Brian Thomas Swimme, Ph.D., is a cosmologist and a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he teaches evolutionary cosmology to graduate students in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program. He is a cocreator and host of the Emmy award winning PBS documentary Journey of the Universe. He is the author of Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Orbis 2019), Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era—A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos (HarperOne 1994), The Universe is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story (Bear & Company 1984) and Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe (Counterpoint 2022). His video series Include Journey of the Universe• (Prime Video 2009) and Canticles to the Cosmos (Sounds True.1995)

Interview Date: 10/18/2022    Tags: Brian Thomas Swimme, cosmologist, cosmology, cosmic evolution, bacteria, butterfly, cocoon, imaginal cells, quanta, elementary particles, star stuff, protons, neutrons, electrons, Thomas Berry, Divine Intelligence, carbon atoms from the stars, Science, Philosophy, Arts & Creativity, Spirituality