Sunday, April 19, 2026

Mysteries of Consciousness Service
with Mark Reimers

On Sunday, April 19th, we will be joined virtually by returning guest speaker, neuroscientist, Mark Reimers, who will speak about the mysteries of consciousness. 

What do scientists actually know about consciousness? Can that knowledge help us lead better lives? It turns out that some aspects of recent scientific thinking mirror paradoxical Buddhist teachings; and that scientists are finding that, in some sense, our consciousness is both inside and outside our heads.

Mark Reimers is an associate professor in the neuroscience program where he integrates statistical analysis with biological theory while analyzing and interpreting the very large data sets now being generated in neuroscience, especially from the high-throughput technologies developed by the BRAIN initiative.
He graduated from the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and previously held appointments at Virginia Commonwealth University.