Kari Risher: A cosmology of nonviolence

Kari Risher is a research fellow studying the cosmological foundations of nonviolence from a scientific perspective. Kari earned a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Master’s degree in Space Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan. She then worked as a systems engineer for NASA JPL’s Earth Mission Concepts group, where she conceived and developed satellite missions for Earth observation and participated in strategic planning for NASA’s Earth science division. The same passionate drive to analyze and articulate fundamental patterns in the universe and humanity’s relationship with it led her to pursue a Master’s degree in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where her major research interest has been on the issue of the human spiritual relationship to time. Kari has also worked for social justice in varied contexts, from LA’s Skid Row to the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is her commitment to spiritual integrity that guides her vision and leads her work towards a more peaceful, just, and loving world. Her academic, poetic and musical offerings can be found on her website at kari-lynn.weebly.com.