Podcasts about this dialogue

Opinion Dynamics and Extensible Energy partnered with PG&E to complete an analysis of the charging patterns of 71,000 PG&E Electric Vehicle (EV) owners and a survey of 3,000 PG&E EV owners. By integrating research findings from the customer and grid perspectives, we will share insights on common customer segments of PG&E EV chargers along with survey results that explain differences in charging patterns.This will include sharing novel insights about EV owners' perceptions of benefits, concerns, and overall attitudes towards allowing their utility to manage their charging. As EVs gain traction as a load management resource, insights from this study will provide practitioners with key takeaways for designing managed charging programs in ways that meet customer and grid needs from the region with the highest EV adoption in the country.This Dialogue will also include a discussion of where the industry needs to grow to support the scaling of EVs as a grid resource. 

Can inner shifts in perspectives help us respond more skilfully to the climate and environmental crisis?In this third Science & Wisdom LIVE dialogue, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Stephan Harding, and Dr. David Loy discuss the urgent topic of the climate emergency and environmental crisis. This Dialogue is a collaboration between Science & Wisdom LIVE and The Global Tree Initiative.As scientists and activists warn us about the potential dangers ahead, new paradigms are emerging to help us navigate the challenges of our times. Deep Ecology invites us to experience (and act from) a deep feeling of our interconnectedness with the natural world. Similarly, contemplative practices (such as mindfulness and meditation) can deepen our sense of oneness with the living universe around usDoes a skilful response to the environmental crisis follow spiritual development and a more mature awareness of our interdependence with nature? And how can we act in the world without becoming depressed or feeling powerless in the face of climate emergency?Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Stephan Harding, and Dr. David Loy discuss the outcome of the recent COP26, how we can understand the climate emergency as a dysregulation of Earth's self-regulation, and how the environmental crisis reflects a deeper crisis of values in Western civilization. They advocate a shift from a mechanistic understanding of the world towards a deeply spiritual science, inspired by the feeling of deep connection with the Earth, and talk about the kind of spiritual practices that help us cultivate our sense of belonging to the living planet and act selflessly, without attachment to the results of our actions. 

This Dialogue & Debate webinar explores one of the key themes in our 2021 report, Faith & Belief 2040  the changing role and wider community use of religious buildings in the UK, in our increasingly multicultural, multifaith society. We have teamed up with the National Churches Trust, as part of their ongoing project, The House of Good, which is examining the economic and social value of the UK's church buildings. This webinar is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Edmund Newell.

This Dialogue & Debate webinar explores climate resilience and adaptation. Featuring an intergenerational panel, we explore how people in the UK can adapt to climate change in ways that foster social cohesion rather than division across nations and within communities. We ask: if climate change is likely to exacerbate social division, what opportunities can we seize to minimise this?

This Dialogue & Debate webinar explores the social cohesion implications of declining public trust in government, the media and between communities. We discuss different options for restoring public confidence as we aim to ‘Build Back Better’, post-pandemic. It takes the form of a candid conversation with guest panellists and live questions from our online audience. It is hosted by our Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell.

WATER, a Chicago Sustainability Series Season II Dialogue held on July 24th, 2020 with Dean Alonistiotis, Chief of Staff forMWRD Commissioner Kimberly Neely du Buclet of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoWe discussed the intersections of water, racial and socioeconomic equity, essential workers, the impacts and pioneering research around the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.This Dialogue was conducted over Zoom, in recognition of the importance of safety and social distancing in the pandemic.Learn more about The Chicago Sustainability Series at SustainTheChi.com, and more about Commissioner du Buclet at https://mwrd.org/kimberly-neely-du-buclet and more about MWRDGC at https://mwrd.org/.

FOOD, a Chicago Sustainability Series Season II Dialogue held on June 26th, 2020 with Thomas Jonas, Co-Founder + CEO of Nature's Fynd. Nature's Fynd is an innovative Chicago-based firm innovating the food space with products harvested from the Fy microbe protein, originally sourced from Yellowstone National Park geysers. The Fy protein requires 99% less land, and 87% less water than traditional beef production to become a range of foods from breakfast to dinner, with 9 essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. *This Dialogue was conducted over Zoom, in recognition of the importance of safety and social distancing in the pandemic. *In their own words, "Everything we do at Nature's Fynd is driven by curiosity. It's what led us to explore the springs of Yellowstone's ancient volcano for NASA-supported research on extreme ecosystems.That's how we discovered a remarkable, protein-rich microorganism.Using the microorganism, we developed a breakthrough fermentation technology to create Fy (“fai”), a highly nutritious source of animal-free protein with all 9 essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fiber."*Thomas discussed how he came to the alternative protein space, the range of their products (diary, meat substitutes, dessert, and more), the poetry of developing a new protein that uses a fraction of the resources of standard protein production in the same space as Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic, their funding journey, and what is next. **Learn more about The Chicago Sustainability Series at SustainTheChi.com, and more about Nature's Fynd at https://www.naturesfynd.com/. *

