"Might 'it' refer to our imagination, to what has happened within our mind as we’ve entered into the world of the poem? . . . Life surviving, burgeoning, expanding amid forces of furious annihilation?" Read Peggy Rosenthal on Marianne Moore for today's Close Reading blog.
Upanishads are the philosophical pinnacle of the Vedic thought. Naturally there is a great curiosity about it.
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Hence, we launched YouTube series that explored the 10 major upanishads in crisp but detailed manner. The series is bookended by an introductory podcast and an episode on the Shankar Bhashya.
Delivered by world-renowned faculties, this series is our default recommendation to anyone who wishes to initiate their quest of the Upanishads.
1. Continually ask "Why?"
2. When you learn something, learn it to where you can explain it to a child.
3. Instead of arbitrarily memorizing things, look for the explanation that makes it obvious.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak wins Holberg Prize
The influential academic is honoured for challenging mainstream literary thought and redefining inclusivity in cultural discourse. https://t.co/JF7K1cNd3F
📢 New call for proposals: #Spark enables researchers from all disciplines to test or develop novel and unconventional scientific approaches, methods, theories or ideas within a short time.
🗓️ Submission deadline: 4 March 2025.
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Today is the day!
We are excited to reveal the official question for the 2024/25 Nine Dots Prize: ‘Is data failing us?’
The winner will be awarded US$100,000 and a book deal with @CambridgeUP for the best 3,000-word response.
The deadline for these two postdoc positions is approaching. One job for someone with expertise in evidence review and another for a philosopher of science:
INTRODUCING October/November 2024 (Issue 164)
Issue 164’s themed section is called ‘Thoughts On Thoughts’, as it covers all sorts of questions about the workings of minds and brains. Read all about it and so much more...
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I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life https://t.co/kICeAzyWkb via @ConversationUS