{"id":4066,"date":"2015-08-09T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T10:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2017-07-12T22:47:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T02:47:34","slug":"the-launching-of-heroism-science-blog-journal-and-online-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2015\/08\/09\/the-launching-of-heroism-science-blog-journal-and-online-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"The Launching of \u2018Heroism Science\u2019: Blog, Journal, and Online Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Science-Hero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4067\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Science-Hero-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Super silo\" width=\"254\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Science-Hero-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Science-Hero.jpg 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>By Scott T. Allison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">A new website<\/a> devoted entirely to promoting heroism and heroism science has been launched by <a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.murdoch.edu.au\/myprofile\/olivia-efthimiou\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Efthimiou<\/a>, a transdisciplinary researcher at Murdoch University, Perth\u00a0and Associate Researcher at the\u00a0Australian\u00a0<em>National Academy of Screen and Sound<\/em> Research Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The site is called <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heroism Science: Promoting the transdisciplinary study of heroism in the 21st century<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The introductory page of the site explains:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe 21st century has marked a shift in research trends across a number of disciplines, especially due to the increasing relevance of technologies in our daily lives and the demand for more complex and creative ways of thinking about\u00a0our world. In particular, the focus in the sciences, psychology\u00a0and the social sciences which have traditionally concentrated\u00a0on the study of disease, evil, maladaptive and irrational behaviours,\u00a0is now moving towards understanding positive behaviours and promoting personal and collective well-being. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis has signaled an unprecedented rise in the study of such fields as resilience, flow, spirituality, sustainability, leadership, faith and many more. Heroism and heroic individuals represent the pinnacle of humanity \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Heroism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4301\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Heroism-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heroism\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Heroism-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/08\/Heroism.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>what we can become, do and experience. But, as\u00a0we are discovering,\u00a0decoding the heroic process, its antecedents and impacts, is far from simple. Heroism science seeks to uncover the many complex layers of this state of human consciousness which has fascinated us since the dawn of humankind, as we look to the future\u00a0in both awe and fear of what we might achieve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The site<\/a> includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/blogs\/heroism-activism-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">A blog commentary<\/a> called <em>Heroism Today<\/em> which aims to highlight innovative efforts to promote heroism education, activism and engagement with heroic behaviour in 21<sup>st<\/sup> century societies, and personal accounts that demonstrate and inspire resilient and heroic behaviour.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/journal\/heroism-science-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">An open source research journal<\/a> called <em>International Advances in Heroism Science<\/em> which publishes original analyses and empirical studies from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives.<\/li>\n<li>Information about heroes conferences, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/conferences\/hero-round-table-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hero Round Table<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/conferences\/11-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heroism Science Conference 2018<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A comprehensive listing of <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/resources\/books-and-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\">books and articles on heroes<\/a> and heroism, and a listing of <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/resources\/media-and-documentaries\/\" target=\"_blank\">online resources and websites<\/a> devoted to promoting heroism and heroism science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Matt Langdon<\/strong> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theherocc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hero Construction Company<\/a> has already published a blog commentary at <em>Heroism Today<\/em> called <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/16\/every-hero-needs-a-team\/\" target=\"_blank\">Every Hero Needs a Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Allison<\/strong> has published the first article in <em>Heroism Science (HS) <\/em>called <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/20\/the-initiation-of-heroism-science\/\">The Initiation of H<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/the-initiation-of-heroism-science\/\" target=\"_blank\">eroism Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Efthimiou<\/strong> has published the second article in <em>HS<\/em> entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/16\/the-search-for-a-hero-gene-fact-or-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Search For The Hero Gene: Fact or Fiction?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it \u2013 a website that provides all the information about heroism that you\u2019d ever want to know. Everyone is encouraged to contribute to this site &#8212; please consider submitting an essay to <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/blogs\/guidelines-for-contributing-authors-heroism-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">the blog<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/journal\/guidelines-for-contributing-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\">an article to the journal<\/a>, or contributing <a href=\"https:\/\/heroismscience.wordpress.com\/resources\/books-and-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\">new resources and readings<\/a> about heroes and heroism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Scott T. Allison A new website devoted entirely to promoting heroism and heroism science has been launched by Olivia Efthimiou, a transdisciplinary researcher at Murdoch University, Perth\u00a0and Associate Researcher at the\u00a0Australian\u00a0National Academy of Screen and Sound Research Centre. The site is called Heroism Science: Promoting the transdisciplinary study of heroism in the 21st century. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2015\/08\/09\/the-launching-of-heroism-science-blog-journal-and-online-resource\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Launching of \u2018Heroism Science\u2019: Blog, Journal, and Online Resource<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5444],"tags":[27540],"class_list":["post-4066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary-and-analysis","tag-heroism-science"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phawtM-13A","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}