Contact: Nadia Noor, Western Conservatory, 931-306-0055, njnoor@gmail.com

CAIRO, Dec. 1, 2010 /Standard Newswire/ -- The first broadcast of a creative internet learning experience kicks off Wednesday night at 9PM Eastern, live from Egypt, announced the Western Conservatory of the Arts and Sciences. The six-part series includes daily internet content and interactive access to a team of four colorful professionals who are determined to get to the bottom of the 21st century's coming cultural challenges.

"Culture is religion externalized," said team leader Isaac Botkin. "This is what we've got to learn, or we won't know how to analyze the world we live in. Ideas rule the world -- we must master the ideas."

The project brings together four young home-educated men from widely diverse backgrounds: an IT expert for America's elite, a filmmaker who at age 13 crafted classified material for the Department of Defense, a self-taught videojournalist and entrepreneur, and a second-generation American who traces his heritage to a small village on the banks of the Nile.

Unlike television shows where hosts are filmed and edited by invisible camera teams, every aspect of production and travel will be visible to those following the expedition, as every member of the team serves both on-camera and as production staff. The team will be broadcasting six video episodes, beginning at 8pm CST on December 1. "Our plan," announced IT specialist Chris Harper, "is to answer live questions submitted by those watching and listening."

Production editor Steven Bowman summarizes: "What do ancient Egypt and today's America have in common? Where does bureaucracy come from, and what does it produce? What does history teach us about the present--and the future? That's what we're here to find out."

"It's futile to try to untangle the clashing agendas in today's Middle East without understanding the cultures that dominate the landscape," states team analyst David Noor. "Egypt is both the birthplace of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood and the residence of the 2,000-year-old Coptic Orthodox Church, making it an ideal place to start."

They will investigate an intriguing theory about an age-old mystery which has yet to be adequately explained: the construction of the pyramids. They will recalculate Egyptian chronologies. They will walk the crowded streets of Cairo and traverse the countryside, interpreting life and worldviews from the perspective of the average Egyptian.

For more information and to follow the team's journey, visit www.navigatinghistory.com.