One of humanity’s universal experiences is the search for meaning. How did we get here? What is my life’s purpose? What is consciousness? How will I be remembered? These are questions that have plagued humanity’s biggest thinkers and continue to challenge us today. Join host Kmele Foster on a new show as we set out around the world to explore how we create meaning from a new lens, weaving together insightful conversations with writers, scientists, religious leaders, philosophers, artists, and more to help us explore life’s biggest (and most exciting) questions. This is Dispatches, an original show from The Well.
Kmele talked with a planetary scientist, a physicist, and a futurist, to understand how visionaries across disciplines are thinking about the future of our planet and humankind.
Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, rock icon Steve Albini, and comedian Fred Armisen told Kmele how they make sense of the world — and leave their mark on it.
Consciousness isn't just a problem for philosophers. On this episode of Dispatches, Kmele sat down with scientists, a mathematician, a spiritual leader, and an entrepreneur, all trying to get to the heart of “the feeling of life itself.”
Are we the stories we tell? Kmele sat down with legendary conservationist Jane Goodall, actor Terry Crews and psychologist Dan McAdams to discuss how humanity makes its meaning.
The Santa Fe Institute is a cradle of modern research. Our host Kmele meets some of the brilliant minds who work there.
Our host Kmele went inside Fermilab, America's premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries.
One of humanity's universal experiences is the search for meaning. How did we get here? What is my life's purpose? What is consciousness? How will I be remembered? These are questions that have plagued humanity's biggest thinkers and continue to challenge us today. Join host Kmele Foster on a new show as we set out around the world to explore how we create meaning from a new lens, weaving together insightful conversations with writers, scientists, religious leaders, philosophers, artists, and more to help us explore life's biggest (and most exciting) questions. This is Dispatches, an original show from The Well.
Our host Kmele Foster is on a journey to understand humanity's role in the cosmos. His first stop? The Atacama Plateau in Northern Chile, home to the darkest deserts and largest telescopes on earth.
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