"Awesome science & the science of awe" a talk by Dr Valerie van Mulukom, 15 July | Event in Oxford

"Awesome science & the science of awe" a talk by Dr Valerie van Mulukom

Oxford Humanists : a Humanists UK Local Group

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Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm

21a Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HU, United Kingdom

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Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm (BST)

21a Park End Street, OX1 1HU

20a Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1, United Kingdom

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"Awesome science & the science of awe" a talk by Dr Valerie van Mulukom
Our July Talk: 'Awesome science & the science of awe: how we can and cannot find meaning and answers to life's big questions in a secular age' with Dr Valerie van Mulukom (Oxford Brookes University)
Across Western countries, Enlightenment and secularisation has shifted the process of our understanding of the world to focus on the scientific method, empirical evidence, and rational thinking. While clearly advancing our understanding of physical reality, what does this approach mean for how we navigate questions of how humans relate to each other? Are we losing our enchantment with the world, our sense of awe and wonder - or are we finding it in new places?

Dr van Mulukom will present her international survey research which investigates how nonreligious and humanist individuals across the globe create meaning and understanding without recourse to the supernatural. How do knowledge frameworks, like science but also art and the humanities, fill the spaces once occupied by religion? Insights will be put forward into the extent and limits of awe-inspiring secular worldviews in providing meaning and connection in our rational age.

Our speaker: Dr Valerie van Mulukom is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, where she teaches and researches a variety of topics, including nonreligious worldviews, conspiracy beliefs, awe, social bonding, imagination, and memory.

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"Awesome science & the science of awe" a talk by Dr Valerie van Mulukom, 15 July | Event in Oxford
"Awesome science & the science of awe" a talk by Dr Valerie van Mulukom
Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 06:30 pm