tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post7525662669790868014..comments2024-01-26T00:50:50.752-08:00Comments on Entangled Minds: Opportunity: PhD with a focus on parapsychology from a major universityDean Radinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131263574182645280noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-41157982986572399832008-02-13T12:22:00.000-08:002008-02-13T12:22:00.000-08:00I'm very interested in precognition, so I enjoyed ...I'm very interested in precognition, so I enjoyed your Horizon piece and will read this blog with interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-66141930582727368782007-03-23T18:11:00.000-07:002007-03-23T18:11:00.000-07:00Book Surgeon said: The differences between the dia...Book Surgeon said: <I>The differences between the dialogue on sites like this one and on the skeptic sites ...</I><BR/><BR/>It helps that this is a blog, not a public forum, and that it's moderated. I belong to several private email discussion lists that I regard as extremely valuable, but I don't participate in any of the public forums. Public discussions on any controversial topic, where the forum participants can anonymously range from school kids to professors, are a genuine waste of time.Dean Radinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131263574182645280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-24157414772093293422007-03-23T16:16:00.000-07:002007-03-23T16:16:00.000-07:00I've spent the day in skepticville thanks to some ...I've spent the day in skepticville thanks to some links sent to me by some skeptic friends. I made the mistake of clicking and reading and it always gets my dander up. The usual defenses rise up: woo-woo types accuse us of being closed-minded, they don't embrace true science, etc. I should really ignore those sites and stories because they always make me angry and at the same time despairing that the paranormal will ever get a fair hearing and the research resources it deserves. If we were talking about something that was not freighted with the baggage of religion, magic and mysticism, it would have been accepted long ago. <BR/><BR/>The differences between the dialogue on sites like this one and on the skeptic sites (especially the forums) always remind me of the difference I see in communication between liberals and conservatives online. On one side you have liberals/paranormal supporters being rational, open-minded, respectful and charitable in listening to the ideas of others (at least much of the time). On the other, you have neocons/pseudoskeptics being belligerent, hateful, contemptuous and ignorant, sure of their own ideas without any look at the evidence. I doubt that will change. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I've searched far and wide and could find no Fortean Times review of the book. Are you sure it was in that pub?Book Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619492768967118149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-34689098587021594232007-03-23T11:22:00.000-07:002007-03-23T11:22:00.000-07:00Dean,That Focus article was indeed very positive a...Dean,<BR/><BR/>That Focus article was indeed very positive about PSI, and mentioned some new work showing brain wave correlations between pairs of people that were physically separated but trying to engage in ESP. The article seemed to imply that even the skeptics were having a tough time refuting the results. It would be great to hear more about these experiments on this blog.David Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172248428321078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-69126315605343641142007-03-22T11:12:00.000-07:002007-03-22T11:12:00.000-07:00Robin said... Well if you could , could you read t...Robin said... <BR/><I>Well if you could , could you read the review and give your comments,</I><BR/><BR/>Are they available on the web?Dean Radinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131263574182645280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-52752727986138739182007-03-22T11:11:00.000-07:002007-03-22T11:11:00.000-07:00"guaranteed a fair treatment..."There are no guara..."guaranteed a fair treatment..."<BR/><BR/>There are no guarantees when working with the media, but I've seen this director's previous work for Horizon and it was quite good. This show is about the science of decision-making. I talked about the possibility that presentiment offers another "channel" of information which figures into how we make decisions, namely unconscious information that leaks backwards in time from our near-term future. I don't know when the show will be aired. Later in the year I imagine.Dean Radinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131263574182645280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-45977039825366520452007-03-22T02:14:00.000-07:002007-03-22T02:14:00.000-07:00Dean SaidBTW, today I spent all day with a crew do...<I>Dean Said<BR/><BR/>BTW, today I spent all day with a crew doing a show for BBC's Horizon science program.</I><BR/><BR/>Do you have any info on when this will be shown? What was the context of your input?Dave Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182481968584866354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-67683290699298444892007-03-22T01:15:00.000-07:002007-03-22T01:15:00.000-07:00BBC's Horizon? That's interesting.. I hope you're ...BBC's Horizon? That's interesting.. I hope you're guaranteed a fair treatment Dean?Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832780160218654422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16158865.post-88843601455703032062007-03-21T21:58:00.000-07:002007-03-21T21:58:00.000-07:00I haven't read those reviews, although I do recall...I haven't read those reviews, although I do recall speaking to someone from a <I>Focus</I> magazine a few months ago. <BR/><BR/>BTW, today I spent all day with a crew doing a show for BBC's Horizon science program. Tomorrow I will spend time with a National Public Radio producer. Yesterday I talked to a producer from ABC's Good Morning America. This sort of interest from the media seems to come in waves.Dean Radinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131263574182645280noreply@blogger.com