Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist living in Spain. Her post-doctoral degree was at the American Museum of Natural History, she taught at MIT and the University of Massachusetts, contributed to the NOVA-Horizon TV series, is a fellow of the World Business Academy with an honorary Chair in Living Economies, and is an advisor to Ethical Markets. She convened international symposia on Foundations of Science in Hokkaido and Kuala Lumpur. Her books include EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution.

Website: sahtouris.com

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Summary and Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 1/25/2014

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Elizabeth Sartoris: Evolution Biologist and Futurist

00:03:26 - The Interconnectedness of Nature and Cultural Assumptions

00:06:35 - Failure of our Education Systems

00:09:53 - The Need for a Global Consortium of Sciences

00:13:21 - The Multidimensional Nature of Consciousness

00:16:55 - Intelligence as the number of levels

00:20:05 - The Opposition to Change

00:23:19 - The Role of Crisis in Evolution and Human Cooperation

00:26:22 - Being Prepared for a Hot Age

00:28:54 - The Balance Between Individuation and Community

00:31:45 - The Wisdom of the Body and Negotiating Levels

00:35:16 - The Interplay of Matter and Spirit

00:38:27 - The Evolution of Transparency

00:42:02 - The Existence of God and the Mechanistic Universe

00:44:49 - The Origins of the Mechanical Universe

00:48:04 - The Taoist Understanding of the Universe

00:51:20 - The Maturation Cycle of Evolution

00:54:45 - Building Real Community

00:58:03 - Creating the Future You Want

01:01:09 - Awakening to Corporate Wrongdoings

01:03:50 - The Power of Collective Change

01:06:34 - Accelerating Change and the Future

01:09:30 - Harmony with Nature for a Sustainable Future

01:11:58 - Integrating Technology and Nature

01:15:02 - Questioning the Validity of Darwinism

01:18:15 - Perspectives on Creation and God

01:20:43 - The Omnipresence of God

01:23:39 - Taking Back the Power to Coin Money

01:26:15 - The Tipping Point and the Need for Maturity

01:29:22 - Voluntary Participation in the Physical World

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