Xavier Le Pichon's guest appearances

Xavier Le Pichon

On Being with Krista Tippett

Alain De Botton

Daniel Kahneman

Sharon Salzberg

Sheryl Sandberg

Arlie Hochschild

Rebecca Traister

Tiffany Shlain

Sally Kohn

Eve Ensler

Majora Carter

Adam Grant

Glenn Beck

Karen Armstrong

Michael Pollan

Tracy K. Smith

OwlTail

Krista Tippett

Xavier Le Pichon is Honorary Professor at Collège de France in Paris. He founded La Maison Thomas Philippe that provides retreats for families, including those struggling with mental illness. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Xavier Le Pichon — The Fragility at the Heart of Humanity.” Find more at onbeing.org.

<p>Xavier Le Pichon is Honorary Professor at Collège de France in Paris. He founded La Maison Thomas Philippe that provides retreats for families, including those struggling with mental illness. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Xavier Le Pichon — The Fragility at the Heart of Humanity.” Find more at <a href="http://onbeing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">onbeing.org</a>.</p>

[Unedited] Xavier Le Pichon with Krista Tippett

Xavier Le Pichon, one of the world’s leading geophysicists, helped create the field of plate tectonics. A devout Catholic and spiritual thinker, he raised his family in intentional communities centered around people with mental disabilities. He shares his rare perspective on the meaning of humanity — a perspective equally informed by his scientific and personal encounters with fragility as a fundament of vital, evolving systems. Le Pichon has come to think of caring attention to weakness as an essential quality that allowed humanity to evolve.

<p>Xavier Le Pichon, one of the world’s leading geophysicists, helped create the field of plate tectonics. A devout Catholic and spiritual thinker, he raised his family in intentional communities centered around people with mental disabilities. He shares his rare perspective on the meaning of humanity — a perspective equally informed by his scientific and personal encounters with fragility as a fundament of vital, evolving systems. Le Pichon has come to think of caring attention to weakness as an essential quality that allowed humanity to evolve.</p>

Xavier Le Pichon — The Fragility at the Heart of Humanity