For many of us, Thanksgiving is going to be really different this year—how can we find happiness in these strange times? On today’s show, we learn about the power of […]
Cultivating a Healthy Mind in Times of Crisis
In a time of global pandemic, economic depression, and broad civil unrest, many Americans are reporting high levels of stress and trouble sleeping. Today on the show, we’re joined by […]
Death with a sense of well-being
Dylan Lott, medical anthropologist at the UW-Madison Center for Healthy Minds, has studied the state of the mind and body at the point of death, particularly in respect to Tibetan […]
A Look at Meditation
For tonight’s episode, the Perpetual Notion Machine looks into the practice of meditation with Will Cushman. UW-Madison has been in the forefront of meditation research, primarily with the Dalai Lama, […]