This Dialogue between MARKUS RAY & SONDRA RAY launches their PODCAST Series on A Course in Miracles. Starting with the subject of "Salvation," ACIM redefines it and makes it clear, and Markus & Sondra's commentary makes it even clearer. Awaken to your inherent Innocence. Gain Self-Realization, and embrace your own "Salvation" and what that means to you from listening to this PODCAST from these two dynamic teachers of ACIM.

This Dialogue & Debate webinar from Cumberland Lodge explores the importance of ensuring that people have access to digital technologies and the internet, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are joined by guest panellists: - Robin Christopherson MBE - Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet - Shabira Papain - Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Reach, NHSx - Lauren Razavi - Writer, Speaker and Strategist

This Dialogue & Debate webinar explors how trends of perceived decline of UK high streets might be reversed. We will be discussing how high streets might regain their distinctive character and play a greater role in supporting social cohesion and nurturing communities in creative and sustainable ways, with Claire Bailey, Cllr Matthew Brown, Lahari Rumani, and Saskia Sassen.

This Dialogue & Debate webinar with Cumberland Lodge, on ‘A Good Death & The Community’, features four guest panellists: Dr Nicholas Long – Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Linda Magistris – Chief Executive Officer and founder, The Good Grief Trust Julia Samuel MBE – Psychotherapist and Author Canon James Woodward – Principal, Sarum College The discussion is presented by our Programme Director, Dr Jan-Jonathan Bock.

This Dialogue & Debate webinar with Cumberland Lodge, on 'Togetherness in Times of Crisis', features guest panellists Dr Mattia Diletti (Sapienza University of Rome), Jude Habib (SoundDelivery), and Sarah Farquhar (Crisis UK). The discussion is presented by our Programme Director, Dr Jan-Jonathan Bock.

This Dialogue with ecologist and artist, Dr. Rene Henery will explore pathways toward the simultaneous healing of systems in nature and of our own internal systems, hearts, minds, and spirits. In the process, Rene will share some of his experiences, as a scientist deeply engaged in the complex and contentious politics of water in California, pivoting from an emphasis on the application of science and mind to “fix” the world to an emphasis on relationship and heart, to heal, to catalyze greater connection with others and alignment with nature, and to be guided by what emerges from that connected place. The discussion with Rene will also explore how science, deep listening, and inner wisdom can work synergistically to orient us, with the dynamic natural systems we are a part of and the effects of that reorientation on the way we understand and value diversity and equity, our capacity for growth and change, and our felt sense of belonging. We are part of nature.Dr. Rene Henery is a Deep Ecologist, artist, writer, and speaker based in Northern California. Rene holds a joint position as California Science Director for Trout Unlimited, US’s oldest and largest Salmon and River conservation NGO and part-time Research Faculty with the University of Nevada, Reno, Global Water Center. Rene’s work in the US and abroad embraces water, diversity, reconciliation, and equity as pathways to resilient ecosystems, coherent communities, and personal experience of belonging. In his home state of California, Rene works collaboratively with private landowners, resource managers, universities, NGO’s, and state and federal agencies to recover water-dependent systems through science, relationship, and the reconciliation of conservation, flood management, agriculture, environmental justice, and indigenous wisdomSupport the show (https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/donations)

This Dialogue welcomes Archdiocese of Philly Renaissance Man Fr. Stephen Thorne to talk accountability and representation within the Catholic Church. We touch upon the dynamics of his life and work as an African American priest, the Bishop's letters concerning antiracism and where the Church continues to fall short in terms of serving as a truly inclusive community of believers. Special thanks to Villanova Theology grad students Jacques Linder and Andre Price for their thoughts in the Intro!

2 Men's Basketball National Championships in 3 years have catapulted the Villanova community into a realm of unprecedented exposure and attention. With an elite collegiate athletic program catalyzing bursts in enrollment and campus expansion, the question of mission and presence of God in these pursuits becomes pressing. This Dialogue welcomes Dr. Ed Hastings, Assistant Professor of Theology at Villanova, as well as Men's Basketball Chaplain Fr. Rob Hagan to discuss the importance of culture, identity and and mission to analyze and critique the value of sport at Villanova.

