📣 Calling neuroscience researchers!

Tiny Blue Dot has opened their Request for Proposals for up to 10 rigorous research projects related to an innovative neuroscience concept called Perception Box.

Find out more and apply by October 7: bit.ly/4pVn7f9

A bonobo named Kanzi has shown that apes can mentally keep track of multiple familiar humans at once through hide-and-seek experiments.

This research from @jhu.edu, led by @chriskrupenye.bsky.social, can help us understand more about how animals keep track of their groupmates.

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We are saddened by the passing of Dr. #JaneGoodall.

Her chimpanzee research reshaped our understanding of animal intelligence and her advocacy for conservation & community empowerment leaves a legacy that will inspire generations.

Hear her reflections in this @storiesofimpact.bsky.social podcast.

TWCF grantee @daviddesteno.bsky.social of @northeasternu.bsky.social spoke on the Huberman Lab podcast about the science of religion, exploring the benefits of belief, the role of community in well-being, and what science can reveal about the existence of God.

🎧 bit.ly/3KgIozR

PRIMED is an approach to education that supports both academic success and flourishing, developed by the Center for Character and Citizenship.

A new TWCF grant will be used to create a system to train PRIMED facilitators to maximize the benefits of character education in schools.

🔗 bit.ly/3Vw8Bwz

New research identifies six constructs that young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe say define what it means to “thrive."

Zvandiri developed a short film and illustrations to highlight the power of peer-delivered mental health and capture the lived realities of young people.

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A team from @ljmuofficial.bsky.social has been exploring how individuals across the MENA region experience and engage in entrepreneurial activity, funded by TWCF.

At the closing phase of the grant, project Director Dr. Moustafa Haj Youssef reflects on the project's achievements.

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What happens when education leads with empathy?

Nicole Bruskewitz and Henry May of CoSchool are transforming Colombia’s schools through character, healing, and connection.

🎧 Listen: pod.link/1519411454

#StoriesOfImpact #CharacterEducation #Peacebuilding #SEL

Since 2014, Edward Brooks has been educating a generation of wise thinkers and good leaders at @ox.ac.uk by cultivating traits like purpose, courage, love and hope through the TWCF supported Oxford Character Project. Read more in Greater Good Magazine.

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The TWCF Academic Writing Course helps professionals boost skills & increase their publication rate. 📚 We’re spotlighting alumni work—starting with Kat Schrier (Marist Univ.), whose new book chapter explores gamification & leader development.
➡️ Learn more: www.publicationacademy.org/twcf-academi...

We’re ending our week of clips from The Bahamas Laws of Life Essay Competition with Dylan Bastian, Primary Division Winner, whose courage helped him speak up and make his voice heard. We wish all students a courageous start to the new school year!

TeamUp is @warchilduk.bsky.social movement based intervention for young people in conflict zones that uses play, dance, and games to help children process trauma and build social connection.

⏯️ Watch the full in-depth video from @storiesofimpact.bsky.social on our blog: bit.ly/4p4glmY

To celebrate students going back to school this week, we’re sharing some inspiration from Asia Pierre, a Primary Division Finalist in the Bahamas Laws of Life Competition, who leads by example by showing respect and kindness to all.

20 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina became one of the worst natural disasters in US history.

We are marking this day by sharing a @storiesofimpact.bsky.social video as we remember the survivors' inspiring determination to rebuild:

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Vashawn Johnson is a Primary Division Finalist in The Bahamas Laws of Life Essay Competition. 👏

Students in the competition select one of Sir John Templeton’s laws of life to write about. Vashwan’s essay talks about how creativity is meaningful in his life, & how it fosters innovation and progress.

The Bahamas Laws of Life Essay Competition is for Bahamian students to write about their beliefs and principles through the lens of Sir John Templeton’s Laws of Life. Adriel Moxey, a Junior Finalist, talks about how she practices self-discipline by making responsible choices.

Dr. Berry Billingsley ‪at Swansea University‬ is reimagining how classrooms engage with questions that transcend subject boundaries.

On @storiesofimpact.bsky.social‬, she discusses how to equip students to explore queries on life, the universe, and existence.

🎧 bit.ly/47BzVAL

Should religion play a role in ethically guiding technology?

Rabbi Zvika Krieger and host David Zvi Kalman discuss the Metaverse, how religion can lean into new technology, and connecting to a moral compass when designing new tech on the Belief in the Future podcast.

🎧 bit.ly/4lwXbTV

Have you been wondering what we've been doing in our TWCF @templetonworld.bsky.social project on animal joy? This video wonderfully produced by Richard Sergay @storiesofimpact.bsky.social explains all! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkY...

Launched in the summer of 2024 under the leadership of Stephen Fleming and Axel Cleeremans, the ETHOS project aims to compare the different variants of higher-order theories of consciousness through systematic empirical testing along two crucial "axes" of disagreement.

A new online quiz game, developed by TWCF grantee @joshuadgreene.bsky.social from @harvard.edu, pairs Democrats and Republicans on teams. Researchers found that gameplay can reduce negative partisanship, increase warmth, and even increase financial generosity.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Jb0F0L

Loneliness is a global public health challenge, but research largely focuses on the Global North.

In @psychtoday.bsky.social, TWCF grantee Hans IJzerman discusses his global initiative to understand how people experience connection, isolation, & belonging.

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🐋🫧 A new study from an international team of biologists including TWCF grantee Laurance Doyle from @setiinstitute.bsky.social suggests humpback whales might be intentionally blowing bubbles in circles near boats & swimmers in friendly behavior, but more research is needed.

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TWCF grantee Cory Clark from @upenn.edu surveyed scholars who had engaged in #AdversarialCollaborations; ACs often save time during peer review, result in higher-quality research, & most felt they improved understanding in their field and would try ACs again.

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