Mind & Life
What is a mind? What are the mental patterns that shape our experience—how are those patterns created, maintained, and changed? How can contemplative practices like meditation help us work with our minds? And what are the potential benefits these practices for individuals and society? This inquiry can happen through many lenses. Conversations on this show integrate contemplative approaches with perspectives from psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, anthropology, religion, social science, art, activism, and lived experience. On Mind & Life, we investigate these complex questions with leading researchers, thinkers, and on-the-ground practitioners, moving us toward a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world. Hosted by Mind & Life Institute Science Director, Wendy Hasenkamp.Podcasts
Brian Dias Epigenetics and Intergenerational Trauma
Published: May 2, 2024, 8:18 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 51 seconds
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Jyoti Mishra Mindfulness and Climate Trauma
Published: April 18, 2024, 8:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 2 seconds
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Simon Goldberg The Shape of Healing
Published: April 4, 2024, 8:23 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 32 seconds
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Diana Chapman Walsh Contemplative Leadership
Published: March 21, 2024, 8:24 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 6 seconds
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Daniel Goleman Beyond Emotional Intelligence
Published: March 7, 2024, 9:22 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 12 seconds
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Robin Nusslock How Stress Gets Under Our Skin
Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 9:15 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 21 seconds
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Hanne De Jaegher Making Sense Together
Published: Nov. 30, 2023, 9:14 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 23 seconds
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Grant Jones Music, Meditation, and Healing
Published: Nov. 16, 2023, 9:16 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 16 seconds
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Linda Carlson Mindfulness and Cancer
Published: Nov. 2, 2023, 8:22 a.m.Duration: 1 hour
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Paul Condon Relational Meditation
Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 8:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 53 seconds
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Marieke Van Vugt Finding Balance
Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:12 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 58 seconds
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Emeran Mayer Biological Interconnectedness
Published: Sept. 21, 2023, 8:18 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 23 seconds
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Rob Roeser Transforming Education
Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 8:18 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 25 seconds
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sujatha baliga Healing Through Restorative Justice
Published: June 1, 2023, 8:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 40 seconds
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Fadel Zeidan Mindfulness and Pain
Published: May 18, 2023, 8:22 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 3 seconds
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Brendan Ozawa-de Silva Embodied Learning
Published: May 4, 2023, 8:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 50 seconds
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Ed Taylor Leading by Example
Published: April 20, 2023, 8:19 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 54 seconds
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David Creswell Exploring Equanimity
Published: April 6, 2023, 8:23 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 6 seconds
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Jenny Mascaro Compassion in Healthcare
Published: March 23, 2023, 8:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 16 seconds
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Elissa Epel Mind, Body, and Stress
Published: March 9, 2023, 9:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 48 seconds
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Matthieu Ricard Compassion and Care
Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 9:21 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 23 seconds
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Jamie Bristow Policy, Practice, and Planet
Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 9:22 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 45 seconds
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Amy Cohen Varela The Power of Undoing
Published: Dec. 2, 2022, 9:10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 40 seconds
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Zindel Segal Mindfulness and Depression
Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 9:23 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 31 seconds
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Randima Fernando Humane Technology
Published: Nov. 4, 2022, 8:43 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 37 seconds
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Yuria Celidwen - Indigenous Wisdom
Published: Oct. 21, 2022, 8:19 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 20 seconds
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Norm Farb - Meditation and the Brain
Published: Oct. 7, 2022, 8:23 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 57 seconds
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Tish Jennings - Contemplative Education
Published: Sept. 23, 2022, 8:28 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 45 seconds
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Sharon Salzberg - Love and Wisdom
Published: Sept. 9, 2022, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 33 seconds
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Bob Thurman - Wisdom is Bliss
Published: June 3, 2022, 8:22 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 6 seconds
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Lasana Harris - Flexible Social Cognition
Published: May 20, 2022, 8:11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 24 seconds
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Jessica Morey - Healing Attachment
Published: May 6, 2022, 8:29 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 32 seconds
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Juan Santoyo - Practice and Peace
Published: April 22, 2022, 8:34 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 2 seconds
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Al Kaszniak - The Universe of Verbs
Published: April 8, 2022, 8:17 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 13 seconds
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Brooke Lavelle - Courage in Community
