Rune Soup Travelling Ghosts Bent Spoons and the Science of Magic | Dean Radin
Sep 24, 2025
Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the Institute for Noetic Sciences and author delving into consciousness, shares fascinating insights about his new book, The Science of Magic. He discusses stunning meta-analyses revealing improbable results and recounts a spooky tale of a hotel poltergeist. Radin also reflects on his personal spoon-bending experience and how belief structures our reality. He explains the importance of intentional influence and connects psi phenomena to modern science, sparking a conversation about the intersection of magic and consciousness.
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Paris Hotel Poltergeist Encounter
- Dean Radin woke at 3 AM in a Paris hotel to popping sounds and acrid smoke from his TV, then found neighboring rooms experienced the same electrical chaos.
- After lights flickered and stopped when he acknowledged it as a poltergeist, Michael Nam said, “It’s Anton,” linking it to a traveling ghost story.
Unexpected Spoon Bending Moment
- Dean Radin described spontaneously bending a spoon at a PK party while mimicking another person and not noticing until others pointed it out.
- He confirmed the spoon was ordinary and the bend required torque beyond normal human force, which frightened him.
Science Moving Toward Psi-Friendly Views
- Radin argues modern physics and meta-analyses are shifting the scientific worldview toward views compatible with psi and ancient esoteric ideas.
- He says skepticism based on 19th-century physics no longer blocks serious consideration of psi phenomena.
