CafeLitt 74: Cognitive evolution, The evolution of Language

Subject: Cognitive evolution, The evolution of Language
Date: 5 Jun 2008, 20:00
Presented by: Shahin Zanganehpour

Biological evolutionary process, as conceived of by Charles Darwin, is considered a global process, which affects all living things on this planet including humans. The end state of the evolutionary process for the human brain is a mysterious and complex collection of cognitive capacities. Language, which is thought to be uniquely human capacity, will be discussed in brief and some evidence regarding its evolutionary basis will be presented.

CafeLitt 73:United Nations

Subject: United Nations
Date: Thursday, 29th May 2008, 20:00
Presented by: Hanieh Ziaei

CafeLitt 72:"SHAAHED BAAZI in Persian Literature"

Subject: "SHAAHED BAAZI in Persian Literature"
Date: 22 May 2008, 20:00
Presented by: Forough Ensandoust

CafeLitt 71:Franz Kafka & The metamorphosis

Subject: Franz Kafka & The metamorphosis
Date: Thursday, 15th May, 2008, 20:00
Presented by: Mehdi Keshtkar & Farrokh Vahabzadeh

پدربزرگم همیشه می گفت : « زندگی جور گیج کننده ای کوتاه است . به گذشته که نگاه می کنم ، زندگی آنقدر به نظرم کوتاه می آید که به زحمت می توانم بفهمم ، چطور ممکن است ، مرد جوانی – برای مثال می گویم – تصمیم بگیرد به دهکده ی بعدی بتازد ، ولی نترسد که – گذشته از حوادث بین راه – مهلت همین زندگی معمولی خوش و خرم ، بارها کوتاه تر از آن زمانی باشد که برای چنین سفری لازم است .

CafeLitt 70:"Masnavikhaani I "

Date & Time: Thursday, 8th of May , 2008,

Subject: "Masnavikhaani I "
Presented by: Mohammad Larijani

We start "Masnavikhaani " sessions by reading Masnavi the masterpiece of Molana Balkhi-Rumi.
These sessions will continue by reading and interpreting the Masnavi.