Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence - Mind and Life XXIII; October 17, 2011 (Day 1 of 5; Afternoon) - Dalai Lama Video (HQ) Teachings on Tibetan Buddhism Podcast

Summary: This meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a dialogue between contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists that will discuss the interconnection between individual choices and environmental consequences. More video and audio will be added as they become available. Duration: 10 sessions each approximately 2 hours TOPIC ONE – THE SCIENCE Moderator: Daniel Goleman Session 2, October 17th Afternoon: Interdependence Between the Environment and Our Health: Risk and Opportunities Presenter: Jonathan Patz Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D, Principal translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, President and the Editor-in-Chief of the Institute of Tibetan Classics. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning at the University of Illinois, and co-director of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations at Rutgers University. Jonathan Patz, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor & Director of Global Environmental Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.