Today" which featured presentations by Elaine Pagels, well known for her studies and writing on the Gnostic Gospels (Beyond Belief: A Different View of Christianity); New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman (Jesus and the Apocalyptic Vision), and scholar of religion and Professor, Marvin Meyer (Magdalene in the Gnostic Gospels: From the Gospel of Mary to the DaVinci Code, Mary Magdelene in History and Culture). In 1976, Robert Ornstein and Idries Shah presented a seminar, Traditional Esoteric Psychologies in Contemporary Life, in cooperation with The New School, New York City. In 2010, ISHK set up a web site for a project entitled The Human Journey. It aims to "follow humanity from our origins in Eastern Africa and the Middle East to the present day, with an eye to what comes next." See also Human behavior Lateralization of brain function Psychology The Institute for Cultural Research (1965–2013) The Idries Shah Foundation (2013 onwards) References External links Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (ISHK) web site Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge: The Human Journey Share Literacy Book publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Psychology organizations based in the United States Consciousness studies Companies based in Santa Clara County, California Educational charities based in the United States Organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area Los Altos, California Publishing companies established in 1969 1969 establishments in California