The John Templeton Foundation
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Supporting Science ~ Investing in the Big Questions
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profiles JTF advisor Ted Malloch's book Thrift: Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue, TIME magazine, 14 December 2009
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profiles JTF advisor Ted Malloch's book Thrift: Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue, TIME magazine, 14 December 2009
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Templeton Foundation "Thanksgiving is a creative force that, if lived on a continuous basis, can create wondrous good in a person's life." - Sir John Templeton
Templeton Foundation Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was published 150 years ago today. Earlier this year, we celebrated the anniversary of Darwin's birth with a discussion on “Evolution and the Ethical Brain,” moderated by NYT columnist David Brooks and including Michael Gazzaniga, Jonathan Haidt, and Steven Quartz. See video clips here.
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Evolution is often invoked to explain the darker side of human nature, but does it also account for traits like altruism, cooperation, conscience, and a sense of justice? Can a richer view of our evolved nature help us to understand modern society?
Templeton Foundation Nicholas Kristof's essay "How Can We Help the World's Poor?" features JTF grantee William Easterly.
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Humanitarians are fiercely divided about what helps poor people. It’s clear that doing good is harder than it looks.
Templeton Foundation Check out this excellent review of Ted Malloch's new book, Being Generous (Templeton Press).
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What makes Being Generous, by Ted Malloch, especially powerful is his description of his own journey from self-described narcissism to compassion.
Templeton Foundation "Satan, the great motivator - The curious economic effects of religion," by Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellow Michael Fitzgerald.
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What makes economies grow? It’s a question that has occupied thinkers for centuries. Most of us would tick off things like education levels, openness to trade, natural resources, and political systems.
Templeton Foundation Check out our new featured book, "The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures," by acclaimed New York Times science writer Nicholas Wade.
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The John Templeton Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for research and discoveries relating to the Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality.
Templeton Foundation Education Week profiles the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) and their innovative student-to-scientist website www.cogito.org.
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Inside a fifth-floor conference room, Johns Hopkins University epidemiologists Derek Cummings and Justin Lessler are making final preparations before they take to the air—for a live webinar on the ...
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If there are, in low-income areas across America, what film director Mary Mazzio calls “hundreds of thousands of dry seeds that just need a few drops of water,” then her latest project has brought some welcome rain.
Templeton Foundation TEN9EIGHT, a powerful film about entrepreneurship eduction, is offering free screenings to teachers and students - November 12th at 10am - at every theather they open in. Tickets available for pick-up now at the box office. Check out www.ten9eight.com/film-dates-reviews/ for details.
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In America, a kid drops out of high school every 9 seconds. Imagine if they didn’t. This is the compelling question behind award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio's newest project TEN9EIGHT, a thought provoking ...
Templeton Foundation "Let Newton Be!" is a new play that brings Sir Issac Newton to life, using his own words and those of his contemporaries.
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Sir Isaac Newton is one of the great iconic figures of Cambridge, his home and workplace for 35 years. However, as a man, he remains a mystery to many. As part of Cambridge University’s 800th anniversary celebrations the play Let Newton Be! ...
Templeton Foundation Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya have launched a new Program on Indian Economic Policies at the Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School.
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“The Indian economy is at a crossroads,” says Jagdish Bhagwati, a leading authority on free trade and globalization and a prestigious University Professor at Columbia University in New York. ...
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"Science, faith used to be allies"
by Mark I. Pinsky, USA Today, 2 Nov 2009
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by Mark I. Pinsky, USA Today, 2 Nov 2009
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Templeton Foundation Be inspired! The Philanthropy Project's "give and glow" video series on AOL aims to raise awareness about the wide variety philanthropic activity in America.
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“There are 72,000 foundations in America, and most people can’t name one of them,” says Michael Guillen, the chairman and president of Philanthropy Project, "but we can change that." ...
