About the Facilitators
Brian Swimme
Brian Thomas Swimme is Professor Emeritus of Cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and Director of the Third Story of the Universe at Human Energy, a public benefit non-profit that focuses on scientific and interdisciplinary research on the future of human collective consciousness. He earned a Ph.D. in gravitational dynamics from the University of Oregon, and is the host of the PBS special "Journey of the Universe." His most recent media work is the video series "The Story of the Noosphere." Swimme's books include The Universe is a Green Dragon, The Universe Story (co-authored by Thomas Berry), The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, The Journey of the Universe (co-authored by Mary Evelyn Tucker), and The Story of the Noosphere. Swimme is known for his work that integrates scientific discoveries and an emerging narrative of the universe.