An Evening with Psychologist Paul Ekman

A unique bond formed between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman when the two first met in 2000. The leader of Tibetan Buddhism and the renowned Western-trained scientist soon realized that despite their different educational and religions backgrounds, they shared the same motivation for analyzing emotions: a commitment to reducing human suffering. Following their first encounter, the two men spent 40 hours in discussion over three subsequent meetings, believing that the combined insight of Buddhism and Western psychology would lead to new understandings of human emotion.

These groundbreaking conversations are captured in their new book, Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion. As they discuss the roots of love, compassion, anger, and morality, the two men offer stunning insight into what unifies us all.

Feynman: Take the world from another point of view

Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of thesuperfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received theNobel Prize in Physics in 1965.

How Gender Stereotypes Influence Emerging Career Aspirations

Shelley Correll presents to the audience stereotypes that exist in today's workplace and career field and why men are dominant in the areas of math and science. She gives reasons for why stereotypes cause certain results and shows many studies that have proven these ideas.

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Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others

In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others.

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Robert Shiller on How Human Psychology Drives the Economy

Professor Robert Shiller, will present the annual Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz lecture titled Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why it Matters for Global Capitalism, focusing on the current economic crisis and its causes and consequences. The lecture will be based on Professor Shillers upcoming book of the same title, which is co-authored with George Akerlof, Koshland Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley and Nobel Laureate. A panel discussion and question and answer session, will follow the lecture with Professor Brad DeLong, professor of Economics, University of California Berkeley, Teresa Ghilarducci, Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Economic Policy Analysis, The New School for Social Research; Director, SCEPA and Jeff Madrick, seniors fellow, SCEPA, The New School for Social Research. 

Robert J. Shiller is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics, and Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University. He is also professor of Finance and Fellow at the International Center for Finance at Yale School of Management. He has written about financial markets, financial innovation, behavioral economics, macroeconomics, real estate, and statistical methods, as well as on public attitudes, opinions, and moral judgments regarding markets.

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