CIIS Public Programs
CIIS Public Programs
This is a podcast for people who are curious about the world and themselves featuring talks and conversations presented by the Public Programs department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a non-profit university in San Francisco. Listen here or on your favorite podcast app to a diverse array of visionaries, artists, and scholars sharing compelling experiences, offering new perspectives, and expanding creative horizons.
Episodes
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Oct 3, 2018 • 59min
Y-Vonne Hutchinson and Clair Brown: The Future Of Work
International labor lawyer, Y-Vonne Hutchinson, and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, Clair Brown, explore the positive and negative impacts of technology on the world of work. This conversation was a collaboration with the Kapor Center for Social Impact in Oakland.
Sep 26, 2018 • 1h 31min
Boots Riley: Art and Activism
Boots Riley, the writer and director of Sorry To Bother You, and lead singer of The Coup discusses creativity and activism with local writer Chinaka Hodge.
Sep 19, 2018 • 1h
Cameron Awkward-Rich: The Poetics Of Identity
In this episode, poet and scholar Cameron Awkward-Rich discusses his work, which broke new ground in Trans, Queer, Black, and American poetry. He was joined in conversation by writer and curator James Fleming.
Sep 12, 2018 • 60min
Alinne Barrera and Steven Chan: Mental Health and Technology
In this episode, psychologist and professor Alinne Barrera joins psychiatrist and UCSF Clinical Informatics fellow Steven Chan to explore how recent advances in technology and artificial intelligence are changing the way we seek and provide mental health care.
Sep 5, 2018 • 1h 5min
Leah Weiss: How We Work
Stanford Professor and author Leah Weiss is joined in conversation by CIIS Dean of Alumni Richard Buggs to explore practical, evidence-based strategies for using ancient wisdom traditions to improve your work.
Aug 29, 2018 • 1h 5min
J. Stuart Ablon: The Science Behind Changing Minds
In this episode, psychologist and author Stuart Ablon is joined in conversation by Nicolle Zapien, CIIS’s Dean of Professional Psychology and Health, to explore the science of how people change.
Aug 22, 2018 • 56min
Doug Vakoch: Sending Messages to Aliens
In this episode, Doug Vakoch, the President of Messaging Extra Terrestrial Intelligence - or METI, and CIIS professor, examines the social and cultural aspects of extraterrestrial contact.
Aug 1, 2018 • 1h 6min
Julia Serano: On Transfeminism
Author and activist Julia Serano is joined by CIIS professor Zara Zimbardo for a conversation about how to make feminist and queer movements more inclusive.
Jul 18, 2018 • 1h 13min
David Graeber: On Meaningless Jobs
Author and anthropologist David Graeber is joined by debt researcher Jason Wozniak for a conversation about the phenomena of meaningless jobs.
Jul 6, 2018 • 1h 35min
Franchesca Ramsey: That Escalated Quickly
In this episode, comedian, activist, and author Franchesca Ramsey is joined in conversation by author and comedian Sarah Cooper about the many ways we communicate with each other.
