Dr. Brian is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He received his Ph.D. (1978) from the University of Oregon specializing in gravitational dynamics, mathematical cosmology and singularity theory. Swimme was a faculty member in the Dept. of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington from 1978-1981. He was a member of the faculty at the Institute for Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College in Oakland, California from 1983-1989. Brian Swimme’s primary field of research is the nature of the evolutionary dynamics of the Universe. Swimme brings us a meaningful interpretation of the human as an emergent being within the Universe and Earth. His central concern is the role of the human within the Earth community. Toward this goal, in 1989, Swimme founded the Center for the Story of the Universe, a production and distribution affiliate of the California Institute of Integral Studies. His published work includes The Universe is a Green Dragon (Bear and Company, 1984), a picture of the new cosmic creation story, told in a single evening’s conversation; The Universe Story (Harper San Francisco, 1992) written with Thomas Berry, and The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Orbis, 1996). Swimme’s books have been translated into eight different languages. Swimme was featured in a 1991 three part BBC television series, Soul of the Universe. He is the producer of a twelve-part video series Canticle to the Cosmos (Tides Center, 1990) which has been distributed worldwide. Other video programs featuring Swimme’s ideas include The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Center for the Story of the Universe, 1996) and The Earth’s Imagination (Center for the Story of the Universe, 1998). Dr. Swimme lectures worldwide and has presented at conferences sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The World Bank, UNESCO, The United Nations Millennium Peace Summit, and the American Natural History Museum. www.brianswimme.org