Ep. 7 Mindfulness, AI & a Sober Approach to the Future with Shinzen Young

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Mindfulness teaching capacities and math metaphors.
• Language, communication, and technology.
• The impact of AI on communication and spirituality.
• Mindfulness, neuroscience, and technology.

Shinzen Young is a mindfulness teacher, neuroscience research consultant, and co-director of the Science-Enhanced Mindful Awareness (SEMA) Lab at the University of Arizona. His systematic approach to categorizing, adapting and teaching meditation, known as Unified Mindfulness, has resulted in collaborations with Harvard Medical School, Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Vermont in the burgeoning field of contemplative neuroscience. Shinzen is known for his interactive, algorithmic approach to mindfulness, and often uses mathematical metaphors to illustrate meditative phenomena. He is the author of The Science of Enlightenment, Natural Pain Relief and numerous audio offerings. https://www.shinzen.org/