University of Chicago anthropologist William Mazzarella talks about psychological resonance, the concept of mana, and how magic helps illuminate advertising and propaganda. https://chicago.academia.edu/WilliamMazzarella
Expanding Mind – Underground Wisdom – 07.14.16
Writer and biodynamic farmer Stephen Crimi talks about chthonic goddesses, Dead songs, spiritual food, and his new book Katabatic Wind: Good Craic Fueled by Fumes from the Abyss. www.logosophiabooks.com
Expanding Mind – What Worlds Will Come – 07.07.16
Technology writer and futurist Kevin Kelly talks about digital socialism, surveillance fears, and the cosmic force fueling technology. Kevin’s new book is The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces that Will Shape our Future.
Expanding Mind – Canines and Cyborgs – 06.30.16
An inspiring discussion with writer, feminist, and historian of science Donna Haraway about cyborg companions, animal loves, and why the Chthulucene is a better name for our era than the Anthropocence. Donna’s new book is Manifestly Haraway, which collects “The Cyborg Manifesto” with the “The Companion Species Manifesto.”
Expanding Mind – The Poetry of Matter – 06.09.16
Alchemist, writer, and artist Brian Cotnoir talks about the Emerald Tablet, stereograms, the transformation of matter, and the alchemy of film. http://khepripress.com/
Expanding Mind – Getting High – 06.02.16
British author Kester Brewin talks about rockets, Ken Kesey, charismatic Christianity, and his new book Getting High: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Dream of Flight (Vaux).
Expanding Mind – S-F Humans – 05.26.16
Science fiction author and English prof David Gill talks about Star Wars, entropy, androids, and his new book of short stories In Time’s Empire They Were All Slaves (Pravic SF Books).
Expanding Mind – Cosmic Domes – 05.19.16
A talk with media artist and researcher David McConville about planetaria, the art of scientific models, and the transdisiplinary possibilities of immersive media.
Expanding Mind – Dharma and Drugs – 05.12.16
A talk with Buddhist scholar Douglas Osto about perennialism, experiential narratives, the limits of reason, and his new book Altered States: Buddhism and Psychedelic Spirituality (University of Columbia Press).
Expanding Mind – Splinternet – 05.05.16
A talk with author and communications consultant Scott Malcomson about online anonymity, countercultural computing, the military-industrial origins of the Internet, and his new book Spinternet: How Geopolitics and Commerce are Fragmenting the World Wide Web. http://www.orbooks.com/scott-malcomson/