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Anthony Aveni

December 12, 2014

Anthony Aveni

Anthony Aveni is the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies at Colgate University. He has researched and written about Maya astronomy for more than four decades. He was named a US National Professor of the Year and has been awarded the H. B. Nicholson Medal for Excellence in Research in Mesoamerican Studies by Harvard's Peabody Museum. 

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January 20, 2016

Apocalyptic Anxiety

Religion, Science, and America's Obsession with the End of the World

January 23, 2015

Behind the Crystal Ball

Magic, Science, and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age

Revised Edition

January 23, 2015

Class Not Dismissed

Reflections on Undergraduate Education and Teaching the Liberal Arts

January 23, 2015

Empires of Time

Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures

Revised Edition

May 17, 2016

Studying Astronomy in a Cultural Context

Anthony Aveni considers the recent story about the Canadian student who discovered a Maya city by placing a star map over a map of the Yucatán.

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January 23, 2015

Uncommon Sense

Understanding Nature's Truths Across Time and Culture

September 01, 2015

Who Wants to Know? Understanding Other Cultures through Better Questions

I’ve had some really excellent feedback on my book Class Not Dismissed, especially from readers who ended up, like me, working in a place they wouldn’t have dreamed of nor planned for.

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