That's awesome. thanks for your kind message. I appreciate it 🙏
Man I hope you get there to the Duomo.
Italy is definitely on the top of my bucket list too.
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Mysterious journey into an unknown dimension on the spiral Fibonacci staircase symbolising the universe’s harmonious design.
What is the Fibonacci sequence?
The Fibonacci sequence is a famous mathematical sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.
People claim there are many special properties about the numerical sequence, such as the fact that it is “nature’s secret code” for building perfect structures, like the Great Pyramid at Giza or the iconic seashell that likely graced the cover of your school mathematics textbook.
But much of that is more myth than fact, and the true history of the series is a bit more down-to-earth.
The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two that precede it. Starting at 0 and 1, the first 10 numbers of the sequence look like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on forever.
The Fibonacci sequence can be described using a mathematical equation: Xn+2= Xn+1 + Xn.
The first thing to know is that the sequence is not originally Fibonacci's, who in fact never went by that name.
The Italian mathematician who we call Leonardo Fibonacci was born around 1170, and originally known as Leonardo of Pisa, said Keith Devlin, a mathematician at Stanford University.
Only in the 19th century did historians come up with the nickname Fibonacci (roughly meaning, "son of the Bonacci clan") to distinguish the mathematician from another famous Leonardo of Pisa, Devlin said.
Leonardo of Pisa did not actually discover the sequence, said Devlin, who is also the author of "Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the World," (Princeton University Press, 2017). Ancient Sanskrit texts that used the Hindu-Arabic numeral system first mention it in 200 B.C. predating Leonardo of Pisa by centuries.
"It's been around forever," Devlin told Live Science
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Here are 10 profound lessons from A Human History of Emotion by Richard Firth-Godbehere:
1. Emotions Shape History: Emotions are not just personal experiences but have had a powerful influence on the course of human history. They have driven political movements, wars, social change, and cultural revolutions, often playing a crucial role in shaping societies.
2. The Cultural Nature of Emotions: Emotions are not universal and fixed. What people feel and how they express their emotions is deeply influenced by cultural, historical, and social contexts. Different societies at different times have valued, interpreted, and expressed emotions in unique ways.
3. Language Shapes Emotions: The words we use to describe emotions can shape
how we experience them. Many emotions only exist because there are words for them, and language gives structure and meaning to the emotional experiences of individuals and societies.
4. Emotional Evolution: Over centuries, emotions have evolved alongside human societies. Ancient emotions may have had survival value, but as societies became more complex, so did emotional experiences, leading to new ways of understanding feelings like guilt, shame, and love.
5. The Role of Religion in Emotions: Religion has had a profound impact on how emotions are understood and managed. In many societies, religious teachings shaped views on emotions like guilt, fear, and compassion, influencing how people should behave and feel.
6. The Intersection of Emotion and Morality: Emotions and moral values are deeply connected. Throughout history, emotions have been used to regulate social behavior, reinforcing moral norms and defining what is considered right or wrong within a culture.
7. Political Manipulation of Emotions: Governments, leaders, and political movements have long used emotions to control or manipulate the masses. By evoking fear, pride, anger, or love, leaders have been able to rally support, justify war, or consolidate power.
8. Emotions in the Age of Science: The development of psychology, neuroscience, and other sciences has shifted how emotions are understood, moving from a mystical or religious interpretation to a biological and cognitive framework. However, emotions remain complex and not fully understood even with modern science.
9. Media and Emotions: The role of media, from early newspapers to modern social media, has drastically changed how emotions are shared and felt. Mass communication has amplified certain emotions, making feelings like outrage or anxiety more widespread and influential on a global scale.
10. The Future of Emotions: In the modern world, technological advancements and changing social norms are likely to continue reshaping how we understand and experience emotions. The rise of AI, virtual reality, and new communication tools may fundamentally alter emotional experiences in the future.
A Human History of Emotion explores how emotions have been central to human life across history and cultures. The book reveals that emotions are not merely internal feelings but complex social, cultural, and historical phenomena that continue to shape human civilization.
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Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena), opened in 1215, is a stunning example of Italian Gothic architecture.
The interior is particularly striking, with bold black and white marble stripes on the walls and columns creating a mesmerizing pictorial effect.
This unique design element draws attention and enhances the cathedral’s dramatic beauty, making it one of Italy’s most memorable religious structures.
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The voyage of Pytheas - Navigator, geographer, astronomer, and the first Greek to visit and describe the British Isles and the Atlantic coast of Europe.
