Quantum Odyssey with Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.

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Capra relates his personal journey of meeting and interacting with some of the leading contemporary thinkers and visionaries. What emerges is a wisdom packed dialogue about new ways of thinking and being. From Krishnamurti's spiritual insight to Gregory Bateson's intellectual prowess, Capra weaves an intricate and informative web of influences on his own pioneering work of bridging science and spirit. For anyone interested in the future, this is a conversation not to be missed. (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. He is on the faculty of Schumacher College, an international center for ecological studies in England, and frequently gives management seminars for top executives.

Fritjof Capra’s books include:

• The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (Shambhala 1975)
• The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture (Simon & Schuster 1984)
• Uncommon Wisdom: Conversations With Remarkable People (1988)
• The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems (1996)
• The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living (Anchor 2004)
• The Science of Leonardo: Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance (Doubleday 2007).
• The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (co-author Pier Luigi Luisi) (Cambridge University Press 2014)
• Learning from Leonardo: Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius (Berrett-Koehler 2013)

To learn more about the work of Fritjof Capra go to www.fritjofcapra.net.

Host: Michael Toms        Interview Date: 7/15/1988        Program Number: 2094