Radin then steps back to examine the theoretical basis for ESP, granting that the evident factuality of certain results does not justify the assumption that all psychic phenomena are therefore true. This is the most impressive section of the book while some results can undoubtedly be explained away, many are not easy to dismiss. The experiments include attempts to send images to dreaming subjects, to influence the roll of dice and to predict future events Radin describes the experiments and gives detailed summaries of the results. Radin then presents a summary of ESP experiments he feels meet the strictest standards of repeatability, careful design and high reliability. A history of psychic research follows (neglecting to mention that some of the pioneers later admitted faking their results). He then detours into an attack on ESP debunkers. Radin (Institute of Noetic Sciences) begins by describing quantum entanglement, in which subatomic particles separated by large distances appear to exchange information about their physical states almost instantly. An attempt to enlist quantum mechanics to explain ESP phenomena.
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