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The Altruistic Species
Scientific, Philosophical, and Religious Perspectives of Human Benevolence
What motivates altruism? How essential is the phenomenon of altruism to the human experience? Is altruism readily accessible to the ordinary person?
- Publications Books
- October 1, 2007
- 304 pages
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I to We
The Role of Consciousness Transformation in Compassion and Altruism
It is clear that human consciousness can be transformed through spiritual experiences and practices. Little is known, however, about what the predictors, mediators, and outcomes are of such transformations in consciousness. In-depth structured interviews were conducted with forty-seven teachers and scholars from religious and spiritual traditions and modern transformative movements to identify factors common to the transformative process across traditions.
- Publications Scholarly Papers
- 2006
- 17 pages
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The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of Spirit
A Return to the Intelligence of the Heart
Pearce explains that beneath our awareness, culture imprints a negative force-field that blocks the natural rise of the spirit toward its innate nature of love and altruism. Further, he identifies religion as the primary cultural force behind this negative imprinting.
- Publications Books
- March 13, 2007
- 272 pages
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"Born to Be Good" with Dacher Keltner (sample with discussion questions)
The Science of a Meaningful Life
Author and professor of psychology Dacher Keltner talks with host Marilyn Schlitz about his research on the biological and evolutionary origins of human goodness, with a special concentration on compassion, love, and beauty. Following the presentation, we provide questions to guide discussion about the teleseminar.
- Audio Shorts
- 2010-08-03
- 00:17:01
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The Genie in Your Genes
Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention
Your genes don't control your health or happiness outcomes; in fact many of the choices you make turn genes on or off. Author Dawson Church applies the insights of the new field of Epigenetics (epi=above, i.e. control above the level of the gene) to healing.
- Publications Books
- April 15, 2009
- 395 pages
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Stephen Post, PhD
Dr. Post is professor of preventive medicine and director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University. He is a leader in the study of altruism, compassion, and love and president of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love.
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About/Grants and Awards
Grants and Awards Recognition and support for the work that many people endeavor to do in the noetic fields is often in short supply. Many brilliant people are given little ... -
Rose Welch
Rose Welch is Board, Donor and Global Community Liaison for the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
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Paul N. Temple
Paul N. Temple, Chairman Emeritus, is a co-founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He has been a member of the institute board of directors since 1973 and served as its chairman from 1982 to March 1999. He is a businessman, investor, and a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He and his wife Diane Temple are founders of the Temple Awards for Creative Altruism, administered by the IONS.
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Bay Area Science and Spirit Dialogues
A Metanexus Local Societies Initiative
- Principal Investigator
- Cassandra Vieten, PhD
- Co-Investigator
- Marilyn Schlitz, PhD
- Project Staffs
- Jenny Mathews, Charlene Farrell
Dynamic community dialogues between scientists, scholars, and spiritual wisdom keepers at the interface of science and spirituality.
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How Giving Improves Your Health and Heals a Wounded World
If the art of holiday giving is starting to feel a little more contrived this year, a little more commercial, then the science of giving has some news to bolster your holiday spirit...
- Noetic Research
- Personal Well-being
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Paul H. Ray, PhD
Paul H. Ray, PhD is a founding partner in a consulting firm, Integral Partnerships, LLC, designed to help those organizations whose constituencies or customers are Cultural Creatives to be more successful, by aligning their internal activities and values with the values and needs of their constituencies or customers.
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The Science of Peace
- Principal Investigators
- Cassandra Vieten, PhD, LeVar Burton
- Key Collaborators
- , Olivia Barham
This project proposes a comprehensive strategy to form a new multidisciplinary “science of peace.”
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About/Temple Award Winners
Recipients of the Temple Award for Creative Altruism About the Temple Awards Past Recipients: 2011 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | 2001 | 1999 | 1998 2011 Edgar Mitchell Institute of Noetic Sciences Petaluma ... -
About/News@IONS/"The Lost Symbol"
IONS and the Science Behind The Lost Symbol Intuition, ESP, quantum entanglement, and other extraordinary phenomena are part of a normal day’s research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences ... -
The Purpose-Guided Universe: Believing in Einstein, Darwin, and God
In the fractured debate between Darwin and God, why can't both be true?
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In Search of Happiness
There has been an unprecedented explosion of interest in the pursuit of happiness. Is this a useful quest in a time of global instability? The science of it may surprise you.