Thursday, 29 October 2026 — 6:30 p.m. How does our brain enable us to experience ourselves and the world around us? Drawing on clinical observations and neuroscience experiments, Paolo Bartolomeo…
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Conceived as part of the À Ciel Ouvert programme, this book was published on 3 September 2026 by Éditions Épistémé. Experience and Truth(s) – An Interdisciplinary Perspective, edited by Ghislain…
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This interdisciplinary roundtable will explore the many meanings of consciousness, its origins, its presence in living beings, and perhaps one day in machines, as well as the value and purpose…
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To mark the 100th birthday of Yves Oltramare, founder of the Institut À Ciel Ouvert, a film was produced in May 2025 in Geneva by the Association Films Plans Fixes….
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Relive the highlights of the Round Table on the Anthropocene through this aftermovie.This moment of dialogue opened up a deep reflection on the philosophical, spiritual, and ecological challenges of our…
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Can consciousness be recognized in artificial intelligence based on observable behaviours? This reflection invites us to move beyond scientific criteria and metaphysical assumptions to question the very conditions under which…
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The Open Sky Institute – Science and Spirituality, created by the Yves and Inez Oltramare Foundation, aims to support academic research and the sharing of knowledge with the widest audience by promoting an interdisciplinary dialogue between the natural sciences and the humanities on the physical and metaphysical questions related to the origin and destiny of the Universe and life.
Voici une traduction en anglais dans un registre institutionnel, fluide et naturel :
Discover the brochure of the **À Ciel Ouvert – Science & Spirituality Institute**, a Swiss foundation dedicated to interdisciplinary dialogue between the natural sciences, the humanities, and metaphysical reflection.
Through its research and teaching activities, as well as its events open to the public, the Institute explores fundamental questions surrounding the origins of life and the Universe, consciousness, time, and the place of human beings within the living world.
An invitation to rethink the connections between science, philosophy, and spirituality.
