Brandon Vaidyanathan

How Institutions Flourish—or Fail Sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan explores why institutions today rise or decay, outlining four virtues—stewardship, coherence, generativity, and beneficence—that enable them to sustain trust, form…

“My colleagues and I have discovered four criteria—two internal and two external—that seem to mark the difference between thriving and failure.”

@brvnathan.bsky.social explores why institutions flourish or fail.

My latest piece in @plough.bsky.social on scripted vs. revealed beauty

The Laws of Life S4E1: Dr. Michael Muthukrishna

What is innovation and why is it one of the laws of life?
@michael.muthukrishna.com
explains in my latest podcast episode. Thanks to
@templetonrelig.bsky.social
for sponsoring this season on the beauty and burdens of innovation. www.beautyatwork.net/p/the-laws-o...

Beyond the DEF logic What scientists can teach us about spiritual intelligence

Read sociologist @brvnathan.bsky.social's latest piece on disenchantment/enchantment, modern science, and domination, extraction, and fragmentation (DEF). "Rather than depleting the sense of mystery and magic, science heightens it, deepens it," he says.

www.beautyatwork.net/p/beyond-the...

In our latest article in @sociologica.bsky.social: We asked scientists how they imagine the public—and found 3 views: Indifferent, Dogmatic, Pragmatic. This matters for why science communication succeeds or fails. sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...

Beyond the DEF logic What scientists can teach us about spiritual intelligence

What can scientists teach us about spiritual intelligence? open.substack.com/pub/brandonv...
#science #spirituality #technology

Summoned by Beauty A Researcher's Unexpected Encounters with Tangible Transcendence

My latest piece in Wayfare Magazine on the summons of beauty: www.wayfaremagazine.org/p/summoned-b...

How are we yearning for meaning in a disenchanted age? Here are highlights from our McGill symposium with Charles Taylor, Tara Isabella Burton, Galen Watts, Naomi Fisher, Rob Gilbert & Bill Barbieri -- sponsored by @templetonfdn.bsky.social. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/54i0LqWiJHE?...

In our latest @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social article, Benedetta Nicoli, Stefano Sbalchiero and I examine how science awakens spiritual yearning among religious and non-religious scientists: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...

Grateful to @templetonfdn.bsky.social for funding our research

Yearning for Connection: Resisting Isolation in an Age of Artificial Intimacy We're living in a paradox. At no point in history have we been more digitally connected than we are today—scrolling, liking, commenting, messaging. Yet, loneliness is at historic highs. The U.S. Surge...

We’re more digitally connected than ever—yet loneliness is surging. What can we do about it? I recently spoke with Sherry Turkle and Robert Putnam about social isolation, artificial intimacy, the erosion of trust, and how we might reclaim real connection: www.beautyatwork.net/yearning-for...

A Bridge Between Worlds An evening of deep dialogue and connection featuring a panel of 5 profound scientists exploring meaning in the age of science.

Happy #PiDay! We're offering a special discount today for our upcoming event on #science and #spirituality in #NYC, featuring Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Closer to Truth), Alan Lightman (MIT), Neil Thiese (NYU), Scarlet Soriano (Duke), and Katy Hinman (AAAS-DoSER): www.eventbrite.sg/e/a-bridge-b...