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Since 1973 New Dimensions Radio/Media, a not-for-profit membership organization, has been producing and distributing the "New Dimensions" radio series heard worldwide. Each week, this life-long learning program series presents leading-edge thinkers, scientists, artists, healers, ecologists, spiritual leaders, and social architects in award winning, deep dialogues.
We are facing three simultaneous crises in the world today: crises in energy, economy, and climate. These add up to the greatest challenge in all human history. Biologist Elisabet Sahtouris is optimistic about the future and points to biology saying, “Life gets creative in a time of crisis.” She explains how the survival of bacteria, which have been on the planet for over four billion years, has given us a model of how we may evolve into a mature species. In the best case scenarios in evolution there is a move towards cooperation and co-creation. She points out, “It is literally cheaper to feed your enemies than to kill them. And, in the best case scenario in evolution, those cooperative ventures become the next larger unity.” Join this fascinating conversation that gives us sound science and hope for our species and life on the planet. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)
Bio
Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed evolution biologist, futurist and author.
Her books include:
- EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution
(iUniverse 2000)
- A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us–The Evolution of Life on Earth
(coauthors Brian Swimme & Sidney Liebes) (John Wiley & Sons 1998)
- Biology Revisioned
(coauthor Willis Harman) (North Atlantic Books 1998)
To learn more about the work of Elisabet Sahtouris go to www.sahtouris.com.
Topics Explored in This Dialogue
- What was the first crisis in evolution of life of earth
- Why is debt money not sustainable
- What is the cyclical maturation process in nature
- Why is diversity an imperative in nature and in human culture
- What is the difference between the new consciousness science and materialist science
- Why it is important to know the basic assumptions as represented by different scientists from a variety of cultures
- How we can reverse the desertification of the planet
Host: Justine Willis Toms Interview Date: 10/30/2011 Program Number: 3417
