What can quantum physics teach us about the creativity of our universe?
In our latest episode of the Journey of the Universe: 10 Years Later podcast, Sam King speaks with Dr. Sarbmeet Kanwal, an award-winning educator and pioneer in novel ways of teaching quantum physics and astronomy. Dr. Kanwal holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the California Institute of Technology. His aptitude for explaining intricate scientific concepts in everyday language has made him a sought-after speaker among both science and non-science communities. In 2019, Dr. Kanwal gave a TEDx talk on our new origin story titled “Chaos to Cosmos.”
Sarbmeet is a follower of the Sikh religion and a longtime board member of the Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought, where he has helped initiate several interfaith projects including an award-winning youth leadership program, Mobilizing our Students for Action to build Interfaith Community (MOSAIC).
In recent years, Dr. Kanwal has been assisting in teaching courses on the New Cosmology through the Deeptime Network. In August, he will be the sole instructor for the 4-week Deeptime course, Quantum Wisdom: Essential Insights from a Revolutionary Science.
June 1st is the 13th anniversary of Thomas Berry’s passing in 2009. The Dream of the Earth was published in 1988 when he was 74 years old. You can now listen to him read it.
Audiobook
The Dream of the Earth
By Thomas Berry
Narrated by Thomas Berry
Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
Journey of the Universe: Educators Retreat
With Sam King
The Center at Mariandale, 299 North Highland Ave, Ossining, NY 10562
Thursday, July 7, 2022, 5:00 pm EST - Sunday, July 10, 2022, 1:00 pm EST
What does it mean that the stars are our ancestors? This retreat will consider how the story of the universe is awakening new possibilities for education in a planetary era. Designed for a wide range of educators, this retreat will draw on the Emmy Award-winning film Journey of the Universe and the legacies of Maria Montessori, Pierre Teilhard De Chardin, and Thomas Berry. It will combine contemplative practices with discussions of how we can orient young people to an animate and interconnected Earth community. At a time of ecological crisis, this retreat will offer hopeful strategies for helping future generations take up what Thomas Berry called the Great Work--the transition to an era of human-Earth flourishing.
“The Language of Trees”
With Alison Hawthorne Deming, Kathleen Dean Moore, and Mary Evelyn Tucker
April 26, 2022
“The Language of Trees” featured a conversation between Alison Hawthorne Deming, author of Zoologies: On Animals and the Human Spirit, and Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Earth's Wild Music: Celebrating and Defending the Songs of the Natural World. Hosted by Orion Magazine, The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment, Yale Forest Forum, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, and Yale Environmental Humanities, the event fostered a dialogue around the language of trees and of animals. Moderating the event was Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-author of Journey of the Universe and co-founder of Yale’s Forum on Religion and Ecology.
Celebrating the Ten Year Anniversary of Journey of the Universe with a film screening and discussion with Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Sam King.
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