Have you heard about Neil Theise, the pathologist who recently found a new organ system? Well, it's not "new" of course, as it has always been there, but Western Medicine had overlooked it, day after day, until Neil Theise overroad his own confirmation bias and "found" it. Learn the story of the interstitium, why Neil's meditation practice might have contributed to his being able to see what others had missed, and how this relates to complexity and our own ability to see interconnections and patterns in the systems we care about. Neil will speak to his interstitium discovery experience, his book, "Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being" and we'll see what else! Whatever it is, we can't wait!
(Fan girl moment: Over here at SCEU, we (Carolyn & Daniela) did a little dance of joy when Neil said yes to doing this session. We think the interstitium story is an incredible one to help illustrate why systems and complexity skills are essential, and what happens when we overlook them and we both have been following Neil and his work and can't wait to learn from him live! Daniela even wrote a piece about Neil and the interstitium if you want to check it out!)
More about Neil: Neil Theise is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. Dr. Theise’s studies in complexity theory have led to interdisciplinary collaborations in fields such as integrative medicine, consciousness studies, and science-religion dialogue. He is a long time student of Zen Buddhism with the Village Zendo in NYC.
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