Bryan will interview Diane Powell, MD on new book "ESP Enigma"

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After an undergraduate education in neuroscience, Diane Powell received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed training in medicine, neurology, and psychiatry.  She obtained additional training at Queen Square and The Institute of Psychiatry, both world-renowned medical institutes in London.  She has been on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, was a member of a part-time think tank on consciousness at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA, and the Director of Research for the John E. Mack Institute.  She currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jean Houston
 Foundation.

Her clinical practice has been diverse and international in scope.  It has included being the Assistant Clinical Director of the Consultation-Liaison Service at Cambridge Hospital (a teaching hospital for Harvard); being the Chief Psychiatrist of the emergency room at Brockton Multi-Service Center; training and providing psychotherapy to Soviet psychologists; co-creating and serving as Clinical Director of the McCandliss Center for Women in Chula Vista, CA (which treated survivors of sexual assault, post-partum depression, and eating disorders); starting the psychiatric program for Survivors of Torture, International in San Diego, CA and providing treatment to its clients (refugees and asylum seekers from countries where genocide, torture, and terrorism have resulted in severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). She currently has a solo practice in Medford, Oregon and incorporates psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and pet therapy into her compassionate healing of people who want personalized care.  She is frequently in Los Angeles, where she is available on a restricted basis for consultation

She is the great niece of the famous peace activist, Ammon Hennacy, and has been a strong advocate for human rights.  She participated in the United Nations Conference on Women and Children in Beijing in 1995 and is one of the panelists for the PBS documentary, The Science of Peace, which is still in production.

The Book, The ESP Enigma, The Scientific Case for Psychic Phenomena

Over the past few decades several well-designed and rigorously supervised experiments have documented the existence of telepathic interconnection, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, and out-of-body experiences. Mainstream science has largely ignored these data because they all defy the traditional model of consciousness as being solely the product of brain chemistry and wiring.  Building upon these experiments, Powell constructs a new theory of consciousness.  Integrating concepts from physics, neuroscience, and other disciplines, she offers an insightful and intriguing explanation of ESP, and regards psychic abilities as expanding our understanding and appreciation of consciousness. Psychic abilities are also consistent with findings in modern physics: For example, psychokinesis implies that consciousness is a type of force field, while precognition suggests that the past, present, and future exist concurrently.

Stay tuned for a thrilling conversation!