The Athens Dialogues - An International Conference on Culture and Civilization

Summary: The Human Development Index of the United Nations and other broadly based indices of wellbeing seek to identify and measure a wide range of determinants of the quality of life. Income, longevity, and education are regarded as key indicators. Auxiliary variables include nutrition, income and gender inequality, political and human rights,…[Read more]

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Summary: Although biology lagged behind physics through most of the 20th century in terms of research and discovery, the discovery of the human genome and subsequent advances in molecular biology ushered in a new era of biological research. The proposal to sequence the human genome by the U.S. Department of Energy opened the door to […]

Summary: Moving towards sustainability and a greater understanding of how human life is connected to the earth’s ecosystem goes beyond mechanistic notions. Consistent with the ancient Greek concept biophilia, increasing evidence shows that the geometry of the natural and built environments is, to a large extent, responsible for human quality of…[Read more]

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Summary: Mathematics has always played a fundamental role in the development of civilization. In ancient Greece, mathematics referred both to geometry and precise thinking (or “logic”) and proof. Many art forms such as sculpture and architecture reached new heights in ancient Greece because of mathematical knowledge. Over the centuries mathematics…[Read more]