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Best-selling author Dan Brown’s new novel, The Secret of Secrets, brings noetic science to the center stage of a gripping, mind-bending adventure. But where does the story end and the real science begin?
IONS invites you to join two of the pioneering researchers whose work has explored the frontiers of consciousness for decades—our own Dean Radin, PhD, and Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR. In this illuminating conversation, Helané and Dean will bridge the boundary between literary imagination and laboratory research.
Our esteemed researchers will unpack the real-world science behind the book’s captivating ideas, revealing credible evidence for our profound interconnectedness, the power of consciousness, and the frontiers of mind-matter interaction. Join us to explore how the themes in the novel connect to the leading edge of noetic sciences and what these discoveries mean for our shared human experience.
⚠️ Spoiler alert: This discussion will include references to key plot points and revelations from Secret of Secrets. If you haven’t finished reading, you may want to turn the last page before tuning in!
Fact Meets Fiction: The Science Behind the Story
Friday, November 7
11:00am – 12:00pm PDT
All registrants will receive a link to the recording. Please register even if you can’t attend live.
PRESENTERS
Dean Radin, MS, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Associated Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He was awarded an Honorary DSc in yoga research from S-VYASA. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at AT&T Bell Labs, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International. Dr. Radin is author or coauthor of hundreds of technical articles, some 145 peer-reviewed journal articles, four dozen book chapters, and four best-selling, popular books. He has given over 750 invited presentations and interviews for government, military, business, scientific, and other groups around the world.
Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Wahbeh is clinically trained as a naturopathic physician and research trained with a Master of Clinical Research and two post-doctoral research fellowships. She has published on and spoken internationally about her studies on complementary and alternative medicine, mind-body medicine, extended human capacities, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder and their relationships to physiology, health, and healing. Dr. Wahbeh is especially known for her research around — and noetic approach to — channeling.
Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., MBA, MA is an acclaimed social scientist, award-winning author, and master teacher. She has conducted clinical, laboratory and field-based research into consciousness, transformation, and healing. Her books include Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (with Cassandra Vieten and Tina Amorok): Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine (with Tina Amorok and Marc Micozzi); and Death Makes Life Possible (and companion film by same title, with Deepak Chopra). Marilyn has taught at Stanford, Harvard, and Trinity Universities and is currently Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University. She is also CEO/President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Schlitz has published hundreds of articles in scholarly journals and popular publications, and has lectured extensively in diverse venues, including the United Nations, Smithsonian Institution, Commonwealth Club, and community groups across the world.
