by admin | May 28, 2022 | History, Science, Technology
Fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism The Antikythera Mechanism. A hand powered orrery used on Greek ships to predict astronomical positions and could even predict eclipses decades in advance. It is described as the world’s first true analogue computer. Of all...
by admin | May 27, 2022 | Book Excerpt, Personal
I furrowed my brow. This wasn’t supposed to be how it ended. This was victory, but where was the sweetness? Where was the satisfaction at having beaten the odds? How come I could only think about that night in the parking lot of the college, or CVS… why was I stuck in...
by admin | May 24, 2022 | History, Italian Life
Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci is famous for being the quintessential Renaissance Man; someone who appears to be a jack of all trades. He was a polymath, with his knowledge of anatomy, art, design, invention, and more. While his accomplishments are too numerous...
by admin | May 24, 2022 | Amateur Advice, Italian Life, Personal
Since I’ve been travelling back and forth between the US and Italy, I’ve found myself forced into a more solitary lifestyle by mostly circumstance. I’ve had more time to think, create, and work. In the maelstrom of productivity, I would caution...
by admin | May 22, 2022 | Apology
Hi, I know this blog is still super new and not a lot of people are reading it at the moment, but for the future I feel this needs to be said for when people are looking at the timeline and notice this blatant gap in uploads. I’m a writer at heart, it’s...