Lecture Series

Conversations at the Edge: This popular IONS lecture series informs San Francisco Bay Area members and the extended community about cutting-edge research and new ways of thinking about the changing times we live in.

There are currently no new lectures scheduled. If you are interested in obtaining archived copies of past lectures listed below, please see ordering information at the bottom of this page.

PAST LECTURES:

2006

September 28, 2006
"Taboos in Science and Religion"
Featuring: Richard Tarnas, PhD, and Dean Radin, PhD
Moderator: Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

October 6, 2006
"Creating the Future in the Post-9/11 World Through the Power of Forgiveness"
Featuring: Frederic Luskin, PhD, and Reverend Lyndon Harris
Moderator: Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

October 26, 2006
"The Role of Mental Balance in the Cultivation of Genuine Well-being, Understanding, and Virtue"
Speakers: Alan Wallace, PhD, and Paul Ekman, PhD
Moderator: Cassandra Vieten, PhD

November 2, 2006
"The Visionary and the Practical: Tensions in Science, Spirituality, and Life"
Speakers: Martha Stampfer, PhD, and Don Hanlon Johnson, PhD
Moderator: Cassandra Vieten, PhD

2005

September 23, 2005
"The Art and Science of Aging Well: Flourishing in the Second Half of Life"
Angeles Arrien & Bill Stewart

October 14, 2005
"Life After Death: Assessing the Evidence"
Michael Murphy, Charles Tart

November 11, 2005
"Living with Chaos: Science and Spirituality in Dialogue"
Ralph Abrams & Matthew Fox

December 2, 2005.
"The Biology and Sociology of Good and Evil"
Van Jones, Tom Lewis

For Archived Copies: Send the lecture date and your phone # to: research@noetic.org or mail to IONS Research Lecture Series, 101 San Antonio Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. Or call 707-779-8217 to order CDs or audiotapes of past lectures.