Cognitive ecology integrates theory and observations from evolutionary ecology and neurobiology, primarily cognitive science, in order to understand the effect that animal interaction with their habitat has on their cognitive systems and how those systems restrict behavior within an ecological and evolutionary framework.
Orthodox Jewish outreach, often referred to as Kiruv or Keruv (Hebrew: ×§××¨×× , ×§Öµ×¨×Ö¼×â bringing close), is the collective work or movement of Orthodox Judaism that reaches out to non-Orthodox Jews to encourage belief in God and to live according to Orthodox Jewish law.
The koru is a modern design used extensively in Maori art, however it was rarely seen in pounamu carving before the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand. Itâs based on the unfurling silver fern frond and represents new life and growth. Another modern design is the twist, which symbolises lifeâs eternal emerging paths.