About Counterbalance Foundation

Counterbalance is a non-profit educational organization working to promote the public understanding of science, and how the sciences relate to wider society.  It is our hope that individuals, and society as a whole will benefit from a struggle toward integrated and counterbalanced responses to complex questions.

We can provide a variety of services including: audio/visual, production, design, and general consulting. It is our intention to use our considerable experience in these areas to serve as a catalyst and help make existing multidisciplinary research work accessible to a wider audience, principally though the use of interactive technologies.

We have worked with PBS, the AAAS, CTNS, and many others.

Counterbalance is funded by donations and the Adrian M. Wyard Charitable Trust.

Project Highlights

The Planets Online

An interactive site built around a video of Holst's Planet Suite that showcases multi-disciplinary connections.

Perspectives on Evolution

A broad diversity of presentations and discussions on this divisive topic.

Becoming Human: Brain, Mind, and Emergence

An extensive investigation by leading scientists and philosophers.

The Planets Live

The Planets Live is multimedia project featuring animations and imagery of the Solar System performed to accompany The Planets by Gustav Holst. A recent performance was attended by more than 5000 school children, and broadcast on PBS.

The Cosmic Questions Project

An interactive CD-ROM for the Cosmic Questions Project run by American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The Science and Religion Library

In addition to the above topics Counterbalance has worked with organizations such as CTNS to develop an extensive library of content from the emerging multidisciplinary field of science and religion. To browse this library, please use the headers above or the top-list on the right..

The God, Humanity, and the Cosmos Project

An interactive version of the textbook, edited by Christopher Southgate.

The PBS Faith & Reason Television Program

In 1998, Counterbalance helped fund the PBS Faith & Reason Television program and developed the companion web-site.