Dr. Azim Shariff: Does Religion Make Us Better People?

EXTRA CREDIT is a new lecture series presented by China Cloud Studios. We have invited prominent academics, from a wide variety of disciplines, to come share their research and knowledge. This is a unique opportunity to come learn and mingle with them in the comfort of the warm China Cloud Studios environment. Hosted and curated by Jenn Bojm!

DOORS 7:30PM || LECTURE 8PM

Our first lecture features UBC professor Dr. Azim Shariff.

Dr. Shariff is a professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in the Department of Psychology at UBC. He directs the Centre for Applied Moral Psychology, which uses psychological insights about morality to better understand ancient institutions, contemporary social issues, and emerging technologies. He has presented this work at the Aspen Ideas Festival and TED, and written about it in Scientific American and the New York Times. He is a Kavli Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars.

About his lecture – Does Religion Make us Better People?

Many of history’s greatest thinkers have tackled the question. Within the last 50 years, social scientists have turned to data for an answer. Dr. Shariff will take us on a journey through this evidence to see if, today, against the backdrop of unprecedented religious decline in Canada, we can finally hazard an answer.

Come join us for good music, community togetherness, and a warm – in person – learning environment!