Here's some interesting news about events, videos and research from THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY (IAS), one of the world's most important independent research institutions:
80th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION:
Save the date for the Institute’s eightieth anniversary celebrations on September 24–25 and November 12–13 featuring presentations for the general public and events for former Members.
www.ias.edu/news/80th
PUBLIC LECTURES in May will include
A presentation by Charles Simonyi, Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Trustees, who will speak about his most recent trip to space on Thursday, May 6
www.ias.edu/news/public-events/simonyi
And a lecture by Heinrich von Staden, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, entitled Experiments on Animals in Ancient Greece and Rome: Private and Public Science, on Friday, May 7.
www.ias.edu/news/public-events/vonstaden
VIDEOS:
The quest for understanding the origin of the universe is explored in a video lecture by Matias Zaldarriaga, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences.
video.ias.edu/in-the-beginning
Patricia Crone, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the School of Historical Studies, discusses nativists, nationalists, and Western-born jihadists in historical perspective.
video.ias.edu/the-acculturated-native
IAS SPRING LETTER:
The Spring Institute Letter explores the discovery and invention of an epidemic in France, Mesopotamian mathematics, the origins of a legal myth, and other subjects of research.
www.ias.edu/files/pdfs/publications/letter-2010-spring.pdf
BOOK:
A Revolution of the Mind, a new book by Professor Jonathan Israel, traces the intellectual origins of modern democracy to the Radical Enlightenment, beginning in the late seventeenth century.
www.ias.edu/news/news-briefs/faculty-books#israel
SCIENCE EDUCATION:
The Opportunity Equation, a new initiative of the Institute and Carnegie Corporation of New York, promotes equity and excellence in mathematics and science education.
The Opportunity Equation, a new initiative of the Institute and Carnegie Corporation of New York, promotes equity and excellence in mathematics and science education.
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