Dr. Matthew Lee & Dr. Eric Kim to be featured speakers at Epidemiology of Compassion and Love Conference

January 8, 2020

Sponsored by the Task Force for Global Health....

For centuries, thoughtful analysis of ‘love’ and ‘compassion’ was reserved for philosophers, religious scholars, and poets. Recently, however, the disciplines of psychology, sociology, and neuroscience have begun to yield fresh insights into the nature and mechanisms of love and compassion. Despite growing, multidisciplinary interest in these concepts, epidemiology – the scientific discipline that undergirds public health – remains largely absent from this discourse.1 With the support of The Fetzer Institute, the Task...

Dr. Tyler VanderWeele and Dr. Matthew Wilson to present at Virtues & the Flourishing Life Conference

January 2, 2020

Lecture by Dr. Katelyn Long, Religion and Public Health: A Review of Empirical Evidence"

October 30, 2019

Dr. Katelyn Long, who is the Human Flourishing Program's John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Fellow, will be delivering a talk at Harvard Medical School on October 30th, from 1-3pm. Her talk will be titled, "Religion and Public Health: A Review of Empirical Evidence."

Dr. Matthew Lee to delivery keynote at St. Louis University Education Summit

October 19, 2019

Dr. Matthew Lee has been invited by the School of Education at Saint Louis University to give a keynote at their Education Summit titled, “Future of Education: Rethinking Literacies and Learning for the Fourth Industrial Revolution” to be held on October 19, 2019 at Saint Louis University. Dr. Lee's talk will likely be titled, "Education for Flourishing: Well-Being Literacy."

Dr. Jeffery Hanson Gives European Lecture Series, Sept 14-18, 2019

September 14, 2019

Dr. Jeffrey Hanson, Sr. Philosopher at the Program on Human Flourishing, will be giving a series of lectures at various universities and institutions across Europe. His scheduled itenerary is below. For those who wish to attend, please email Dr. Hanson at jhanson@fas.harvard.edu.

September 14: "Living in Uncertainty: Kierkegaard and Possibility" - University of Hertfordshire

September 16: "Narrative and Self-Knowledge in Kierkegaard," Charles University, Prague Speaker's Series

Podcast Interview, "Human Flourishing and Public Health," with T. VanderWeele and M. Wilson

July 11, 2019

Professor Tyler VanderWeele and Associate Director Matthew Wilson are intereviewed on the Harvard Chan podcast.

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Matthew Lee & Jeff Hanson present on, "Life’s Meaning, Life's Purpose: Lessons from the Social Sciences and the Humanities" at the Veritas Forum Summer Seminar.

June 6, 2019

Matthew Wilson gives a talk, “Character & Virtue: Empirical Challenges from Social Science” at the Veritas Forum Summer Seminar

June 5, 2019

Matthew Wilson presented some of his research on character & virtue and the "situationist" challenge from social science. The event was hosted by the Veritas Forum and over 20 students were in attendance. The even was titled, "Big Questions in Science and Human Flourishing" as was geared toward future writers.

Prof. VanderWeele writes Op-Ed article for USA Today discussing church sexual abuse scandal and Richard Dawkins new book.

March 22, 2019

In this article, Prof. VanderWeele argues that religion's health effects should make doubting parishioners reconsider leaving the church.

Link to USA Today

Helping the Sick Find Work: A Study on Individual Placement and Support

March 6, 2019

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