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science and the new paradigm

Here you will find links to websites of organizations and individuals who are pioneers in scientific research pointing towards a new worldview. Often, this new science is linked to spiritual wisdom traditions from around the world, offering extraordinary new perspectives on our relationship with our environment and a different approach to the ecological meta-crisis.

Enjoy exploring the work of these remarkable individuals or organizations, and share the information that appeals to you in your own network! This list will be updated and expanded from time to time.

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The Galileo Commission was established with the aim of broadening the scientific worldview and looking beyond limiting materialistic assumptions that are rarely explicitly examined. A large group of scientists is working on a paradigm for a ‘post-materialistic’ science.

https://galileocommission.org

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The Institute of Noetic Sciences was founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell with the aim of studying the phenomenon of consciousness. For half a century, groundbreaking research has been conducted here into phenomena that demonstrate the need for a new, post-materialistic paradigm.

https://noetic.org

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The Division of Perceptual Studies is a department at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. For decades, it has been conducting research into phenomena that are still considered “supernatural” and that suggest that our current worldview is on the verge of radical change.

https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/

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Essentia Foundation is a foundation founded by philosopher Bernardo Kastrup. It is a highly recommended treasure trove of information, texts, and interviews about the worldview known as “scientific idealism”: the notion that consciousness, not matter, is the ground of reality, an idea that has the potential to transform the world.

https://www.essentiafoundation.org

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Bernardo Kastrup is a Dutch philosopher and computer scientist, and the leading proponent of ‘analytical idealism’, a metaphysics that posits that consciousness, rather than matter, is the ground of reality, and that all matter is ultimately a form of mental process.

https://www.bernardokastrup.com

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The Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences is a non-profit education organization whose mission is to promote open-minded, rigorous and evidence-based enquiry into postmaterialist consciousness research, to inspire scientists to investigate mind and consciousness as core elements of reality.

https://www.aapsglobal.com

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Science and Nonduality is a platform founded with the aim of integrating science and non-dual spiritual wisdom traditions. They have organized many conferences and webinars with the participation of leading scientists, and their website is a treasure trove of information, films, interviews, and more. Highly recommended!

https://scienceandnonduality.com

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The Laszlo Institute for New Paradigm Research was founded by Ervin László, father of systems philosophy. The institute brings together scientists from many disciplines in a quest for a new paradigm or worldview that can reconnect science with the world's wisdom traditions.

https://thelaszloinstitute.com

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Ervin László is a philosopher of science, father of systems philosophy, celebrated author, UN advisor, and former lecturer at Yale, Princeton, and the Sorbonne, among others. He is founder of the Laszlo Institute for New Paradigm Research. His vision of integrating science and spirituality can be described as revolutionary.

https://ervinlaszlobooks.com

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Infinite Potential is a platform inspired by the work of quantum physicist David Bohm and his vision of the universal connectedness of everything in the universe. As producers of the film of the same name about Bohm's life and work, it is their mission to spread Bohm's vision of the primacy of consciousness.

https://www.infinitepotential.com

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Iain McGilchrist is a neuropsychiatrist, philosopher, and author of, among other works, ‘The Master and His Emissary’ and ‘The Matter With Things’. His credentials are too long to list here, but he defends revolutionary propositions, including that our consciousness is not produced by the brain. Highly recommended!

https://channelmcgilchrist.com

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The Pari Center promotes ongoing dialogue between science and art, ethics, community, the work of David Bohm and C.G. Jung, the importance of indigenous knowledge, and the place of the sacred. They are committed to a vision of wholeness and encourage a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to learning.https://paricenter.com

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Rupert Sheldrake studied biology and biochemistry at Cambridge and philosophy and the history of science at Harvard. He is known for his theory of ‘morphic resonance’, but is a versatile philosopher of science and author who thoroughly debunks the dogmas of materialism.

https://www.sheldrake.org

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Fredericco Faggin is an Italian physicist and inventor, and not just any inventor: he developed the first microchip and also invented the touch screen and the touch pad. He is a proponent of the idealism that consciousness is primary, and author of ‘Irreducible’, in which he defends this position.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FUFewGHLLg

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Marjorie Woolacott is a neuroscientist, emeritus professor of human physiology, and member of the Institute for Neuroscience. She evolved from a classical materialistic viewpoint to idealism and the idea that consciousness is the ground of reality. Author of ‘Infinite Awareness’ and ‘The Playful Universe’.https://marjoriewoollacott.com

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Dean Radin is the chief scientist at IONS. After his initial career as a concert violinist, he became an electrical engineer and earned a doctorate in psychology. He combines these diverse interests as one of the leading researchers of phenomena that point to a new worldview.

​https://www.deanradin.com

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Fritjof Capra is an Austrian theoretical physicist and systems thinker, international speaker, and author of, among other works, ‘The Tao of Physics’, in which he explores the remarkable similarities between quantum physics on the one hand and Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism on the other.

https://www.fritjofcapra.net

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Peter Russel studied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge, but became increasingly fascinated by the mystery of the human mind, switching to the study of experimental psychology, meditation, and Eastern philosophy. Author of, among other works, ‘From Science to God’.https://www.peterrussell.com/index.php

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Bernard Beitman is a psychiatrist and head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he became a world authority on panic disorders. He has also spent his entire life researching the phenomenon of synchronicity, with extraordinary conclusions and implications for our worldview.

https://www.coincider.com

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Recent developments in evolutionary biology make it clear that Neo-Darwinism is on its last legs. But what should replace it as a new vision of evolution? The Third Way website presents many new models and visions, including those of prominent biologist Dennis Noble.

https://www.thethirdwayofevolution.com

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John Lennox, emeritus professor of mathematics at Oxford University, is an internationally renowned speaker at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion. He has written a series of books on the relationship between science and Christianity.

https://www.johnlennox.org

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The Medical and Scientific Network is committed to creating a new worldview in which the wisdom of religious and mystical traditions complements and expands the models proposed by the current dominant paradigm in science, medicine, and technology.https://scientificandmedical.net

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Pim Van Lommel is a Dutch cardiologist who spent decades researching near-death experiences (NDEs), leading to a revolutionary peer-reviewed paper in the medical journal The Lancet. He is the author of the world-renowned standard work on the subject, ‘Consciousness Beyond Life’.

https://pimvanlommel.nl/en/

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Eben Alexander is a leading neurosurgeon who had a remarkable near-death experience during a severe bacterial infection in his brain, an experience that caused him to completely rethink his view of the relationship between the brain and our consciousness.

Author of ‘Proof of Heaven’.

https://ebenalexander.com

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Jeffrey Long is a doctor specializing in radiotherapy. As a scientist, Jeff founded the Near-Death Research Foundation in 1998 to investigate the phenomenon of near-death experiences. The NDRF has now collected some 5,600 case studies, with remarkable conclusions.

https://www.nderf.org/index.htm

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