Mindfulness isn't just a spiritual path, but a way of being creatively alive, fully awake to our daily experience, and open to the novelty that each moment might bring. In this unusual session between a leading researcher of mindfulness and learning and a noted neuropsychiatrist, we'll explore what science is teaching us about savoring life's rich variety and endlessly changing phenomena. Focusing on the psychological aspect of mindfulness, we'll examine how understanding the workings of the brain as well as a willingness to learn and to welcome uncertainty are all antidotes to the boredom, vacancy, and automaticity that are so much a part of our over-regimented lives.