Lynn Margulis, Stephen Buhner and John Seed speak to a crowd at Amherst College in 2005.
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Author Mitch Albom talks about the meaning behind his new novel, “The Next Person You Meet in Heaven.”
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Mitch discusses his book, THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN.
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On March 6, 2005, best-selling author Mitch Albom delivered the annual Roland Quest Lecture at Elmhurst College.
During the past 20 years few people have changed the conversation about the intersection of life and death more than author Mitch Albom. Jane Pauley sits down with the “Tuesdays With Morrie” author for a wide-ranging chat about a life well-lived.
In this video, you’ll learn seven simple ways to identify your calling - and we’ll also talk about resistance and self-doubt around our callings.
Mary Oliver's poetry, with her lyrical connection to the natural world, has firmly established her in the highest realm of American poets. She is renowned for her evocative and precise imagery, which brings nature into clear focus, transforming the everyday world into a place of magic and discovery.
It is not as if the internet and age of information is bad, but it’s not as if it’s good. In this video, we explore why during an era where there is more information than ever about how to live and be happy, we are more confused and less happy than ever, in recent history.
Within each of us are two selves, suggests David Brooks in this meditative short talk: the self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who seeks connection, community, love—the values that make for a great eulogy. Can we balance these two selves? Perhaps, once we know them both.
Reflecting on moments that shaped his life, actor Ethan Hawke examines how courageous expression promotes healing and connection with one another - and invites you to discover your own unabashed creativity. "There is no path till you walk it," he says.