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“Science is a flirtation with the unknown, a recognition that we know little of the world around us…” Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Marcelo Gleiser was awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize […]

Recently Approved Grants Human Sciences Project Title Grantee(s) Project Leader(s) Grant Amount Understanding How Brains Represent God: A Representational Similarity Approach Georgetown University Adam Green; Jordan Grafman $924,459 Religion and […]

A new survey framework aims to give researchers better tools to compare extraordinary human experiences. What constitutes a religious experience? It depends, of course, on who you ask. Even among […]

Recently Approved Grants Human Sciences Project Title Grantee(s) Project Leader(s) Grant Amount Development of a scientific classification (taxonomy) of religious practices in health to rigourise the design and evaluation of […]

New York, NY — Just hours after Templeton-backed researchers unveiled the first-ever picture of a black hole, renowned physicist Brian Greene appeared at a Foundation-sponsored event to discuss how black holes […]

West Conshohocken, PA – The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $15.5 million grant to Harvard Medical School to study the dynamics of ancient human evolution. Dubbed the Ancient DNA […]

Washington, DC — Scientists unveiled the first-ever image captured of a black hole on April 10, a landmark achievement that was supported in part by a $7.2 million grant from […]

On March 28, John Templeton Foundation president Heather Templeton Dill appeared as a guest on the Philadelphia Channel, a biweekly podcast that spotlights leaders of cultural, business, and non-profit organizations […]

Developing inroads for Latin American philosophers in a new and global interdisciplinary conversation A new $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation aims to accelerate Latin American philosophical work […]

Think about a decision you’ve made — a big one like where to go to college, or a tiny one like whether to pick up your phone. People take for […]