The Noosphere: The Third Stage of Earth’s Evolution with Brian Thomas Swimme, Ph.D., and Monica DeRaspe-Bolles

Brian Thomas Swimme, Ph.D. is Professor of Evolutionary Cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is the Director of the Third Story of the Universe at The Human Energy Project and the host of the Emmy-award winning PBS special "Journey of the Universe," written with Mary Evelyn Tucker. He is also the host of the 35-part video series "Story of the Noosphere," created for the Human Energy Project.

Monica DeRaspe-Bolles is a doctoral student at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program. Her area of research is the “Third Story of the Universe” and the potential emergence of a new structure of experience fostering cosmogenic awakening. She is a collaborator with Brian Swimme on the video series “Story of the Noosphere.”

They are the co-authors of the book The Story of the Noosphere (Orbis Books 2024) Illustrated by Brian’s son, Sebastian Swimme.

To learn more about the work of Swimme and DeRaspe-Bolles go to www.humanenergy.io 

Host: Justine Willis Toms      Interview Date: 7/11/2025   Program Number: C0642

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The Noosphere: The Thinking Layer of Earth with Brian Thomas Swimme, Ph.D. and Monica DeRaspe-Bolles