You may be using an older version of the Adobe Flash Player. To enjoy multimedia content on WGBH.org, please click here to upgrade to the latest version of the free Flash player.

PRESENTED BY
MIT Technology and Culture Forum MIT Technology and Culture Forum

The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT sponsors lectures and symposia...

WATCH NEXT
Carbon-Free Home

Stephen and Rebekah Hren discuss their book, The Carbon-Free Home: 36...

WHAT PEOPLE LIKE

Ceaseless Society: Is 24/7 Good for Us?
April 25, 2006
Jon Kabat-Zinn writer [homepage]
Legphel Priyadarshi Buddhist chaplain, visiting scholar, MIT [homepage]

Jon Kabat-Zinn, faculty member at UMASS Medical School, Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, and author of Meditation for Optimum Health, Full Catastrophe Living, and Wherever You Go, There You Are, gives an overview of the effects of our 24/7 society and how it affects our mind, body and spirit. Additional comments by The Venerable Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, Buddhist Chaplain and Visiting Scholar, MIT.

Culture & Identity | Health & Happiness | Literature & Philosophy
Lifestyle
WGBH
MIT Technology and Culture Forum
Genes and Jazz: Harold and Jacob Varmus
Harold Varmus
02:00:00
Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize-winning cancer researcher and science advisor to President Obama, teams up with his son, jazz trumpeter and composer, Jacob Varmus, to explore the ways that genes and notes affect complex organisms and compelling music.
Ken Burns on National Parks
Ken Burns
00:58:04
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss their six-part PBS documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Isabel Wilkerson: Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
00:55:23
Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson discusses her first book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
Eat Your Words
Barbara Lynch
00:47:24
Three food writers discuss their craft. James Beard Award-winning superstar chef-owner Barbara Lynch runs seven Boston restaurants including No. 9 Park and B&G Oysters. She is the author of the new cookbook Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition.
Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe: Diet for a Hot Planet
Anna Lappe
00:59:06
Anna Lappe and Frances Moore Lappe, a mother and daughter pair who have revolutionized the way we think about food, hunger, and climate change discuss Anne Lappe's new book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It.
The Good Book: A Humanist Bible
A.C. Grayling
00:27:00
Philosopher A.C. Grayling discusses his book The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, a non-religious Bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions. How can one live a humane, meaningful life without following a specific religion?
Image of Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
Author: Jon Kabat-Zinn
Publisher: Delta (1990)
Binding: Paperback, 512 pages

COMMENTS

Login or register to post comments