Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education or higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece.

The original Academy

Before Akademia was a school, and even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall, it contained a sacred grove of olive trees dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, outside the city walls of ancient Athens. The archaic name for the site was Hekademia, which by classical times evolved into Akademia and was explained, at least as early as the beginning of the 6th century BC, by linking it to an Athenian hero, a legendary "Akademos". The site of Akademia was sacred to Athena and other immortals.

Plato's immediate successors as "scholarch" of Akademia were Speusippus (347–339 BC), Xenocrates (339–314 BC), Polemon (314–269 BC), Crates (ca. 269–266 BC), and Arcesilaus (ca. 266–240 BC). Later scholarchs include Lacydes of Cyrene, Carneades, Clitomachus, and Philo of Larissa ("the last undisputed head of the Academy"). Other notable members of Akademia include Aristotle, Heraclides Ponticus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Philip of Opus, Crantor, and Antiochus of Ascalon.

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Parents at charter school outraged after discovering director's dark secret | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 25 Apr 2025
Buckley, the lead director of both the Layton and Ogden campuses of the academy which serves children in kindergarten through sixth grade, was allegedly found with more than 10,000 images of child sex abuse material (CSAM) in his possession, with some depicting children as young as infants....
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BH Christian Academy students capture photos from the Hills

Black Hills Pioneer 25 Apr 2025
Students from the Black Hills Christian Academy’s photography class captured images around the Northern Hills and the U.S. this semester. Courtesy photos .......
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New York Observer 25 Apr 2025
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Flying Lotus was set to score Marvel’s ‘Blade’ before it was indefinitely delayed

NME 25 Apr 2025
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Ye Confirms This Rising Rap Star Ghostwrote His New ‘Cuck’ Album

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Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes Hilariously Channeled Picard When Sharing His Thoughts On Potentially Being Digitally De-Aged If He Returns As Riker

Cinema Blend 25 Apr 2025
(Image credit ... Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes Dropped An Update On Starfleet Academy, And One Particular Detail Has Me Stoked ... The ones who are still around, such as George Takei and Shatner, would likely have a hard time convincing the world they're a spitting image of their younger selves (Shatner just turned 94), even if they had de-aging technology....
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The Nobel Prize-Winning Science Behind Your Bad Decisions

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By using tools like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Camerer has explored the neural mechanisms behind economic choices, revealing how brain activity correlates with behaviors like risk-taking and impulse control.​ ... Colin Camerer - National Academy of Sciences / Caltech Profile Image ... National Academy of Sciences Profile....
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World’s Oldest Gym Membership Was Written in Greek 1,800 Years Ago

Greek Reporter 25 Apr 2025
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at odds over $68M Beverly Hills mansion months after settling ...

New York Post 24 Apr 2025
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Charlamagne Tha God Feels Ye’s “Incestuous” Claims Are A “Publicity Stunt”

Vibe Magazine 24 Apr 2025
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Treasures of the Alanian culture found in Alkhan-Kala necropolis

Heritage Daily 23 Apr 2025
In a recent study led by Azamat Akhmarov of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic, archaeologists uncovered an undisturbed burial mound at the necropolis, containing an elite grave dating back to the early phase of the Alanian culture (2nd to 5th century BC) ... Header Image Credit . Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic....

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