Can Scientists Be Spiritual? Alan Lightman | Into The Impossible Podcast (#306)

Please support the podcast by taking our short listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/intotheimpossible Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/R5DXUZet7HE?sub_confirmation=1 Is the brain a computer? Where does the soul lie? Can quantum mechanics explain consciousness? Alan Lightman takes on these ancient questions and more in this fabulous new book chock-full of cutting-edge research and the latest discoveries in brain science. Watch Alan's first episode on the Into the Impossible Podcast https://youtu.be/MG2cPltzCdY Lightman is currently a Professor of the Practice of the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alan has written several books on topics ranging from relativity and gravitation to personal development. The topic of this episode of the Into The Impossible Podcast is his new book, The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science. Subscribe to the Jordan Harbinger Show for amazing content from Apple’s best podcast of 2018! https://www.jordanharbinger.com/podcasts  Please leave a rating and review: On Apple devices, click here, https://apple.co/39UaHlB On Spotify it’s here: https://spoti.fi/3vpfXok On Audible it’s here https://tinyurl.com/wtpvej9v  Find other ways to rate here: https://briankeating.com/podcast Support the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating  or become a Member on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join To advertise with us, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices