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Posted by Dean Radin, PhD on May 2, 2013
Show Me the Evidence
Critics are fond of saying that there is no scientific evidence for psi. They wave their fist in the air and shout, "Show me the evidence!" So I've created a SHOW ME page with downloadable articles on psi and psi-related topics, all published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Posted by IONS Research Team on Feb. 14, 2013
Telepathy Between Couples: Is It Real?
IONS Senior Scientist Dean Radin and some of his colleagues were interviewed for this article in Discovery News, which features research done by the Institute of Noetic Sciences on telepathy.
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Posted by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD on Jan. 12, 2013
Experimenter Effects and Replication in Psi Research
Two distinguished colleagues and I have received funding to conduct a new experiment to test the hypothesis that the expectancy of the experimenter will have an impact on the outcome of a psi task.
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on Jan. 9, 2013
Two New Video Talks on Noetic Sciences
Two TEDx talks I gave last year have both just been released on video. In December I spoke at TEDx Napa Valley on "The Science of Interconnectedness." Earlier in the year I gave another TEDx talk at Black Rock City in the Nevada Desert for Burning Man 2012. I hope you enjoy these talks as much as I enjoyed giving them!
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on Oct. 15, 2012
Mediumship Study Update
In our last Breaking News we mentioned analyzing data for a study on mediumship. Some of you wanted more information...
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on Oct. 12, 2012
Research is Humming in October
We completed our analysis of the collective consciousness experiment at Burning Man, Dean and I just returned from a trip to teach an intensive 20-hour workshop on the Noetic Sciences in Italy, our laboratory will be moving this month, and more...
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on Oct. 6, 2012
Burning Man Experiment—Data Analyzed!
Data analysis has just been completed on the experiment that IONS research scientists collaborated on at Burning Man just over a month ago. The report on the experiment is now available, and there are some significant results!
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Posted by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD on Sept. 5, 2012
Death Makes Life Possible – Project update
What happens when we die? And how does asking this question imbue our lives with greater health, happiness, and pro-social behaviors? Thanks to the support of over 550 of you, we have been able to dig deeply into these questions and more through the 'Death Makes Life Possible' project. Here’s what we’ve been up to.
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on Aug. 22, 2012
The Noetic Sciences in Italy – New Audio Presentation
In connection with an upcoming workshop I'm leading in Italy next month with my colleague, IONS Senior Scientist Dean Radin, I was recently interviewed about what we'll be doing at the workshop. The interview includes a discussion of Noetic Sciences and Psychology, and how Noetic Science is relevant to practice in a clinical setting.
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Posted by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD on Aug. 22, 2012
Deepak Chopra and Marilyn Schlitz – What is Nonlocality?
A few days ago I was in southern California visiting Deepak Chopra, and while I was there we sat down for a short conversation about nonlocality. Our conversation was just posted online as a 9-minute video that is part of the "Ask Deepak" series.
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on June 21, 2012
IONS Senior Scientist Dean Radin Interviewed for ABC News
Just this week, IONS Senior Scientist Dean Radin was interviewed in Los Angeles by Elizabeth Vargas of the ABC News program, 20/20. Dean was interviewed along with several other scientists about the science of premonitions, and now the producer is looking for people who have had a premonition and are willing to talk about it on camera...
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on June 9, 2012
IONS Welcomes Visiting Scholar Michael Bloch
Michael Bloch, PhD, is a new scholar in residence here at IONS, working on a number of projects investigating the effects of olfactory stimulation on mind-matter interactions, as well as studying hemispheric and olfactory involvement in presentiment tasks.
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Posted by Matthew Gilbert on May 31, 2012
Change, Initiation, Transformation
After nearly eight years as the editorial director at IONS, my final day was May 31. An alignment of constellations—personal, professional, and, well, cosmological—made it clear that it’s time to chart a new course.
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Posted by Dean Radin, PhD on May 29, 2012
Double-slit Experiment Published in Physics Essays
For the last few years we have been exploring the possible role of consciousness in the physical world through an effect known as the quantum measurement problem (QMP). This refers to a curious phenomenon whereby quantum objects behave differently when they are observed than when they are not observed.
