Events
“An Enchanted Quest: Spiritual Yearning in Science,” Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Max Weber famously argued that modern science leads to disenchantment, stripping the world of mystery and magic. But is that really the case?
“A Bridge Between Worlds: Science, Spirituality, and the Search for Meaning,” New York City, April 3, 2025
A film screening and public discussion on science and the search for meaning, with Alan Lightman (MIT), Neil Thiese (NYU), Scarlet Soriano (Duke), and Katy Hinman (AAAS-DoSER).
“All That is Needed is Attention,” New York Encounter, New York City, Feb 15, 2025
Marveling at nature in scientific research with Martin Nowak, Professor of Mathematics and Biology, Harvard University, and Rob Phillips, Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics at the California Institute of Technology, moderated by Evelyn Tang, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
International Symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age, McGill University, Montreal, Nov 11, 2024
This symposium brought an interdisciplinary group of scholars to discuss pathways to "cosmic connection" and spiritual yearning, including poetry, science, language, and gardening. Participants included Charles Taylor, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Naomi Fisher, Tara Isabella Burton, Bill Barbieri, Galen Watts, and Rob Gilbert.