As we conclude our Metahuman miniseries, we hear from Dr. Don Hoffman, writer and professor of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, as he shares his latest book The Case of Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes and asks us to challenge what we call reality.
This conversation took place at The Rubin Museum of Art an ... Show More
Nov 2019
Success from Within / Jay Shetty
Continuing onward through our Metahuman miniseries, we move forward with our second episode. When working to understand success and what a successful life might mean, we hear from host, viral content creator, and former monk, Jay Shetty. Just as wisdom traditions of all time have ... Show More
38m 55s
Nov 2019
The Heart-Soul Connection / Dr. Oz
As we begin work on a second season of Infinite Potential, we bring you a few special episodes. In this first episode of our three part Metahuman miniseries, we explore the heart-soul connection and gain valuable insight from health expert, Dr. Oz, who has dedicated his life's wo ... Show More
41m 9s
Jun 2019
Make Your Own Myth / Dr. Jean Houston
In our final episode of Season 1, we come back to the most fundamental questions: who are we and what are we capable of. My guest today, Dr. Jean Houston, sees us as heroes in our own mythic journeys, here to realize our great calling. Jean Houston has worked with Joseph Campbell ... Show More
41m 48s
May 2022
Not a Simulation, Not the Matrix, but Something Even Weirder, with Dr. Donald Hoffman | Mind Meld 304
Dr. Donald Hoffman returns to the mind meld to chat about the illusion of reality, the transcendent geometry defining the laws of physics, why consciousness is the fundamental nature of reality, and why there will never be a theory of everything. This episode is sponsored by Bett ... Show More
1h 56m
Feb 2021
Dr. Donald Hoffman (Part 1) - The Case Against Reality and Why We Only See What We Need to Survive
Today’s guest is the brilliant Dr. Donald Hoffman. Donald is a full professor of cognitive science at the University of California, the author of The Case Against Reality and Visual Intelligence, and the co-author of Observer Mechanics.Within his body of work, Donald studies how ... Show More
36m 14s
Nov 2023
Super Soul Special: Dr. Alan Lightman: How to Lead a Less Hurried Life
Original Air Date: May 6, 2020 Oprah Winfrey talks with Dr. Alan Lightman, an MIT professor of humanities, physicist and best-selling author. Dr. Lightman is one of the rare scientists who also embraces spirituality after having a transcendent experience while on a boat on the oc ... Show More
16m 8s
May 2021
EP30: Gameshow Trickery, Foster Care Saint, and Hollywood's Only Flying Ace
On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, we bring you Matt Parker, a comedian and mathematician from Australia, who tells the story of the time Michael Larson was shockingly good at the game show "Press Your Luck," and gives a look into why computers can’t be random; ... Show More
51m 5s