Aug232017
When: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn “Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting... Read more
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Aug
23
2017
When:
5:00PM to 6:30PM
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
“Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.” –... Read more
Sep
19
2017
When:
12:30PM to 2:00PM
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ZYGO [zygo /ˈzʌɪgəʊ, ˈzɪgəʊ / pref. relating to union or joining]
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The release of Netflix Originals 13 Reasons Why and To the Bone has sparked an important... Read more
Sep
19
2017
When:
5:00PM to 7:00PM
The Academy for Polymathic Study guides its enquiries through four flexible pathways or Quadrants: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the... Read more
Oct
12
2017
When:
5:00PM to 6:30PM
"Everyone should know that you can’t live in any other way than by cultivating the soul.” –Apuleius, Roman writer
A hoe is an instrument a farmer uses to cultivate the land, to... Read more
Oct
17
2017
When:
12:30PM to 2:00PM
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ZYGO [zygo /ˈzʌɪgəʊ, ˈzɪgəʊ / pref. relating to union or joining]
As we come up on Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos every year, stories of paranormal activity,... Read more
Nov
01
2017
When:
5:00PM to 6:30PM
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” –Jack, from The Shining
“Almost all creativity,” wrote psychologist Abraham Maslow, “involves purposeful play.” The idea that play... Read more
Nov
07
2017
When:
5:00PM to 7:00PM
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The Harman Academy for Polymathic Study guides its enquiries through four flexible pathways or Quadrants: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths... Read more
Nov
11
2017
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What lies beneath our Los Angeles feet? What is the connection between our terra firma and all that lies below? This conference explores the worlds below us and the... Read more
Fall 2017 Series
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In Fall 2017, the USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study is partnering with leading global and academic institutions and scholars, holding workshops and symposia to explore topics and issues from a polymathic perspective. From a day-...
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Polymathy values different ways of learning, knowing, and being, ranging from the written word to various modes of embodiment and creative practice. A new initiative of the Academy, the Polymathic Lab will extend its integrative learning to the...
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The Goethe Society, an undergraduate organization affiliated with the USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, will continue its enjoyment of the cultural resources of the USC campus and greater Los Angeles. Each session will be...
The Academy for Polymathic Study guides its enquiries through four flexible pathways or Quadrants: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. In order to explicate these...
To cultivate is, in both its broadest and precise meanings, a foundational principle of polymathic practice. It’s most common definition is to prepare the soil for planting; to grow. Other meanings include: to refine; to encourage; to seek the...