Director of Studies at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies; Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at Emerson College
Archived Programs
Does Practicing Mindfulness Make Us More Ethical?
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 12:00pm
Speakers
Mindfulness is a hot topic these days, but does increasing our mindfulness make us more ethical? And if so, how can we understand the moral dimension of mindfulness in the larger framework of moral... Read more
Working from Home: Setting Boundaries to Reduce Stress
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 12:00pm
Do you find yourself working even longer hours since you’ve started working from home, even though you no longer have a commute? ... Read more
SPRING 2021
Being, Thinking, Doing (Or Not!): Ethics in Your Life
Offered in cooperation with the MIT Philosophy Department (Course 24.191)
Led by Nathaniel Baron-Schmitt (Postdoctoral Associate in ... Read more
Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Invest in Minds not Missiles
Saturday, January 23, 2021 - 10:00am
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#BlackInTheIvory: Academia's Role in Institutional Racism
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 5:00pm
For many Black scientists and researchers, working in academia means weathering systemic bias, micro-aggressions, and isolation. Dr. Shardé Davis, a communications researcher at the University of Connecticut, created #BlackInTheIvory this past summer as a platform for discussing... Read more
