dean radin (; born february 29, 1952) is a researcher and author in the field of parapsychology. he has been senior scientist at the institute of noetic sciences (ions), in petaluma, california, usa, since 2001, and is on the adjunct faculty in the department of psychology at sonoma state university, on the distinguished consulting faculty at saybrook graduate school and research center, and former president of the parapsychological association. he is also co-editor-in-chief of the journal explore: the journal of science and healing. radin's ideas and work have been criticized by scientists and philosophers skeptical of paranormal claims. in addition, 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. ==early life== professionally, radin worked as a concert violinist for five years, later switching to engineering after earning an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the university of massachusetts amherst, as well as both a master's degree in electrical engineering and a doctorate in educational psychology from the university of illinois at urbana-champaign.{{ci
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