A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human with Dr. Jeffrey Kripal

Join author, professor and futuristic humanist, Jeffrey Kripal, in a discussion of his latest research and newest book, How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else." From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, Dr. Kripal shows how these so-called "impossible phenomena" are not supposed to happen, but they do—all the time.

Dr. Kripal invites us to think about these fantastic (yet commonplace) experiences as an essential part of being human. He asserts that the "impossible" is a function, not of reality, but of our everchanging assumptions about what is real. He challenges us to experience the impossible as fundamentally human.

Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal is Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Chair of Philosophy and Religious Thought in the Department of Religion at Rice University. He is author of nine books and also Chair of the Board at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2:00 EDT