Complex dynamical systems and mathematics of Chaos can be used as a lens to understand historical narratives.
The Golden Matrix—knowledge, culture, language, customs and trade goods from the ancient world which served as a core for the development of civilization—traversed continents and cultures from Egypt and Greece to Alexandria, Baghdad, and al-Andalus, culminating in the Renaissance in Florence.
As the spiral turns, and consciousness evolves,…
Complex dynamical systems and mathematics of Chaos can be used as a lens to understand historical narratives.
The Golden Matrix—knowledge, culture, language, customs and trade goods from the ancient world which served as a core for the development of civilization—traversed continents and cultures from Egypt and Greece to Alexandria, Baghdad, and al-Andalus, culminating in the Renaissance in Florence.
As the spiral turns, and consciousness evolves,…
August, 2011.
At the close of every summer, Ross Institute hosts an international bevy of distinguished scholars and educators for their Summer Academy in East Hampton. Participants are treated to daily presentations from specialists in fields spanning neuroscience, media, and education.
Here is a brief look into 2011's exciting three-week intensive retreat. Full videos of each of the seminars are available on our vimeo channel for your benefit.…
Ross School fifth graders studying ancient Sumer perform Zagmuk procession.
Zagmuk is a Mesopotamian festival celebrated around the winter solstice, which literally means "beginning of the year". It celebrates the triumph of Marduk, the patron deity of Babylon, over the forces of chaos, symbolized in later times by Tiamet. In Uruk the festival was associated with the god An, the Sumerian god of the night sky.
David Kaner spent six weeks this past summer living with a host family in Cairo, Egypt as a participant in the US State Department’s National Strategic Language Initiative for Youth. He wrote three papers discussing the region in a global context, dealing with the politics of Islamic dress in both the Arab and Western worlds, the effect of mass media on the democratization process and an analysis of the cityscape of Cairo as a reflection of its history…
Simulacra is an installation piece that Hannah Baker created for her Senior Project after reading An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume.
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