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on May 12, 2012
IONS at the International Symposia for Contemplative Studies
This is the third edition of Breaking News, giving you the latest updates on what's happening in Research at IONS. Recently, Cassi gave two presentations at the International Symposia for Contemplative Studies, which was hosted by the Mind and Life Institute and cosponsored by several other organizations including IONS.
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Posted by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD on May 8, 2012
Final Passages: Research on Near Death and the Experience of Dying
I just returned from an exciting conference held at the biotech company, Promega. The meeting was entitled "Final Passages: Research on Near Death & the Experience of Dying." This eleventh in a series of bioethics forums was held in Madison, WI, April 26–27, 2012, and focused on scientific research into social and ethical issues around dying and near-death experiences. A stellar lineup of global experts addressed a wide range of topics as well as the implications of current research for understanding consciousness.
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on April 20, 2012
IONS Scientists at the Tucson Consciousness Conference
This is the second edition of Breaking News, giving you the latest updates on what's happening in Research at IONS. Last week, three of our visiting scholars participated in the "Toward a Science of Consciousness" conference hosted by our longtime friends and collaborators at the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona...
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Posted by Cassandra Vieten, PhD on April 4, 2012
NEW! - Breaking News from IONS Research
Welcome to the first edition of IONS Breaking News, a periodic brief update coming to you directly from the research team and laboratory here at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. We're expecting new Breaking News posts to be published once or twice a month... keeping you abreast of the latest hot-off-the-presses scientific developments at IONS such as new projects, funding, publications, speaking engagements, and interesting findings.
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Posted by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD on March 10, 2012
Tribute to a Friend: Dr. Jeanne Achterberg
A few days ago, on March 7, 2012, Jeanne Achterberg, PhD passed on to the next phase of her spirit journey. Jeanne was a dear friend for decades. Her work with IONS was foundational. Jeanne was always in the vanguard. She was a beautiful, courageous, visionary, and spirited woman.
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Posted by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD on March 2, 2012
Death Makes Life Possible - Film Project
IONS and The Chopra Foundation are producing a documentary film about death and what happens after, and what it means for our lives. The new trailer for the film will get its first public screening in San Diego at the Sages & Scientists Symposium this weekend, March 3-5. You can see the trailer here on this website!
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Posted by Matthew Gilbert on Jan. 31, 2012
Telling the New Story through Movies
Storytelling is timeless, and filmmaking, though a late-comer to the stage, has become a powerful tool for those with good stories to tell. Great films have been around since filmmaking began, of course, and everyone has their own list...
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Posted by Heidi Fuller on Dec. 17, 2011
Staff Picks: Our 2011 Media Favorites on Consciousness Matters
Members of the IONS staff enrich their lives and entertain their minds by staying connected to the world of consciousness science and shifts in worldview through books, films, and other media. Here are some of our favorites from the last year. Check them out in 2012!
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Posted by Heidi Fuller on Dec. 10, 2011
How Giving Improves Your Health and Heals a Wounded World
If the art of holiday giving is starting to feel a little more contrived this year, a little more commercial, then the science of giving has some news to bolster your holiday spirit...
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Posted by Kathleen Erickson-Freeman on Dec. 3, 2011
How the Noetic Sciences Contribute to “Conscious Aging”
IONS Director of Elder Education talks about IONS' new Conscious Aging program and some of the things that IONS is offering to help support the transformation that comes with aging. "My wish," she says, "is that more people could learn how all of these ideas, tools, and practices can help reduce the suffering that can accompany aging and ignite the potential for positive, passionate, and soulful aging."
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Posted by Heidi Fuller on Nov. 12, 2011
Goldilocks and the PK Experiment – a Q & A from IONS’ Parapsychology Lab
A conversation with IONS' Senior Scientist Dean Radin about some of the challenges he's encountered when trying to find a device that is "just right" to measure psycho-kinetic (PK) abilities in the research lab.
