Science & Technology
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The senses from a Buddhist perspective
Identify the six sense faculties and twelve ayatanas and connect them to our experience of...
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Origin stories across traditions
Compare and contrast Buddhist cosmological narratives with at least two other creation stories (Abrahamic, indigenous,...
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Investigating where things come from and where they go
Analyze the origins and destinations of everyday objects, and differentiate the complex physical, ecological, social,...
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Buddhist approaches to ecological responsibility
Compare and contrast Buddhist, indigenous, and Western perspectives on environmental responsibility; analyze how Buddhist principles...
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Creating healthy habits
Analyze the relationship between Buddhist teachings on karma and neuroscientific understanding of habit formation; evaluate...
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Mindful partaking of food and drink
Analyze the food cycle, differentiating its causes, conditions, and effects. Evaluate how elements from the...
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The Epistemic Ways of Knowing
Evaluate how we know what’s real by analyzing the two key ways of knowing: direct...
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Comparing Buddhist mind science with scientific brain science
Identify key brain structures on diagrams. Analyze their functions, and compare how neuroscience and Buddhist...
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Foundational Buddhist understanding of elemental qualities
Compare and contrast the Buddhist elemental system (earth, water, fire, air, space) with modern scientific...