Living well is not about having all the answers, it’s about the opportunity to pursue unanswerable questions in good company. Dr Rachel Naomi Remen shares some of…
Talks and Lectures Released In 2008 - Page 2 »
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson discusses his book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World. In the conversation, drawing on insights from the biological sciences,…
In this University of Southern California program, Robert Kuhn hosts a group of distinguished panelists in a discussion of what may lie beyond our world. Humans have…
Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens debate the Iraq War and religion. Watching a debate between Christopher Hitchens and Peter Hitchens is fascinating on so many levels. They…
Do telepathy, clairvoyance and other “psi” abilities exist? The majority of the general population believes that they do, and yet fewer than one percent of mainstream academic…
We spend our lives being seduced by the outside world, believing without question that happiness and suffering come from “out there.” In reality, Buddhist teachings explain that…
We have been brought up to believe that the mind is located inside the head. But there are good reasons for thinking that this view is too…
Mindfulness meditation, one type of meditation technique, has been shown to enhance emotional awareness and psychological flexibility as well as induce well-being and emotional balance. Scientists have…
Explore the brain’s amazing ability to change throughout a person’s life. This phenomenon – called neuroplasticty – is the science behind brain fitness, and it has been…
Nadia Rosenthal, senior scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, discusses newly emerging discoveries that may indicate just how flexible adult stem cells may be in their…
This course focuses on three particularly interesting areas of astronomy that are advancing very rapidly: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy. Particular attention is paid to…
