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Hearing the Soul

Alzak Amlani

CIIS Professor and psychologist Alzak Amlani examines the benefits of developing the soul. This talk is part of our Big Ideas at CIIS series.
Women, Media, and Activism

Cat Brooks and Manolia Charlotin

Cat Brooks of San Francisco's Anti Police-Terror Project is joined in conversation by journalist Manolia Charlotin of The Media Consortium to discuss race, police violence, and criminal justice reform. This event was made in collaboration with public radio program Making Contact.
Myth in the News

Craig Chalquist

CIIS professor Craig Chalquist explores how myths jump out of the myth books and into our lives, inhabiting current events, our language, politics, and more.
On Race in America

Jeff Chang

Author and hip hop journalist Jeff Chang in conversation with novelist and poet Adam Mansbach on the cultural history - and future - of race in America.
Towards a Higher Health

Deepak Chopra

Alternative medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra explores the question of how consciousness conceives and constructs the physical universe.
Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths

The authors of "Algorithms to Live By", Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths, are joined in conversation by CIIS President Joseph Subbiondo to explore how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. This conversation is part of our Technology and Consciousness Series.
What Is Literature For?

Carolyn Cooke

CIIS Professor and author Carolyn Cooke explores reading and writing as important acts of consciousness. This talk is part of our Big Ideas at CIIS series.
Eat Like it Matters

Michelle Glowa

CIIS professor Michelle Glowa talks about how our food choices affect the world, and what we can do to cultivate more just and sustainable food systems.
GGGPS: The Guillermo Gómez-Peña Positioning System

Guillermo Gómez-Peña

Chicano performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña is joined by author and performer Larry Bogad for this performative conversation, GGGPS: The Guillermo Gómez-Peña Positioning System. This event was part of the Dancing with the So Called Dead Festival, a collaboration with the MFA Program in Theatre-Performance Making and The Arts @ CIIS.
Black Panthers, Activism, and Spiritual Practice

Ericka Huggins

Civil rights activist, former Black Panther leader, and educator Ericka Huggins is joined in conversation by CIIS professor and restorative justice expert Sonya Shah. This episode is presented in collaboration with Bioneers and the 2016 National Bioneers Conference.
New Discoveries in Health Science

Meg Jordan

CIIS Professor Meg Jordan explores some of the most compelling new ideas in health from the world of science.
A Search for Racial Identity

Sil Lai Abrams

Author and activist Sil Lai Abrams reads from her new memoir, Black Lotus, and is joined in conversation by CIIS’s Laura Reddick.
A Life of Spirit in Action

Joanna Macy

Author, teacher, and ecophilosopher Joanna Macy is known the world over for her workshops for social and environmental activists. She's joined in conversation by ecophilosophy teacher Renée G. Soule to discuss her life and work.
The Psychogeography of Burning Man

Stuart Mangrum

One of the early organizers of Burning Man, Stuart Mangrum, discusses the psychogeography of the festival.
Inside Wikipedia

Jake Orlowitz and Matt Segall

The head of Wikipedia’s library, Jake Orlowitz, in conversation with Dr. Matt Segall about how Wikipedia keeps it’s vast and complicated platform running.
Buddhism, Trauma, and Healing

Reggie Ray

American Buddhist scholar Reggie Ray on how trauma can be an opportunity for spiritual growth.
This Writing Life

Richard Rodriguez

Peabody Award-winning author Richard Rodriguez is joined in conversation by CIIS writing professor Carolyn Cook for a discussion on writing and the writer's life.
Ghosts, Spirituality, and Memory in Performance

Sean San José and Erika Chong Shuch

Theatre director Sean San José is joined in conversation by CIIS faculty and performance maker Erika Chong Shuch about ghosts, spirituality, and memory in performance. This event was part of the Dancing with the So Called Dead Festival, a collaboration with the MFA Program in Theatre-Performance Making and The Arts @ CIIS.
A Journey into the Heart of Being Human

Dan Siegel

Clinical psychologist and interpersonal neurobiology expert Dr Dan Siegel is joined in conversation by Rick Hanson to take a deep dive into the mysteries of the human mind.
Grieving and Ritual

Sobonfu Somé

Author and activist Sobonfu Somé on the importance of grieving and ritual.
Artificial Intelligence and Art

Kal Spelletich and Jerry Kaplan

Jerry Kaplan, a computer scientist and AI expert talks with Kal Spelletich, an artist who works with robotics about how humans might leverage this emerging technology creatively. This conversation is part of our Technology and Consciousness Series.
Mushrooms and the Mycology of Consciousness

Paul Stamets

Mycologist Paul Stamets examines how mushrooms can help the health of people and the planet.
An Evening with Dear Sugar

Cheryl Strayed and Carolyn Cooke

Author Cheryl Strayed talks to Carolyn Cooke about her writing style, her work as Dear Sugar, and her best selling book, Wild.
Why We Study the Universe

Brian Swimme

CIIS Professor Brian Swimme explores why trying to make sense of the universe is one of the oldest projects around and how these questions lead us to regularly reinvent what it means to be human. This talk is part of our Big Ideas at CIIS series.
Neurodiversity and Creativity

Nick Walker

One of the leading thinkers in the emergent field of neurodiversity, CIIS faculty member Nick Walker, discusses the benefits of a more neurodiverse world. This talk was part of the Big Ideas at CIIS series.