When it comes to claims of a global consciousness linking us all to tragedies like the earthquake in Haiti, or the terrorist attacks of  9/11, there are many skeptics.

While the research results of the 12 year old Global Consciousness Project have withstood serious skeptical examination from researchers who’ve dug into the millions of test results collected on the publicly available website, skepticism persists.

But according to Alex Tsakiris, host of the Skpetiko science podcast, dialog between controversial science researchers and their doubters is a good for science, “it’s easy to have a knee-jerk reaction to unconventional science – that’s what makes it unconventional – but skeptics need to look deeper… critical thinking demands we’re sometimes critical of our own cherished beliefs.”

Tsakiris continued: “We’ve helped initiate a collaboration on the Global Consciousness Research Project work of Dr. Roger Nelson, and a skeptical researcher from the University of London named Dr. Chris French.  That’s a step in the right direction.  Many skeptics bemoan the lack of interest in science education, but when presented with the chance to explore topics like the Global Consciousness Project, that clearly have great fascination to the public, they shy away.  This is unfortunate. Science is a method, it’s not a position.  There are no unscientific topics, just unscientific methods.”

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Alex Tsakiris: Welcome to Skeptiko, where we explore controversial science with leading researchers, thinkers, and their critics. I’m your host, Alex Tsakiris, and on this episode of Skeptiko I wanted to do a little bit of an update.

I’ve received several e-mails from folks saying, hey, what’s going on with this project, what’s going on with that project? And I realized that over the last couple years I have started several initiatives and maybe not updated everyone as well as I could as to what’s going on. So this and a couple episodes after this will be quick little updates, if you will, of some of the things that are going on here at Skeptiko. And there will be a call for you to maybe get involved if you can. There’s a couple of areas where we could really use some help.

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INACS and Austin IONS Present: Dean Radin at The Crossings!

JULY 21st – Science and Psychic Phenomena: Present Status and Future Prospects

Co-sponsored
with The Institute for Neuroscience and Consciousness Studies (INACS)
and the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) Dean Radin, Ph.D.

Our
everyday experience of the world presents us with independent objects,
separated in space and time. Our perspective of reality involves
concepts such as cause-and-effect, force, and a persistent, stable
reality. This worldview, learned early in life, is reinforced
by Western education and society, and is taken for granted by most
adults. Occasionally there are challenges to this worldview. One
example is the development of quantum mechanics, which has dissolved
most of the basic assumptions underlying common sense reality. Another
is psychic phenomena,
commonly reported but scientifically controversial. In this evening
lecture, Dean Radin, a senior scientist with IONS, will present the
possibility that psychic phenomena are the human experiences of quantum
reality, as discussed in his new book, Entangled Minds. We will examine
this idea by considering:

• what quantum entanglement is
• the fundamental differences between classical and quantum realities
• the latest scientific evidence for psychic phenomena
• why these effects are important

Course 05900-212, Tuition $15 | Tuition discounts are not available.

Dean
Radin studies the nature of human consciousness, focused on phenomena
such as intuition, gut feelings, and “psychic” phenomena. He is the
cofounder of the Boundary Institute and is a senior scientist at the
Institute of Noetic Sciences.

JULY 22nd – Entangled Minds: Understanding Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality

Co-Sponsored
with The Institute for Neuroscience and Consciousness Studies (INACS)
and the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) Dean Radin, Ph.D.Nearly
everyone has had the experience of knowing who[base ']s on the line before
picking up the phone or dreaming events before they happen. Many
scientists believe that such common experiences are due solely to
coincidence, wishful thinking, and other delusions. That belief is
driven strongly by the lack of a plausible theory for how such “psychic” experiences can exist, and not by the actual scientific
evidence. This one-day workshop explores this evidence that some
psychic phenomena do exist, and the possibility that a rational
explanation for psychic phenomena may be on the horizon.

Course 05900-213, Tuition $95 | Housing fees; page 35. Tuition discounts are not available.

Dean
Radin studies the nature of human consciousness, focused on phenomena
such as intuition, gut feelings, and “psychic” phenomena. He is the
cofounder of the Boundary Institute and the senior scientist at the
Institute of Noetic Sciences

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