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The Insights Blog by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) features podcasts, videos, articles, and news from thought leaders, researchers, and practitioners advancing new ideas in science and innovation.

Discovery

Read about interdisciplinary scientific research that can promote physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing.

What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit with Sean Westwood
May 19, 2026
What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit with Sean Westwood (podcast)
Taking the Pulse of Global Partisan Animosity in the US, Brazil, India, Israel, Germany...
Joaquin Navajas TED2026
May 7, 2026
The Collective Wisdom of a Divided Crowd: Joaquín Navajas on Polarization & Democracy (video)
What if polarization can benefit democracy? In this TED Talk, Joaquín Navajas considers...
What Remote Work Reveals About Equity and Innovation with Dr Nicholas Bloom
Apr 2, 2026
The Work From Home Revolution with Nicholas Bloom (video)
Does working from home lead to increased entrepreneurship and more equitable wealth...
Flexible abstract rhythm perception in bumble bees
Apr 2, 2026
Tiny brains, big beats: dancing bumblebees can learn rhythm across tempo & senses, study finds (videos)
The ability to grasp time and rhythm was thought to be exclusively confined to humans,...
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Apr 2, 2026
What Remote Work Reveals About Equity and Innovation with Dr. Nicholas Bloom (podcast)
The rise of hybrid work is transforming the labor market in ways few expected.
TWCF Commitment to Open Research and What It Might Look Like in the Future
Mar 24, 2026
TWCF's Commitment to Open Research and What It Might Look Like in the Future
Inspired by Sir John Templeton’s vision, Templeton World Charity Foundation approaches...
What Polarization Teaches us About Harm and Human Understanding
Mar 12, 2026
What Polarization Teaches us About Harm and Human Understanding with Kurt Gray (podcast)
How we can overcome the feelings of moral outrage that so often divide us? Dr. Kurt...
Caregiving
Feb 19, 2026
Care as a Distinct Intelligence: Alison Gopnik on the Social Science of Caregiving (video)
Multidisciplinary research is reframing care for academia and policy, informing fresh...
Tango Can a Game Help Heal Division
Jan 14, 2026
Can a Game Help Heal Division? Study Finds a Team-Based Quiz Pairing Opposing Parties Eases Partisanship
A Harvard-led team is testing whether mutually beneficial cooperation can ease...
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Jan 6, 2026
Inside The Elephant Mind with Joshua Plotnik (podcast)
New research into how elephants think and learn is reshaping strategies for peaceful...
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Development

Learn how science can translate findings into new practices or interventions.

Belief in the Future podcast episode guide Season 1
May 20, 2026
Belief in the Future Podcast with DZ Kalman - Season 1 - Episode Guide
A guide to the first season's episodes
What Happens When Worship Goes Virtual
Dec 10, 2025
What Happens When Worship Goes Virtual? Study from Duke University Compares IRL & Online Religious Services
Findings show people who attended services in-person showed higher heart rates during...
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Nov 23, 2025
The Measurable Benefits of Shabbat Dinner for Connection and Renewal (video)
In an age of technology-driven isolation and increasing polarization is it possible...
SDL Platform
Oct 30, 2025
A New Platform for Global Spiritual Innovation is Launched by Sacred Design Lab (video)
Rainn Wilson, actor and author of Soul Boom; Parker Palmer, educator and founder of the...
Coschool
Sep 12, 2025
Transforming Education Through Character - with Henry May and Nicole Bruskewitz (podcast)
What's possible when schools put character development at the heart of education?
Gratitude, AI, and the Gift Economy - Stories of Impact Podcast featuring guests Glen Moriarty and Sarah Schnitker
Sep 11, 2025
Gratitude, AI & the Gift Economy with Glen Moriarty & Sarah Schnitker (podcast)
How is emphasizing trust over transactions healthier for communities?
War Child Team Up
Aug 25, 2025
War Child: Using Data to Help Children in Conflict Zones Heal (video)
Investigating the effectiveness of TeamUp, a key program in War Child's evidence-based...
Jesus Mosaic modern day
Aug 22, 2025
Toward Evidence-Based Spiritual Therapeutics: Early Insights from a Scientific Study of Hesychastic Prayer (the Jesus Prayer)
How does the practice of contemplative prayer contribute to flourishing?
Thanda
Aug 15, 2025
Transforming Community Futures Through a School of Love with Richard Lerner and Elizabeth Dowling (podcast)
In rural South Africa, Thanda's programs offer a curriculum designed around character...
Usina da imaginacao
Jul 28, 2025
Brazilian Resistance and Renewal Through Playing Together with Kurt Shaw and Rita da Silva (podcast)
What happens when you stop fearing and fighting against diversity, and start exploring...
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Launch

Find out how uptake of innovations across sectors impacts lives worldwide.

Simon Conway Morris - Templeton Prize Winner 2026
Apr 21, 2026
Professor Simon Conway Morris Receives 2026 Templeton Prize
Conway Morris Joins Past Laureates Freeman Dyson, the Dalai Lama, and Jane Goodall to...
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Mar 16, 2026
Greater Good Science Center Extends the Reach of Forgiveness Science Across Its Happiness-Focused Media (podcasts)
Through its "Science of Happiness" and "Happiness Break" podcasts, alongside magazine...
Blog Global Flourishing Study Stories of Impact Podcast
Feb 25, 2026
The Global Flourishing Study: What the Data Reveals About Wellbeing Across the World with Tyler VanderWeele & Byron Johnson (podcast)
Insights from the first-ever large-scale, multi-year effort to measure the distribution...
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Jan 23, 2026
TWCF Appoints Francis Campbell as President
Francis Campbell appointed TWCF President, and joins in the fourth quarter of 2026
TWCF RFI 2025 2026
Nov 24, 2025
TWCF Requests Bold Research Ideas to Help Shape Its Next Set of Funding Priorities
Learn more about this Global Request for Ideas (RFI) with the potential to change the...
Jane Goodall
Oct 7, 2025
In Memoriam: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
We mourn the passing of 2021 Templeton Prize laureate Dr. Jane Goodall. She passed away...
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Sep 29, 2025
Stewards of Creation - Ceremony for 2025 Templeton Prize Winner Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (video)
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Apr 30, 2025
Global Flourishing Study Maps the Topography of the Human Experience
Generational, Financial, Geographical and Spiritual Differences Top Flourishing Findings
Songwriter Collective Effervescence
Apr 3, 2025
W. Kamau Bell + Las Cafeteras + Shira Gabriel - Identity, Home, and Collective Effervescence
An episode of SongWriter about family, returning home, and human connection.
Freddy Mutanguha Song Writer Episode
Mar 17, 2025
Forgiveness, Storytelling, and the Journey of Healing in Rwanda with Freddy Mutanguha, Hope Azdea + Peace Jolis, and Pamela Wadende (podcast)
The transformative power of forgiveness and art illuminates a pathway to healing in...
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