg, Sweden
Cornell University
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Stanford University
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today
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Hit
rate
chance
observed Cum
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it r
ate
chance
Cumulative Results as of 2008 122 experiments, 20 labs, 4,674 sessions
Psychological Bulletin, 1994, 1999, 2001
Odds against chance = 300 trillion quadrillion to 1
p = 3 x 10-30
chance
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.65
.60
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.50
creative populations, siblings, high openness, previous experience
sensory leakage recording mistakes randomization problems poor design selective reporting subject fraud experimenter fraud
skeptical replications?
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“After eight studies, we had an
overall [statistically significant]
hit rate of 32% …”
“…precariously close to
demonstrating humans do
have psychic powers.”S
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R
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Central Nervous System correlations?
Receiver’s chamberSender’s chamber
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Experimental data
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Receiver
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2004
r = .20, p = 0.0005
sender’s brain
receiver’s brain
Mario Kittenis et al, University of Edinburgh, 2004
15 couples
Mario Kittenis et al, University of Edinburgh, 2004Leanna Standish et al, Bastyr University
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fMRI image of receiver’s brain
p < 0.00007
Alternative Therapies, 2001
Richards replication (2005)
p < 0.000005
Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 2005
fMRI image of receiver’s brain
Duane TD, Behrendt T. Extrasensory electroencephalographic inductionbetween identical twins. Science 1965
Grinberg-Zylberbaum J et al. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox in the brain: the transferred potential. Physics Essays 1994
Grinberg-Zylberbaum J, Ramos J. Patterns of interhemispheric correlation during human communication. International Journal of Neuroscience 1987
Standish LJ et al. Evidence of correlated functional MRI signals between distant human brains. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine 2003
Targ R, Puthoff HE. Information transmission under conditions of sensory shielding, Nature 1974
Wackermann J et al. Correlations between brain electrical activities of two spatially separated human subjects. Neurosciece Letters 2003
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Autonomic Nervous System correlations?
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SCL all data (40 couples)
healthy partner
sto
p
send h
ealing
patient
patient
Odds against chance > 30,000 to one
send h
ealing
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Telepathy?
120 years of repeatable, controlled scientific
evidence: Mind to mind communication exists
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Patanjali was correct!
Does telepathic information need to be ―sent‖ by someone?
No
Can this be understood as a form of ―mental
radio‖?
Courtesy Russell Targ
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“City”
“Parking
lot”
“Lab
complex”
“Administration
building”
Courtesy Dr. Edwin May
Single Power Poles?
Many!
Moving Electricity
In a Form of Grid
Work
Halo Probably not
Visible to the Eye.
Courtesy Dr. Edwin May
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• Perception through time
• Mind-matter interaction
• Towards an understanding of these phenomena