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Unpacking Wonder: From Curiosity to Comprehension
Thursday, October 10, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St Fl 40, New York
Video of the full event is available on the Nour Foundation's YouTube channel.
From the macrocosm of the universe to the microcosm of the human body, our discoveries about ourselves and the natural world continue to spark our experience of awe and wonder. But how exactly does science define and explain the experience of awe and wonder? What has the historical and cultural impact of this emotion been in the development of science and reason? What can be learned from those who have explored the shifting frontier between nature and the supernatural? And does the experience of awe and wonder suggest that the quest for scientific truth and the metaphysical yearning for a deeper understanding of reality share a common root?
Social psychologist Michelle "Lani" Shiota, writer Caspar Henderson, and astrophysicist Alex Filippenko unpack the emerging science behind the emotion of awe and wonder, and its function in our ongoing quest for understanding and knowledge.
*Reception to follow
Livestream
This event also will be available via a free Livestream.
This event is part of the series, The Power of Wonder: Modern Marvels in the Age of Science.
Moderated by journalist Steve Paulson, Executive Producer of Wisconsin Public Radio’s To the Best of Our Knowledge, this three-part series at the New York Academy of Sciences brings together leading scientists and thinkers to explore the broader implications of wonder, from its role in inspiring scientific breakthroughs to the many ways in which it connects to aesthetic experience, religious attitudes, and ethical concerns.
To learn more about each lecture and to purchase tickets, click on the links below.
- Unpacking Wonder: From Curiosity to Comprehension, Thursday, October 10, 2019
- Beyond Oneself: The Ethics and Psychology of Awe, Wednesday, December 4, 2019
- The Enigma of Life: Confronting Marvels at the Edges of Science, Wednesday, February 5, 2020