“Teaching Physics to Tibetan Monks (And The Obverse): How Crazy Is It?”

*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************

Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday September 22, 2015 - Wednesday September 23, 2015
      4:00 pm - 4:59 pm
  • Location: Ferst Room (Library 7th Floor)
  • Phone:
  • URL:
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
Contact
No contact information submitted.
Summaries

Summary Sentence: Dr. Halka shares her experience with the Emory Tibet Science Initiative

Full Summary: Dr. Halka shares her experience participating in the Emory Tibet Science Initiative

In the summer of 2015, Dr. Halka visited a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in India to attempt to teach physics (and math) to the monks, through the Emory Tibet Science Initiative. This semester at Georgia Tech, she is facilitating a GT1000 course focused on mindfulness. In this talk, she will describe the difficulties inherent in these related experiences and will share perspectives on what she has learned.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

General, Honors Program

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
No keywords were submitted.
Status
  • Created By: Michael Hagearty
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 17, 2015 - 9:34am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:18pm