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Wonder at the marvels of science while simultaneously taking them for granted. TIGS explores the metaphysical as well as the tangible aspects of science and technology.

» The Tao of Science: A Philosophical Approach » Science and Humanity: Bridging the Divide » The Enigma of Modern Science » Pursuing the Intangible » Quality: A Cultural Achievement » Basic Astronomy, Complex Cosmology     Basic Astronomy, Complex Cosmology Look up, look out, look in ...we go outside to enjoy a lively exploration of our universe and its meaning. Presented in conjunction with FAMA, Mexico's National Association of Astronomers. Oh Heavens!: Constellations and the Zodiac Light and Telescopes - Practice and Use Archaeo-astrological Observations of the Ancient Mexicans The Life of Stars - Identification of Stars The "New" Solar System Galaxies, Quasars and Black Holes SuperStar Showers and Earthly Impacts The New Cosmology: Evolution of the Universe Write for fees and enrollment                                                top The Enigma of Modern Science We are at a threshold of a new Copernican Revolution. What is an enigma today might become reality tomorrow and a consilience between science and philosophy might unite again those essential parts of speculative thinking and shake our most profound convictions. The Cosmos: A Multitude of Singularities? Event Horizons everywhere From Chaos to Order, and Back The Flowing Wholeness of Being The Black Hole: Another World? Bell's Theorem: Superluminal Connections? Write for fees and enrollment                                                top Pursuing the Intangible The Universe: is it a living being in the process of transformation? Event horizons not only separate us from each other but veil the physical reality of the infinitely small. Accompany us into an excursion into that world. The Quantum Mystery All the Way to Poincarre and Back The Numinous Universe God Does not Play Dice Unified Field Theory The Cosmic Computer An Entropic World? Write for fees and enrollment                                                top Quality: A Cultural Achievement Quality: We all know it when we see or feel it, yet noone can define it. It surrounds us and defies us daily and yet we strive incessantly for it, and therefore no creation or product will exist where quality is not the highest priority. Quality: This Elusive Term Quality as Touchstone of Experience Quality as Norm of Judgement Quality and the Creative Chaos Quality as a Holistic Icon Write for fees and enrollment                                                top Science and Humanity: Bridging the Divide This course attempts to unite the yin and the yang - the Sciences and the Humanities - through an awareness and understanding of what appears to be "unbridgeable". The Tao of Science Modern Physics: A Path with a Heart Beyond Language The Holographic Universe The Unity of All Things Bridges to Infinity Write for fees and enrollment                                                top The Tao of Science: A Philosophical Approach In search of reality after the occurance of relativity and quantum theory in a speculative universe. Modern Physics: A Path with a Heart The Dynamic Universe The Unity of all Things Proof or Insight In Search of Infinity A Holographic Universe? Beyond Language Philosophy On The Move Write for fees and enrollment                                                top

Course Notes: 1. All courses are scheduled on a flexible, "open enrollment" basis in order to accomodate participant needs and schedules. 2. Groups and companies which enroll 10 persons in any one course are eligible for 1 complimentary participant. Enroll 15 persons and receive 2 complimentary participants! 3. Course length: 30 hours (3 hours/week for 10 weeks); intensive, multiple-weekend sessions can be arranged. 4. Courses are given at The Troeller Institute for Global Studies' offices in Mexico City. In-house presentations are available at no additional cost. (Metropolitan Mexico City only.) 5. Course itineraries, fees and terms are subject to change without notice. 6. Courses are delivered in English; Spanish-language instruction is subject to professor availability. 7. College credit can be arranged with your academic institution. Please confirm prior to enrollment. 8. Tuition does not include applicable taxes.