How do individuals survive horrendous accidents, illnesses, and traumatic events? The resilience of the human body, mind, and spirit is truly awe inspiring, and that’s why Deepak Chopra will be hosting a Google + Hangout on Air, “The Science of Survival” on May 23 at 12PM PDT to highlight some of these incredible stories. Deepak [...]
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Deepak Chopra: Can Reality Set Us Free? The Puzzle of Complementarity (Part 3)
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., P. Murali Doraiswamy, MBBS, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., Neil Theise, MD, Menas C. Kafatos, Ph.D. We promised at the outset to explain the nature of reality by going to its very heart. To all appearances reality is dual. The objective world exists “out there” to be measured, but its existence is [...]
First Human Stem Cells Cloned! (Video)
Before you start dreaming about that twin sister you always wished you had, or an army of “mini me’s,” there is still a ways to go before full on human cloning (if that’s the direction were even headed.) But scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) announced [...]
Deepak Chopra: Who Made God?
Prompted by his granddaughter, Deepak explores the questions: What is God? And who made God? In this episode of “Ask Deepak” on The Chopra Well, he approaches the query from a cosmological perspective. Think of a cosmic Las Vegas – there is eternal inflation and eternal fluctuation in the universe. Because this is happening eternally, [...]
This is What Your Body Will Do in the Next 30 Seconds (Video)
30 seconds might sound like nothing! But in the time it takes you to walk to the kitchen for a glass of water, your body is hard at work. Compiled from a range of scientific studies, BuzzFeed presents an impressive and surprising video on exactly what the human body does in the span of just [...]
What’s the Deal with Salt? New Report Suggests We’ve Been Worrying Too Much
We have long been warned about the dangers of sodium, including the frightening risks of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. But according to a new report commissioned by the Institute of Medicine under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these warnings may be misguided. Moderation in all things is wise, but according to [...]
Deepak Chopra: Can Reality Set Us Free? The Puzzle of Complementarity (Part 2)
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., P. Murali Doraiswamy, MBBS, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., Neil Theise, MD, Menas C. Kafatos, Ph.D. Click here for Part 1. The most fascinating extension of complementarity has to do with complex systems. To a physicist, explaining how a pair of electrons behave together in outer space poses a major challenge; explaining [...]
Deepak Chopra: Can Reality Set Us Free? The Puzzle of Complementarity
By Deepak Chopra, M.D., P. Murali Doraiswamy, MBBS, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., Neil Theise, MD, Menas C. Kafatos, Ph.D. Reality has gone into a strange, dark place – quite literally. Historically, quantum physics and the theory of relativity are responsible for demolishing the familiar world presented to us by the five senses. It first dismantled [...]
Deepak Chopra: The Mystery of Memory
How do we recall a memory and where does it disappear to once we’ve remembered it? Do we exist in our brains or are they tools of our consciousness? In this week’s episode of “The Rabbit Hole” on The Chopra Well, Deepak Chopra explores the mysterious world of our memories and where they live in [...]
Deepak Chopra Eats a Mouse! (And Discusses Space Time)
Okay, so Deepak isn’t actually going to eat a mouse, but his owl avatar is! Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new, slightly smaller, much more feathery Deepak Chopra and his friend, physicist Menas Kafatos! Perched atop a telephone wire overlooking the city below, Deepak and Menas tackle some of the biggest questions in modern science: [...]
