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If I have a visual experience that I describe as a red tomato a meter away, then I am inclined to be

Many psychologists and philosophers believe that people are hedonists, seeking pleasure and avoiding

As our civilization careens toward a precipice of climate breakdown, ecological destruction, and gap

As the theme of this month’s conference is Psychology & Nonduality (https://bit.ly/nd-conference), I

According to our standard view of things, consciousness exists only in the brains of highly evolved

This episode is part of our Meeting of the Minds series in which we bring together leading thinkers

“Use your head.” That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project.

Research tells us that our autonomic nervous system scans our body four times per second asking “am

In a previous two-hour lecture for TWU, I argued for the nature of consciousness as a foundational e

Mark has a pretty interesting story to tell. Earlier in life, he was an international drug smuggler,

The comparative study of identical and fraternal twins is a powerful method for identifying the rela

So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn’t exist

Dr Music will examine how early experiences, secure attachments, and safe environments can lead to m

Former social media executives tell us that the system is an addiction-machine. We are users, waitin

For 15 years, the transpersonal psychologist Steve Taylor has been researching cases of ‘transformat

Within us, the dim cavern of the unconscious holds our forbidden feelings, secret wishes, destructiv

In this talk, Rupert Spira will explore the perennial, non-dual understanding that lies at the heart

How Victor Frankl’s experiences in Nazi concentration camps informed the development of logotherapy

Annahita believes that the dramatic rise in mental illness and how we treat those who are mentally i

This talk will describe how we can evolve more nurturing societies. The human and biological science