Planetary Flourishing: Inspiring Science, Wisdom & Action (video)
What is required to co-create a future of planetary flourishing? This video session features a poetry reading, and a panel discussion exploring potential ways to conduct inclusive research that fosters ecological solutions.
On 29 and 30 November, 2023, the Global Flourishing Conference returned for its second year. Hosted by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, this interdisciplinary conference showcased the latest and most meaningful scientific advances in understanding how humans flourish across cultures, alongside innovative new tools and strategies that can foster greater flourishing.
This session explores what is required to co-create a future of planetary flourishing by elucidating the causes and conditions that affect planetary wellbeing and coming up with inclusive ways of research that result in ecological solutions and policy.
Play the above video for insights into 'Planetary Flourishing: Inspiring Science, Wisdom & Action.'
Poetry reading by Efraín Bartolomé, Poet & Writer.
Featured panelists:
Father Joshtrom Kureethadam, Professor, Salesian Pontifical University
Marcelo Gleiser, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Dartmouth College
Britt Wray, Director, Special Initiative of the Chair on Climate Change and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Moderator:
Yuria Celidwen, Indigenous Scholar, Contemplative Faculty, University of California Berkeley, Advocate for Indigenous Peoples and Mother Earth Rights, United Nations
Broadcasting journalist, Redi Tlhabi, is the MC.
Visit HumanFlourishing.org for more about the conference and the interdisciplinary community of researchers, practitioners, innovators, and policymakers focused on flourishing.