Buddhism meets Science
Scientists and clerics seldom work together, and often freeze in gridlocked opposition. Not so when Tendzin Gyatsho, the 14th Dalai Lama, came to Vienna in late May to meet distinguished professors from several scientific branches. In a remarkable seven-hour discussion at the Audimax of the University of Vienna, His Holiness took on the vast subject [...]
Vienna’s New Underground Rock
An underground rock scene needs two components to truly thrive: First, it needs a couple of good locations, and secondly, a collection of bands with artistically and philosophically inspired people who help each other out and stick together. Which is just what happened in late March under the Skywalk, a space-age pedestrian bridge at Spittelau between the U6 and the neighbouring street, when [...]