Dinosaurs in Thailand
On Monday the Science section of the New York Times published “Old Bones Yield a New Age of Dinosaurs in Thailand,” an article that reveals Thailand’s rich prehistoric past. According to the Times, Thailand was “teeming”…
Science
The biology of mindfulness
In a new interview with The New Humanism‘s editor Rick Heller, Daniel Siegel (above) lays out the neurological fundamentals of smelling a rose, the mental architecture of a mirage—and of always wanting a new toy (just…
Buddhism & Science: How the dialogue might go deeper—or where it might end
After all the discussion of science and Buddhism in my last post (see comments 7-11), I came across the Dalai Lama’s appearance before an audience of more than 500 Korean Buddhists in Yokahama today, where he…
The Singularity and Buddhism
The New York Times published an article a few days ago about the Singularity—a time in the future when a superior intelligence dominates and life becomes something so different that we can’t predict what shape it…
Thailand Yanks the Economist; A Pattern Language
The Economist is yanked from Thai newsstands for running a story critical of the monarchy. Can we build a beautiful world? Christopher Alexander, author of the groundreaking A Pattern Language, thinks so. Read his interview with…
David Brooks on “neural Buddhism”
David Brooks discusses the “militant materialism of some modern scientists” then says: Over the past several years, the momentum has shifted away from hard-core materialism. The brain seems less like a cold machine. It does not…
Trust Through Reason
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche discusses the relevance of science as a tool for meditators.
The Merry Greis
Pioneering neuroscientist, renowned pianist, and inventor Dr. Manfred Clynes takes Eliot Fintushel on a tour of his enterprising world
This is Your Brain on Buddhism
Kate Wheeler finds new inspiration at the Dalai Lama's thirteenth Mind and Life conference.
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