222. Menas Kafatos - a podcast by Rick Archer

Dr. Menas Kafatos is The Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics and Director of Excellence at Chapman University. He received his B.A. in Physics from Cornell University in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. After postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, he joined George Mason University and was University Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences there from 1984-2008.  He has authored and co-authored numerous books including The Conscious Universe, The Non-local Universe, and Principles of Integrative Science.  He is a recipient of the Rustum Roy Award from the Chopra Foundation, which “honors individuals whose devotion and commitment to their passion for finding answers in their field is matched only by their commitment to humanity” and the IEEE Orange County Chapter - Outstanding Leadership and Professional Service Award.  He has been interviewed numerous times by national and international TV networks, newspapers and radio programs.

Chapman University BioWikipedia Page

Books:The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics and Matters of the Mind
The Conscious Universe: Parts and Wholes in Physical RealityLooking In, Seeing Out: Consciousness and Cosmos

Transcript of this interviewInterview conducted 3/15/2014

Menas Kafatos, in Panel Discussion on Kashmir ShaivismVideo and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

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