Tom Nash
Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with physicist Tom Nash in a combination physics tutorial and cosmology lesson…pondering questions such as whether there is one universe or many, whether the universe is alive or inert, and whether life is an accident or part of a cosmic design.
Cam Trowbridge
This presentation—followed by a conversation with The New School’s Kyra Epstein—held at the Point Reyes National Seashore’s Red Barn, focused on Guglielmo Marconi’s construction and operation of two wireless radio stations in Bolinas and Marshall between 1912 and 1919.
Rebecca Katz and Jeanne Wallace, PhD
Join Rebecca, Jeanne, and Michael Lerner for a presentation and discussion about the healing power of food.
Robert Hass, Eric Karpeles, and Others
In 1855, Whitman published 795 copies of his book Leaves of Grass, paying for publication himself. “Song of Myself,” as it came to be known, was the first experiment in long, free-verse poetry—a poem that former U.S. poet laureate and Whitman scholar Robert Hass calls, “the most unprecedented poem in the English language.” The poem is Whitman’s […]
David Spangler
Michael Lerner talks with David Spangler about his life and his recent book, Apprenticed to Spirit.
Richard Heinberg
In conversation with Michael Lerner, Richard explores the ongoing financial crisis—explaining how and why it occurred; what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes; and what policy makers, communities, and families can do to build a new economy that operates within Earth’s budget of energy and resources.
Arjun Makhijani
Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with environmental researcher Arjun Makhijani about his new book: Carbon-Free and Nuclear Free—A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy and Ecology and Genetics: An Essay on the Nature of Life and the Problem of Genetic Engineering.
Kate Levinson
Through her own experiences and her longtime work as a psychotherapist, Kate Levinson talks with Commonweal’s Susan Braun about the ways that money and emotions are intricately entwined.
End-of-Life World Cafe
World Cafe is a powerful social technology for engaging people in conversations that matter. It is a process developed in the Mill Valley living room of New School friends Juanita Brown and David Isaacs in 1995, and has spread around the world as an effective and heart-full method of bringing people together in dialogue. Participating in […]