Talks & Podcasts

  • Awakin Call Podcast

    September 28, 2026 – This episode of the Awakin Call Podcast is about Tania Singer’s research showing that different forms of meditation — presence, affect, and perspective-taking — reshape the brain in distinct ways.


  • Dispuationes Salzburg 2026

    July 22, 2026 – At Disputationes Salzburg, Tania Singer presented a lecture on the biology of the social brain and how mental training can help improve social skills.


  • Brother David 100

    July 18, 2026 – At the Mozarthaus in St. Gilgen, Tania Singer presented several findings from her research on gratitude and how mental training can lead to greater compassion and gratitude, in honor of the 100th birthday of Brother David Steindl-Rast.


  • Summer of Purpose 2026

    July 16, 2026 – Tania Singer spoke at the Summer of Purpose Festival on the topic “What does it mean to be human?” More information, photos, and speech contributions by Tania Singer can be found on the website.


  • The Academic Podcast Agency and Templeton World Charity Foundation

    July 13, 2026 – In this episode of the Buddha Pill podcast, Miguel Farias explores the science and spiritual traditions that show us how meditation can unlock authentic compassion and love. With Tania Singer, they about cognitive science and the social neuroscience of meditation and look at the empirical evidence for how meditation can modify our brain and social behaviours.


  • 44. Goldegger Dialogues

    June 5-6, 2026 – Tania Singer presents a keynote and teaches a workshop at the 44 Goldegger Dialogues.


  • SLOW Festival

    May, 30 2026 – Tania Singer presents a talk at the SLOW Festival at Elmau Castle and shares a panel with Johannes Mikenda and Hugo Ticciati.


  • Talk at OEGO

    March 13, 2026 – Tania Singer presents her research on the neurobiology of compassion and it’s training at the 6th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society for Osteopathy in Vienna.


  • FitMind Podcast

    25. November 2025 – In this episode of the FitMind Podcast, Tania Singer talks about her research and why empathy and compassion are completely different brain states, how compassion protects us from burnout, and why certain partner-based practices reduce stress far more effectively than solo meditation.


  • Edu:Social Health Care at FIZ Salzburg

    November 12, 2025 – In this talk at the FIZ Tania Singer introduces the Edu:Social Health Care Project, a joint cooperation with the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria.


  • Inner Peace Festival

    October 29, 2025 – At the Inner Peace Festival Tania Singer talks about the peace from within and how to train the social brain.


  • Love in Acton Festival

    September 05, 2025 – At the Love in Action Festival of the Zariya Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland, Tania Singer talks about the scientific foundations of empathy and compassion and how to train the social brain.


  • Talk at Ars Electronica

    September 03, 2025 – In her talk at the Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, Tania Singer introduces mental training methods to strengthen resilience.


  • Interview SIGU Platform

    August 18, 2025 – In an interview with Demian Göpfer of SIGU Plattform, Tania Singer talks about the Dyad program as innovative approach against loneliness. (German only)


  • Mind and Life Podcast

    May 15, 2025 – In this episode, Wendy from Mind and Life speaks with social neuroscientist and contemplative researcher Tania Singer. about her research on empathy and compassion, and her pioneering work on the interpersonal aspects of the brain and contemplative practice.