PredictionX: Ancient Divination Systems and Prophecies
Explore historical prediction methods from ancient Chinese divination to modern astrology in this fascinating Harvard course.
Explore historical prediction methods from ancient Chinese divination to modern astrology in this fascinating Harvard course.
This immersive course examines humanity's enduring quest to predict the future across cultures and time periods. Students explore diverse prediction systems, from ancient Chinese bone burning to the Oracle of Delphi and modern astrology. Led by Harvard faculty and practitioners, the course provides a comprehensive overview of pre-scientific divination methods and establishes theoretical frameworks connecting various prediction systems. As part of the broader PredictionX series, this course offers insights into how humans have attempted to understand their destiny throughout history, setting the foundation for understanding the evolution of predictive methods to modern scientific approaches.
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What you'll learn
Understand various historical methods of divination across cultures
Examine ancient prediction systems from multiple civilizations
Analyze the Oracle of Delphi and its cultural significance
Explore modern practices like astrology and tarot
Understand frameworks connecting different prediction systems
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Module Description
This one-week course provides a fascinating exploration of historical prediction systems and divination methods. Students examine various approaches to forecasting the future, from ancient civilizations to modern times. The curriculum covers diverse prediction systems including Chinese bone burning, the Oracle of Delphi, astrology, and tarot. Led by experts and Harvard faculty, the course establishes theoretical frameworks to understand how different cultures have attempted to divine the future, setting these historical methods in context with modern predictive approaches.
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A Pioneering Leader in Astrophysics and Scientific Data V
Dr. Alyssa Ann Goodman serves as the Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy at Harvard University and Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution. Born in 1962 in New York, she completed her ScB in Physics from MIT in 1984 and PhD from Harvard in 1989. Her groundbreaking research spans astrophysics, data visualization, and STEM education, with particular focus on understanding how interstellar gas forms new stars and developing innovative methods for visualizing astronomical data. As founder of the Harvard Initiative in Innovative Computing and leader of the Seamless Astronomy collaboration, she pioneered tools like the glue visualization software and contributed significantly to the WorldWide Telescope project. Her recent work includes leading the PredictionX project, which explores humanity's efforts to predict the future across history. Her exceptional contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including being named Harvard Foundation's Scientist of the Year in 2015, receiving the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, and being elected as a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society. Beyond research, she demonstrates remarkable breadth in combining science with art, computing, archaeology, and history while advocating for open science principles and innovative approaches to STEM education.
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