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Congratulations, Virgil! Researching the mechanisms by which communities respond to and recover from disasters is vital to understanding resilience. Learn more: templetonworldcharity.org/projects-resou…

As 2025 ends, we're reflecting on the power of ideas to spark discovery. The Templeton World Charity Foundation Request for Ideas is still open - share yours and help shape what comes next. Learn more: templetonworldcharity.org/global-call-fo… #TWCFRequestForIdeas

As 2025 ends, we're reflecting on the power of ideas to spark discovery.   The Templeton World Charity Foundation Request for Ideas is still open - share yours and help shape what comes next.   Learn more: templetonworldcharity.org/global-call-fo…   #TWCFRequestForIdeas

The Request for Ideas is open - share your idea and help shape TWCF's next global strategy. Learn more: templetonworldcharity.org/global-call-fo…

This project aims to establish a new research program on quantum fundamentalism, deepen scholarly understanding of its worldview implications, and raise public awareness of the human significance of QM. Learn more: templetonworldcharity.org/projects-resou…

This project led by Mark Harris and Pete Jordan at @UniofOxford's Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion (IRC) will investigate what quantum fundamentalism might mean for humans’ understanding of the world and our place in it, and what can be rationally known or believed.

Midway through a fantastic edition of the #CIFARwinterschool on the neuroscience of consciousness, here in beautifully snowy Québec 🇨🇦. Many thanks to all our speakers, participants, and organisers - and to @CIFAR_News & @TempletonWorld for their generous support 🙏🏽

📣 @TempletonWorld's Request for Ideas is now open! Researchers, thought leaders, and innovators are invited to submit ideas that advance new ways of exploring meaning, purpose, and truth. Learn more: bit.ly/446P4rr

Have questions about the Templeton World Charity Foundation Request for Ideas?   Join our webinar on TODAY at 11am ET to hear directly from TWCF about what we're looking for, how to submit, and what happens next.   Register here: templetonworldcharity.org/global-call-fo… #TWCFRequestForIdeas

Forgiveness took center stage at this year's Inner Development Goals Summit, where the theme was Bridging Polarities. Here, religious leaders from the Interfaith Mediation Centre in Kaduna, Nigeria reminded us that "unforgiveness is like taking poison." Thank you to IDG Summit for spotlighting forgiveness as a critical skill for sustainable social development!

The 2026 Laws of Life Essay Competition is now open. Launched each year near our founder Sir John Templeton’s birthday to honor his vision for young people and character growth. Find out more bahamaslawsoflife.org

Its written all over your face! Facial expressions impact willingness to forgive!! An overlooked contributor to forgiveness. Implications for forgiveness in relationships, school, the workplace, etc. @TempletonWorld @luthercollege Free reading here: ac-psych.org/en/download-pd…

Templeton World Charity Foundation's Request for Ideas is open!   We're inviting researchers & partners to share ideas that could shape our next global strategy - guiding USD $5-20 million in future programmatic investments.   bit.ly/4a8Lbpq #TWCFRequestForIdeas

Next week, Templeton World Charity Foundation will share an opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our work - building on our mission to explore meaning, purpose, and truth.   Stay tuned!

Can replication studies be useful for the humanities?   A replication study that examined whether two portraits were by Rembrandt or not, confirmed the initial study’s results, showing that replication can contribute to Open Science in the humanities.   go.nature.com/47vEf4e

2/ The Global Flourishing Study is a multi-year collaboration between @Baylor @Gallup @OSFramework & Harvard with over 200,000 participants across 22 countries, supported by TWCF.

1/ Analysis of the first two waves of the #GlobalFlourishingStudy found that freedom to pursue what is most important was one of the biggest indicators of flourishing, but that overall, flourishing declined between the two waves. Read the study: researchsquare.com/article/rs-749…