Published: March 25, 2022, 8:29 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 16 seconds
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Jud Brewer - Changing Habits
Published: March 11, 2022, 9:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 37 seconds
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Roshi Joan Halifax - Enactive Compassion
Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 8:31 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 45 seconds
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Cliff Saron - Embracing Complexity
Published: Dec. 17, 2021, 9:19 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 21 seconds
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Bobbi Patterson - Contemplation, Place, and Resilience
Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 9:19 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 19 seconds
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Cortland Dahl - Integrating Science and Buddhism
Published: Nov. 19, 2021, 9:22 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 56 seconds
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Zenju Earthlyn Manuel - Identity as Path
Published: Nov. 5, 2021, 8:23 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 15 seconds
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Willoughby Britton - When Meditation Causes Harm
Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 8:25 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 46 seconds
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Nicholas Van Dam - Nuancing the Narrative
Published: Oct. 8, 2021, 8:22 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 35 seconds
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Rhonda Magee - Mindfulness, Interconnection, and Justice
Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 8:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 57 seconds
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Jon Kabat-Zinn - The Heart of Mindfulness
Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 8:23 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 31 seconds
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Vandana Shiva - Earth Democracy
Published: Aug. 13, 2021, 8:24 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 17 seconds
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David Sloan Wilson - Conscious Evolution
Published: July 9, 2021, 8:22 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 48 seconds
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Dekila Chungyalpa - Human-Earth Connection
Published: May 21, 2021, 8:21 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 20 seconds
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Peter Wayne - Ecology of Mind
Published: May 7, 2021, 8:17 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 2 seconds
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Mingyur Rinpoche - Awareness, Compassion, and Wisdom
Published: April 22, 2021, 8:15 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 29 seconds
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Buju Dasgupta - Social Context & Implicit Bias
Published: April 9, 2021, 8:21 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 33 seconds
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Larry Barsalou - Habits of Mind
Published: March 26, 2021, 8:24 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 1 second
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Sona Dimidjian - Bringing Relationship into Research
Published: March 12, 2021, 9:18 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 31 seconds
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John Dunne - At the Crossroads of Buddhism and Science
Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 9:19 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 13 seconds
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Eric Garland - Working with Addiction & Pain
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 9:23 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 52 seconds
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Anne Klein - The Wisdom of the Body
Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 9:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 58 seconds
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Lisa Feldman Barrett - Your Emotions Aren't What You Think
Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 9:24 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 6 seconds
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Jack Kornfield - Wisdom For Our Times
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 9:25 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 21 seconds
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Adam Hanley - Taking Your Mind Off Autopilot
Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 8:44 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds
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Andreas Roepstorff - Interacting Minds
Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 8:17 a.m.Duration: 50 minutes 20 seconds
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Evan Thompson - Expanding Our View of the Mind
Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 8:21 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 42 seconds
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Doris Chang - Critical Consciousness
Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 8:21 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 32 seconds
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Richie Davidson - The Science of Meditation
Published: July 22, 2020, 8:19 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes
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Tanya Luhrmann - How Social Worlds Shape Our Minds
Published: July 8, 2020, 8:19 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 43 seconds
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Amishi Jha - Attention, Mind Wandering, and Stress
Published: June 24, 2020, 8:40 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 19 seconds
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john powell - Othering and Belonging
Published: June 10, 2020, 8:26 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds
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Willa Blythe Baker - Meditating with the Body
Published: May 27, 2020, 8:25 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 34 seconds
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Willa Miller - Meditating with the Body
Published: May 27, 2020, 8:25 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 34 seconds
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Anil Seth - How Our Minds Predict Our Reality
Published: May 13, 2020, 8:54 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 46 seconds
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Thupten Jinpa - Cultivating Compassion
Published: April 29, 2020, 11:26 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 58 seconds
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Mind & Life Trailer
Published: March 26, 2020, 12:09 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds
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