Before his death 50 years ago, John Courtney Murray, S.J., the preeminent Catholic theologian on democracy and religious freedom, wrote that people: of all religions and of no religion must live together in conditions of justice, peace and civic friendship, under equitable laws that protect the whole range of human rights, notably including the right to religious freedom. It is therefore necessary for the Church to show the way to justice and peace in society… The implications of Murray’s call to action in our polarized politics and challenged Church will be explored in a one-on-one conversation with Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, who authored the book The Search for an American Public Theology: The Contribution of John Courtney Murray (Paulist Press, 1989). The bishop will then be joined by former executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Melissa Rogers and Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the University of Notre Dame Richard Garnett for further discussion of faith, the common good, and democracy. These panelists will answer several key questions: November 1, 2017 | What are the legacy and lessons of Murray’s groundbreaking work on faith and democracy? How are religious freedom and the common good threatened and advanced today? How do these principles challenge us in a nation led by President Trump and in a Church led by Pope Francis? John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, will moderate the Dialogue. This Dialogue is organized in partnership with the Democracy Fund and follows a day-long academic conference at Georgetown on “John Courtney Murray Today: Reflections in the Fiftieth Anniversary Year of his Death.”

Before his death 50 years ago, John Courtney Murray, S.J., the preeminent Catholic theologian on democracy and religious freedom, wrote that people: of all religions and of no religion must live together in conditions of justice, peace and civic friendship, under equitable laws that protect the whole range of human rights, notably including the right to religious freedom. It is therefore necessary for the Church to show the way to justice and peace in society… The implications of Murray’s call to action in our polarized politics and challenged Church will be explored in a one-on-one conversation with Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, who authored the book The Search for an American Public Theology: The Contribution of John Courtney Murray (Paulist Press, 1989). The bishop will then be joined by former executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Melissa Rogers and Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the University of Notre Dame Richard Garnett for further discussion of faith, the common good, and democracy. These panelists will answer several key questions: November 1, 2017 | What are the legacy and lessons of Murray’s groundbreaking work on faith and democracy? How are religious freedom and the common good threatened and advanced today? How do these principles challenge us in a nation led by President Trump and in a Church led by Pope Francis? John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, will moderate the Dialogue. This Dialogue is organized in partnership with the Democracy Fund and follows a day-long academic conference at Georgetown on “John Courtney Murray Today: Reflections in the Fiftieth Anniversary Year of his Death.”

Speakers: Brian Costar, George Williams, Geoff Gallop, Fran Bailey, Andrew DoddScheduled one week before the 2014 Victorian state election, the panel tackled several important questions. What is the state of the federation? Are States still necessary in Australia? If so, what leadership skills do we want State local members, Ministers and Premiers to possess? How can we get better candidates in State parliament if all the better candidates are standing for national not State election? This Dialogue featured Prof. Brian Costar (Swinburne Institute for Social Research), Prof. Geoff Gallop (University of Sydney/ex Premier of WA), Fran Bailey, (Former Federal member for McEwen (Vic)) and Prof. George Williams (University of New South Wales). Recorded at Swinburne on 21 November 2014.

Speakers: Brian Costar, Geoff Gallop, Fran Bailey, George WilliamsScheduled one week before the 2014 Victorian state election, the panel tackled several important questions. What is the state of the federation? Are States still necessary in Australia? If so, what leadership skills do we want State local members, Ministers and Premiers to possess? How can we get better candidates in State parliament if all the better candidates are standing for national not State election? This Dialogue featured Prof. Brian Costar (Swinburne Institute for Social Research), Prof. Geoff Gallop (University of Sydney/ex Premier of WA), Fran Bailey, (Former Federal member for McEwen (Vic)) and Prof. George Williams (University of New South Wales). Recorded at Swinburne on 21 November 2014.

Speakers: Mark Day, Andrew Holden, Sophie Black, Rod TiffenThe media plays a critical role in shaping perceptions of leadership in Australia. But are Australians being well enough served by the media as they form their views about our leaders? - Is technology driving a genuine growth in channels and perspectives - or is the media simply getting shriller and more biased? - Does the media itself lead or follow society? - What is needed for the media to play a renewed role in advancing Leadership for the Greater Good in Australia? This Dialogue features Mark Day (The Australian), Andrew Holden (Editor In Chief of The Age), Sophie Black (Editor in Chief, Private Media), and Professor Rod Tiffen (Sydney University). Recorded at Swinburne on 23 October 2014.