Events

Technology: Tragedy or Transcendence?

Technology: Tragedy or Transcendence?

October 27-28, 2023


Dust of the Earth: On Persons

Dust of the Earth: On Persons

November 2-4, 2023


Teilhard de Chardin Centenary Celebration

Teilhard de Chardin Centenary Celebration

November 17-19, 2023


Festschrift Honoring C. Sue Carter

December 2-3, 2023

Presentations by a dozen major researchers in the field will touch on Carter’s pathbreaking work and themes that are of central significance to the Boundaries project, notably the evolution of sociality and spiritual awareness.


Human Origins

January 12-13, 2024

At this major symposium on the wider implications of “human origins,” speakers will address topics including ancient DNA, comparative genomics, foundations of human sociality, and the cognitive differences that have allowed symbolic communications, language, and the development of technology. The conference will foreground Boundaries foundational themes: what distinguishes human beings, whether we are a steppingstone in a larger trajectory of evolutionary process, the role of technology in shaping the human future, and the implications of our increasing ability to extend and transcend our social and biological foundations.


Haldane Visiting Scholar Residency

February 2024

Scholarly work product and public engagements TBD (publication of papers, public presentation of papers, website video…)