Podcast Episodes featuring Alan Lightman

38 | Alan Lightman on Transcendence, Science, and a Naturalist’s Sense of Meaning

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas - March 18, 2019 02:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratings
Let’s say, for sake of argument, that you don’t believe in God or the supernatural. Is there still a place for talking about transcendence, the sacred, and meaning in life? Some of the above, but not all? Today’s guest, Alan Lightman, brings a unique perspective to these questions, as so...

Alan Lightman on Science, Spirituality, and Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

EconTalk - November 05, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Author and Physicist Alan Lightman talks about his book Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a wide-ranging conversation on religion, science, transcendence, consciousness, impermanence, and whether matter is all that matters.

Why Wasting Time Is Good for You with Alan Lightman

Brainfluence - July 26, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming, and then mentally scolded yourself for wasting time? Well, next time, don’t be so hard on yourself. My guest today is here to explain why wasting time isn’t such a bad thing. In fact, he says it’s necessary for creativity, self-identity, and overall he...

Alan Lightman: Wasting Time is Good For You (Bonus Episode)

Simplify - June 07, 2018 10:37 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 258 ratings
Are you slavishly devoted to your to-do list, rushing around to fit every vacant area of time to a task? In this day and age, most of us are—and it's doing no favors to our creativity, our minds, and our very humanity. Something's got to give, and Alan Lightman has a plan. Or, rather, a lack of ...

AP 98: The Spiritual Universe - Alan Lightman

Ascend Podcast - September 28, 2017 10:49 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 121 ratings
Topics Disscussed: Creative outlook, The Spiritual Universe, Tanscendental experiences, Opening up neural Pathways, Multiple universes vs Multiple spiritual universes, Scientific Breakthroughs, Technology that can actually capture a dream, or out body experience or psychedelic experience We are...