The Secular Buddhist

Dana Nourie and Matt Lowry join us to speak about physics, the natural world, and quantum misperceptions.

Dave Smith talks with us about growing up a dharma brat, and meditation Nashville style.

Dr. Eugenie Scott from the National Center for Science Education speaks with us about keeping faith traditions separate from science in our classrooms.

Dr. Erik Storlie joins us again, this time to speak about his book Nothing on My Mind: Berkeley, LSD, Two Zen Masters, and a Life on the Dharma Trail, about psychedelics and Western Zen's roots.

Dr. Cathy Kerr joins us to speak about her recent study on the effects of mindfulness meditation training on anticipatory alpha modulation in primary somatosensory cortex. And we chat about the placebo effect.

David L. McMahan talks with us about The Making of Buddhist Modernism.

Carol Tavris speaks with us about how cognitive dissonance can lead to unhealthy conceptual attachments.

Steve Hagen speaks with us about faith and belief.

Dr. Roland Griffiths speaks with us about his work studying psilocybin's intersection with meditation.

Stephen Schettini speaks with us about his new book, It Begins with Silence, The Art of Mindful Reflection.

Scott Edelstein speaks with us about his book Sex and the Spiritual Teacher.

Author and educator Sikivu Hutchinson speaks with us about her book, Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars.

Dr. Richard Davidson speaks with us about the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, and the use of science in validating the effects of meditation.

Our friend Dr. Glenn Wallis is back to talk with us today about his new book Buddhavacana, A Pali Reader, and the issues translators face making meaningful sense out of ancient texts.

Dr. Erik Storlie speaks with us about his online article Lineage Delusions: Eido Shimano Roshi, Dharma Transmission, and American Zen.

Professor Peter Harvey speaks with us about his book An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues.

Winton Higgins speaks with us about the First Noble Truth and Tragic Vision.

Dr. Fadel Zeidan and Dr. John McHaffie join us to speak about their neurological study, Brain Mechanisms Supporting the Modulation of Pain by Mindfulness Meditation.

Ethan Nichtern speaks with us about The Interdependence Project.

Rick Bateman and Tim Kiely join us for a round table discussion of how to start Secular Buddhist groups with tools like Meetup and Ning.