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  • Hearing the Soul by Alzak Amlani

    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 by Cat Brooks and Manolia Charlotin

    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 by Craig Chalquist

    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 by Jeff Chang

    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 by Deepak Chopra

    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 by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths

    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? by Carolyn Cooke

    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 by Michelle Glowa

    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 by Guillermo Gómez-Peña

    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 by Ericka Huggins

    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 by Meg Jordan

    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 by Sil Lai Abrams

    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 by Joanna Macy

    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 by Stuart Mangrum

    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 by Jake Orlowitz and Matt Segall

    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 by Reggie Ray

    Buddhism, Trauma, and Healing

    Reggie Ray

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

  • This Writing Life by Richard Rodriguez

    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 by Sean San José and Erika Chong Shuch

    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 by Dan Siegel

    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 by Sobonfu Somé

    Grieving and Ritual

    Sobonfu Somé

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

  • Artificial Intelligence and Art by Kal Spelletich and Jerry Kaplan

    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 by Paul Stamets

    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 by Cheryl Strayed and Carolyn Cooke

    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 by Brian Swimme

    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 by Nick Walker

    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.

 
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