Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Are Mathematical Models the Cause for Financial Crisis in the Global Eco...
Andrew W. Lo, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Laboratory for Financial Engineering, breaks down the hot debate brewing about the cause of the current financial crisis. Learn the arguments for and against the claim that complex financial securities and the mathematical models used to manage them should take the blame. Was it systematically programmed or just human nature?
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
BD SOMANI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PROM 2015
Congratulations to our IB students who had a wonderful evening to celebrate the Prom Night for the Diploma Class of 2016. I will post more pictures and a student report over the next few days. Pictured here is our IB Coordiantor, Ms Shagun Sobti with a group of students. Also pictured is Mr Declan Sharpe, IB teacher of TOK and Geography.
25 Ludicrous Conspiracy Theories People Actually Believe
Unfortunately, everyone with a keyboard can add to the list of silly unsubstantiated conspiracy claims we see in the Ludicrous List above. But are all conspiracy theories nonsense? How do we evaluate conspiracy claims and Knowledge Questions about events in history or even in the contemporary world? Which qualities in the IB Learner Profile can help us to evaluate these claims?
Which ways of knowing can help us separate the Illuminati Lizard theories from other claims?
One key approach may be to look at the source. Does the speaker or writer have a record of expertise, authority, credibility in this area?
There have been real conspiracies in history.
Visit this website of YALE UNIVERSITY. Click on link below
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/wannsee.asp
Nazis expected to win the war but they did not want the truth about the genocide to be part of the narrative for in the post war years. The film 'CONSPIRACY' starring Kenneth Brannagh is based on the minutes of a secret meeting to plan the mass murder of all Jews in Nazi occupied Europe.
What about claims which have serious consequences for the people who believe them?
How do tv shows influence western audiences and others to accept conspiracy theories?
How do we measure the knowledge claims of Edward Snowden about surveillance of ordinary citiizens? Does the fact he could make these claims, even though it made him a fugitive demonstrate that keeping secrets is very difficult especially in our modern era?
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Sunday, October 4, 2015
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A special welcome to our incoming IB Grade X1 class, who are already working with teachers on our Pre- IB Introductory Course. ALL STU...
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Each Grade 11 Student will post 100-150 words as Personal Reflection inspired by their visit to the Art Exhibition. Our Central Knowledge ...
