Ten Million Percent Happier – Interview with Scott Snibbe
April 26, 2022
Scott Snibbe on finding meaning and spirituality through art and creativity, love without attachment, and our infinite potential.
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Dr. Thupten Jinpa on Buddhism, Science, Compassion, and Climate
April 5, 2022
Dr. Thupten Jinpa on the intersection of science, Buddhism, and critical thinking, and how Buddhist principles can help address the climate crisis as well as helping each of us lead better lives at home with our families and in our relationships.
Rob Hopkins: From What If to What Next?
March 22, 2022
Climate activist Rob Hopkins talks about engaged Buddhism that actively works for positive change in our communities and in the world.
Kim Stanley Robinson on Solving the Climate Crisis, Buddhism, and the Power of Science Fiction
March 15, 2022
Kim Stanley Robinson on climate change solutions, Buddhism in his life and work, sci-fi and “cli-fi”, colonizing Mars, and how to stay optimistic.
Top 10 Episodes of 2021
January 19, 2022
In 2021, our podcast explored birth, death, Bitcoin, and vaccines. We talked to scholars, biologists, monks, and relationship experts. We explored how spirituality and meditation intersect with Netflix, love, artificial intelligence, and equality
Episode 94: Vaccines and Compassion
November 30, 2021
How does the Buddhist view on compassion help us think about COVID vaccine controversies? What do the Dalai Lama and the Pope have to say about vaccination? Host Scott Snibbe and Producer Tara Anderson talk about how to stay loving and connected to people we disagree with, how to avoid “compassion fatigue,” and how to (not) convince somebody to see things our way.
Appearance & Reality: Quantum Physics meets Buddhist Philosophy
October 23, 2021
Objects around us ordinarily appear as if they are solid, singular, and separate from us. However, both science and the
81. A Biologist and a Buddhist Monk on the Nature of Reality: A Conversation with Geshe Namdak and Dr. Rupert Sheldrake
August 31, 2021
A biologist and a Buddhist monk have a conversation on how science can make sense of rebirth, emptiness, and karma, the origins of consciousness and creativity, and how modern science’s understanding of the nature of reality could benefit from the wisdom of contemplative traditions.
Episode 80: Compassionate AI with Kristian Simsarian
August 24, 2021
Artificial intelligence expert Kristian Simsarian joins host Scott Snibbe to discuss how we can create ethical, unbiased and compassionate AI, whether we should be scared of AI, and the implications of AI on the future of work and spirituality.
Episode 78: Buddhism and Technology with Dr. David Kittay (Part 2)
August 10, 2021
In Part 2, Dr. David Kittay discusses science fiction, emptiness and whether life is a simulation, whether we should treat AI robots with compassion and whether the singularity might be another term for enlightenment.