Read sociologist @brvnathan.bsky.social's latest piece on disenchantment/enchantment, modern science, and domination, extraction, and fragmentation (DEF). "Rather than depleting the sense of mystery and magic, science heightens it, deepens it," he says. www.beautyatwork.net/p/beyond-the...

In our latest article in @sociologica.bsky.social: We asked scientists how they imagine the public—and found 3 views: Indifferent, Dogmatic, Pragmatic. This matters for why science communication succeeds or fails. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...

What can scientists teach us about spiritual intelligence? open.substack.com/pub/brandonv... #science #spirituality #technology

My latest piece in Wayfare Magazine on the summons of beauty: www.wayfaremagazine.org/p/summoned-b...

How are we yearning for meaning in a disenchanted age? Here are highlights from our McGill symposium with Charles Taylor, Tara Isabella Burton, Galen Watts, Naomi Fisher, Rob Gilbert & Bill Barbieri -- sponsored by @templetonfdn.bsky.social. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/54i0LqWiJHE?...

In our latest @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social article, Benedetta Nicoli, Stefano Sbalchiero and I examine how science awakens spiritual yearning among religious and non-religious scientists: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16... Grateful to @templetonfdn.bsky.social for funding our research

We’re more digitally connected than ever—yet loneliness is surging. What can we do about it? I recently spoke with Sherry Turkle and Robert Putnam about social isolation, artificial intimacy, the erosion of trust, and how we might reclaim real connection: www.beautyatwork.net/yearning-for...

Happy #PiDay! We're offering a special discount today for our upcoming event on #science and #spirituality in #NYC, featuring Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Closer to Truth), Alan Lightman (MIT), Neil Thiese (NYU), Scarlet Soriano (Duke), and Katy Hinman (AAAS-DoSER): www.eventbrite.sg/e/a-bridge-b...