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Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? Was the universe created? What is love?

We believe in the power of the sciences and other discovery-oriented disciplines to advance our understanding of the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind.

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What is Intelligence?

Is there anything unique about human intelligence? What if the story of intelligence does not culminate with us? Is the world of intelligences vaster, more varied, and more wonderful than we ever imagined? Might intelligence be written into the fabric of reality itself?

Starting in 2026, the John Templeton Foundation will award over $60 million in grants focused on such questions across our six funding areas.

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Perspectives from grantees, journalists, and staff contributors on topics that inspire awe and wonder. The appearance of a project or person on Templeton Ideas has no relationship to grantmaking decisions.

Sculpting Minds From the Neurons Up

Live feedback from brain scans can reverse the usual way we learn new patterns

Predicting and Controlling Bad Actor Artificial Intelligence

By Alene Dawson

Why? The Purpose of the Universe

Interview conducted by Thomas Burnett

What If Today’s AI Is Not a Mind, but a Cultural Technology?

By Alene Dawson

Can the Rocks Cry Out?

By Joshua M. Moritz

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We are working to create a world where people are curious about the wonders of the universe,

free to pursue lives of meaning and purpose,

and motivated by great and selfless love.

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We fund work on subjects ranging from black holes and evolution to creativity, forgiveness, and free will. We also encourage civil, informed dialogue among scientists, philosophers, theologians, and the public at large.

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The Foundation offers grants in support of research and public engagement in our major Funding Areas. We invest in bold ideas from contrarian thinkers.

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