Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing 2022

Templeton World Charity Foundation designed the Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing to showcase the latest and most meaningful scientific advances in understanding how humans flourish across cultures and alongside innovative new tools and strategies.

Play these videos from the inaugural conference to hear dynamic dialogues with leading scientists, policymakers, practitioners, influencers, and advocates working from the scientific frontiers of human flourishing.

Visit HumanFlourishing.org to learn more and sign up for future events.

November 29, 2023

Welcome Address by Andrew Serazin at The Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing

What can science teach us about how to help more people flourish amid the compounding crises of the 21st century? Which breakthrough innovations...

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November 29, 2023

Remarks from Heather Templeton Dill at The Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing

Human Flourishing is at the heart of Sir John Templeton's vision. Templeton World Charity Foundation recently convened researchers, policymakers...

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November 29, 2023

The Potential and Power of Human Flourishing

Thought leaders and luminaries from around the world weigh in with their definitions of flourishing and why it's important to our future...

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November 29, 2022

Introduction to Global Human Flourishing

What does it mean for all to flourish? What constitutes human flourishing differs across individuals, cultures, and religious and theological...

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November 29, 2022

Innovation in Education: Reorientation for Future Human Flourishing

As digitalization and globalization increases, so does humanity's individual and collective capacity to flourish. But with these advances, as...

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November 29, 2022

Methods & Measurements for Human Flourishing

This session explores different methods for measuring human flourishing amid modern challenges and adversity, with a focus on how we can generate...

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November 29, 2022

How Forgiveness Promotes Flourishing

Organized as a “podcast within a conference,” SongWriter podcast host Ben Arthur moderates an in-depth conversation exploring the lived experience...

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November 30, 2022

Flourishing in the Eyes of Our Youth

Young people share what flourishing means to them. Play the above video from The First Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing...

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November 30, 2022

Finding Beauty and Purpose to Flourish

In this session, the relationships between beauty, transcendence, art, and the human mind are explored within the pursuit of human flourishing amid...

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November 30, 2022

Climate Change and Other Global Challenges to Human Flourishing

Speakers delve into the seemingly insurmountable challenges to human flourishing globally, with a focus on climate change, to understand what...

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November 30, 2022

The Timeless Question: How Do We Live Well As We Age?

Life is governed by a simple but universal truth: We change as we age, and what we need changes too. Likewise, what it means to flourish changes...

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November 30, 2022

What Happens If We Put Humanity at the Center of Technology?

When new advances are made in science and technology, they are often hailed within the research community as breakthroughs that will benefit...

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November 30, 2022

Human Flourishing at the Heart of Policy

Play the above video about Human Flourishing at the Heart of Policy, a segment from The First Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing...

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November 30, 2022

Concluding Remarks: The First Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing

Concluding Remarks from The First Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing, organized by Templeton World Charity Foundation. Featuring:Dr...

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