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James Gardner, science essayist, complexity theorist, and author of Biocosm: The New Scientific Theory of Evolution, discusses the ideas behind his radical new theory of cosmic creation and the evolution of life.

John F. Haught, Landegger Distinguished Professor of Theology at Georgetown University and author of God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution, speaks with WIE's Amy Edelstein about science, Darwin, God, nature, and our future in an infinite, evolving universe. Recorded at the 2006 Metanexus Conference.

WIE catches up with two contemporary filmmakers, Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay, Monsoon Wedding) and Randy Olson (Flock of Dodos) to speak about their recent and soon-to-be-released films.

WIE speaks with David Sloan Wilson, professor of evolutionary biology and anthropology and author of Unto Others: The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior, in a discussion about the evolutionary roots of altruism and the Darwinian revolution that is transforming not just biology but the social sciences as well.

Dr. Eric Chaisson, author of Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos, and research professor of astronomy, physics, and education, speaks with WIE about perpetual change, the flow of energy, the evolution of life, and the prognosis for higher intelligence in the cosmic future.

Join 3rd millenium renaissance man, genius raconteur, author, and former rock and roll starmaker Howard Bloom to find out what the American king of pop and the Saudi prince of jihad have to do with collective intelligence, Darwinian reproduction strategies, and the future of human culture.

Michael Dowd, former Evangelical minister, believes that as we integrate the story of cosmogenesis into our lives a worldwide spiritual revival will occur.

Filmmaker Jeff Tamblyn speaks with WIE editor Ross Robertson about making his movie Kansas vs. Darwin, which documents a fascinating chapter in the ongoing culture war between science and conservative Christianity over what school children should be taught about the origins of life.

Itinerant apostle of evolution Michael Dowd speaks with WIE associate editor Carol Raphael about his passion for evolutionary spirituality, the alliance of science and religion, and the ideas contained in his newest book, Thank God for Evolution.

Science writer Amir Aczel explores the remarkable scientific career of evolutionary mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

Steven Vedro speaks to WIE’s Carter Phipps about his recent book, Digital Dharma: A User’s Guide to Expanding Consciousness in the Infosphere, and discusses the unique role that technology plays in the evolution of consciousness.

Editor in chief Andrew Cohen and integral philosopher Ken Wilber—the Guru and the Pandit—explore the “fascinating, complex, and infinitely subtle” relationship between evolution and enlightenment.

Professor Frank Poletti describes the vision behind the Esalen Center for Theory and Research, a mystical think tank that is redefining evolution and spirituality and transcending the outdated polarity between science and God.

Author and journalist Robert Wright speaks to EnlightenNext's Elizabeth Debold about his new book, The Evolution of God.

EnlightenNext's Elizabeth Debold and author Robert Wright continue their exploration into The Evolution of God.

EnlightenNext’s Carter Phipps explores the 250-year lineage of sages, scientists, and philosophers who laid the philosophical foundations for a new evolutionary cosmology.

Michael Dowd travels around the United States 365 days a year to spread his message of a great and unifying cosmic saga, a new universal spiritual mythos powerful enough to bridge the divide between science and religion, faith and fact, God and the future of the human race.

In this full-length presentation recorded live at the Foxhollow Forum, Joel Garreau, Washington Post reporter and author of

Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies–and What It Means to Be Human, speaks about our unprecedented techno-evolutionary moment.

Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris, self described creationist evolution biologist, and author of EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution, weighs in on the real evolution debate with her vision of life as a self-organizing intelligent system.

Allan Combs, author of The Radiance of Being, cocreator (with Ken Wilber) of the conceptual model of consciousness known as the Wilber-Combs Lattice, and pioneering scholar in the field of conscious evolution, speaks with WIE about the history, development, and future evolution of consciousness—from the one to the many.

Simon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Paleobiology in the Earth Sciences Department at Cambridge University and author of The Crucible of Creation, discusses his breakthrough research in evolutionary convergence and his theories about the existence of higher intelligence in the universe.

Barbara Marx Hubbard, author, social innovator, and president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, speaks with WIE about the extraordinary promise humanity holds for the evolution of life—both in manifest form and as consciousness itself—on earth and throughout the universe.

Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd are traveling the ancient missionary path with a radical new message: the science of evolution may be the key to a worldwide spiritual revival.

One of today's most imaginative minds plays cosmic (and comic) tour guide through the formative moments of the universe, hinting at wild surprises yet to come.

Founder of Visa International and self-made philosopher Dee Hock invokes the new science of complexity theory to show how human organizations can become powerful agents for evolutionary transformation.

This Hungarian-born painter, psychologist, and evolutionary thinker speaks about the flowering of human creativity and our potential to give meaning to the evolutionary process.

The insightful author of The Moral Animal and Nonzero reflects on the dynamics of evolution and speculates about an emerging global consciousness.

From the far out to the close at hand, four futurists zoom out for a bird's eye view on the global changes we're experiencing now and can anticipate in the future—each outlining both the unprecedented challenges and mind-spinning opportunities humanity faces in the minutes and years to come

A controversial biologist explores the consciousness of the universe and dissects the materialist creed.