Latest News
US-based British-Sri Lankan neuroscientist talks about her experience as an immigrant on Austrian radio station FM4
Pireeni Sundaralingham speaking at Session | Beyond Green: The Arts as a Catalyst for SustainabilityPireeni Sundaralingam, Fellow of The Neuroscience of Art: What are the Sources of Creativity and Innovation? and Beyond Green: The Arts as a Catalyst for Sustainability, has been featured on an interview on Salzburg Radio Station alingam talked about her experience of immigration and integration as a Sri Lankan immigrant in the UK and the psychological impact facing Syrian innovative and cross-boundary thinker, California-based Sundaralingam has brought her expertise on cognitive science as science advisor to the Irish Government’s Department of Art & Heritage and poetry as an associate professor in the Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry at the California Institute of Integral Studies to two Salzburg Global sessions. She provided insights on the effective ways to change public mindsets by understanding the way brains accept informationas well as how poetry can serve psychological purposesas in when she used a stPoet and Cognitive Scientist Pireeni Sundaralingam will be starting her three year stint as College Poet Laureate on 31 January this term. During her time at Univ, Pireeni will be running the SPARK program, a series of events exploring how we can break out of stagnant mental models and catalyze new patterns of thinking. The program will include bringing the different methodologies of the arts and sciences into conversation with each other to create new solutons; it also includes the “Creative Thinking Salon”, creative writing workshops, interdisciplinary panel discussions, and a podcast series. Her own creative investigation will, in part, explore Univ’s rich history as an incubator for art-science collisions, from Shelley’s experiments with electricity and poetry to Christopher Wren first neuro-anatomical drawings
As a scientist, Pireeni is particularly interested in the human tendency to filter information through specific frames and metaphors, and how we can shift thinking patterns and behavior change: she is a former advisor to the Irish Government’s Minister of Art, Culture & Heritage, while most recently leading research at Silicon Valley’s Center for Humane Techn
BookDragon Blog
The title – Indivisible– the editors explain, is &#;a word taken from the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.&#; Through the 49 diverse American voices represented here with roots in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, Indivisible explores &#;[t]he issue of whether unity and pluralism may be reconciled &#;&#; The editors starkly remind that in a post-9/11 world, the &#;voices [of many South Asian American poets] had been diminished by the tide of anti-Muslim and xenophobic sentiment arising after the attacks.&#; Given the recent Quran burning threats and the ongoing debates over who is welcomed as Ground Zero&#;s potential neighbors, that oppressive tide unfortunately remains challenging at best.
Regardless, creative expression will not be stemmed. Through many years of devoted labor, three tenacious editors – Neela Banerjee is a journalist, fiction writer, and editor; Summa Kaipa is a literary curator, psychologist, and magazine editor; and Pireeni Sundaralingam is a playwright, literary judge, and scientist – have created a remarkable collection that pays homage to a &#;multiplicity of languages, cultures, and faiths&#; while acknowledging
A “Clarion Call to Action”: Nine Recommended Books on Climate Change
While the rapidly evolving nature of climate change means that the best sources of current data are online (e.g., United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the following books provide a grounding in the fundamental scientific processes, predicted impacts, and potential solutions for climate change.
The Science of Climate Change
Michael E. Mann & Lee R. Kump
Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change
DK, 2nd ed.
Based on the findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc), this sumptuously illustrated book elegantly outlines the essential ideas in climate change from scientific basics to practical solutions. Given that it is based on the Fifth IPCC Impact Report and revised in , some of the data, particularly regarding sea level rise, need to be updated in light of the most recent research. Nevertheless, Dire Predictions is still a cogent introduction to the key principles of climate change, and its diverse use of graphics ensures that the critical findings are cle
Biographies you may also like
Gollayan sisters biography of alberta Almira Gollayan Cercado (born October 28, ) is a Filipino Singer under ShowBT Entertainment. She is currently the leader of the girl group 4th Impact. She was the recipient of Missing: alberta.
Shona robison biography of albert einstein albert einstein.
Gugu nxumalo biography of albert einstein The German-born physicist Albert Einstein developed the first of his groundbreaking theories while working as a clerk in the Swiss patent office in g: gugu nxumalo.
Roger hedgecock voter guide 2016 california Looking for roger hedgecock election voting guide? Download roger hedgecock election voting guide roger hedgecock election voting guide codesmith tutorials wilton instructions fuller repair manuals crazy love bible study guide guide to install trane thermostats victor.
Kirby smoke jensen biography of donald Deputy U.S. Marshal Smoke Jensen rides into legend in this powerful frontier adventure from the greatest Western writer of the century. Kirby—later Smoke—Jensen has just earned his first Missing: donald.
Jose marti biography book list (Spanish) José Martí downloads. Project Gutenberg offers 75, free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.