On Being with Krista Tippett
Summary: On Being is a spacious conversation about meaning, faith, ethics, and ideas -- online and on public radio. Join Krista and her guests as they discuss the big questions at the center of human life, from the boldest new science of the human brain to the most ancient traditions of the human spirit. Each week a new discovery about faith, meaning, and the immensity of our lives. The On Being podcast contains each week's show -- and the unedited interview -- in its entirety and is updated every Thursday.
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Americans of Hispanic descent have now become this country's largest minority. Salvadoran-American scholar of religion and social change, Manuel Vasquez, says Americans have not grasped the way their culture will be changed by the religious and spiritual worldviews being imported. And as he sees it, indigenous religious practice and identity are growing more influential in the global age.
The American experience of stress has spawned a multi-billion dollar self-help industry. Doctor Esther Sternberg is wary of that. But she says that, until very recently, modern science did not have the tools or the inclination to take emotional stress seriously. Here she shares fascinating new scientific insight into the molecular level of the mind-body connection.
Part two of the series on "Einstein and the Mind of God" delves into Einstein's Jewish identity, his passionate engagement around issues of war and race, and modern extensions of his ethical and scientific perspectives.
Part one of the series on "Einstein and the Mind of God" takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God.