Somewhere around 330 BC, Pytheas, an almost unknown Greek merchant, embarked on an amazing journey beyond the known limits of the Mediterranean, to places that existed only in myths and when he returned, the journey and the amazing things that saw were a matter of debate for centuries.
Thiis voyage, he circumnavigated and visited a considerable part of modern-day Great Britain and Ireland.
He was the first known scientific visitor to see and describe the Arctic, polar ice, and the Celtic and Germanic tribes.
He is also the first person on record to describe the midnight sun.
The theoretical existence of some Northern phenomena that he described, such as a frigid zone, and temperate zones where the nights are very short in summer and the sun does not set at the summer solstice, was already known.
Similarly, reports of a country of perpetual snow and darkness (the country of the Hyperboreans) had reached the Mediterranean some centuries before.
Ancient Greek civilisation-Αρχαια Ελλάς
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Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926)
Claude Monet was the leader of the French Impressionist movement, literally giving the movement its name.
As an inspirational talent and personality, he was crucial in bringing its adherents together. Interested in painting in the open air and capturing natural light, Monet would later bring the technique to one of its most famous pinnacles with his series paintings, in which his observations of the same subject, viewed at various times of the day, were captured in numerous sequences. Masterful as a colorist and as a painter of light and atmosphere, his later work often achieved a remarkable degree of abstraction, and this has recommended him to subsequent generations of abstract painters.
Inspired in part by Édouard Manet, Monet departed from the clear depiction of forms and linear perspective, which were prescribed by the established art of the time, and experimented with loose handling, bold color, and strikingly unconventional compositions. The emphasis in his pictures shifted from representing figures to depicting different qualities of light and atmosphere in each scene.
In his later years, Monet also became increasingly sensitive to the decorative qualities of color and form. He began to apply paint in smaller strokes, building it up in broad fields of color, and exploring the possibilities of a decorative paint surface of harmonies and contrasts of color. The effects that he achieved, particularly in the series paintings of the 1890s, represent a remarkable advance towards abstraction and towards a modern painting focused purely on surface effects.
An inspiration and a leader among the Impressionists, he was crucial in attracting Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Édouard Manet and Camille Pissarro to work alongside each other in and around Paris. He was also important in establishing the exhibition society that would showcase the group's work between 1874 and 1886.
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One of my all time favorite films, with many of my favorite actors, Paul Newman, George Kennedy and Strother Martin.
Love the performance of the other cast members as well.
1967- 'Cool Hand Luke'
starring- Paul Newman, George kennedy, Strother Martin, Morgan Woodward, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Donner, Clifton James, Luke Askew, J.D. Cannon, Joy Harmon, John McLiam, Andre Trottier, Marc Cavell, Dennis Hopper, Charles Tyner, Wayne Rogers, Richard Davalos, Harry Dean Stanton, Warren Finnerty, Ralph Waite, Buck Kartalian, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio, Anthony Zerbe,
Uncredited- Joe Don Baker & James Gammon
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Top Rock'n Roll movies. 🎸 🎶
So many to choose from....Rock on!
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7 powerful lessons from David Brooks' book "The Road to Character"
1. Prioritize Eulogy Virtues: Focus on building qualities that will be remembered and celebrated after your passing, such as kindness, courage, and love. These are the true markers of a well-lived life, not just career achievements or material possessions.
2. Embrace Humility: Recognize your limitations and the vastness of the world beyond yourself. Humility fosters openness, learning, and genuine connections with others.
3. Suffering Can Lead to Growth: Challenges and setbacks can be opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. They can teach us valuable lessons about resilience, empathy, and the importance of perseverance.
4. Cultivate Self-Discipline: Building strong character requires consistent effort and self-control. Develop habits of discipline in all areas of your life, from work to relationships to personal habits.
5. Deepen Your Relationships: Invest time and energy in building meaningful connections with others. Strong relationships provide support, encouragement, and a sense of belonging.
6. Learn from Moral Exemplars: Study the lives of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional character. Learn from their examples and strive to emulate their virtues.
7. Embrace the Struggle: Building character is a lifelong journey, not a destination. Embrace the challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth and development.
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“Icarus”, 1946,
Henri Matisse (1869.12 ~ 1954.11),
Collage (paper cutting),
Made in various sizes,
France,
Fauvism,
Georges Pompidou Center.
1. This work may look somewhat
simple as it was created using a
paper cutting technique, but it is
Matisse's representative work that
powerfully expresses human
yearning. In his later years, as his
health deteriorated and his activities
became difficult, the artist produced
many works using colored paper with
the help of an assistant and
published them in a book. These
works are also included in the
collection of works called 'Jazz'.
2. Matisse said, “Scissors are more
sensuous than pencils,” and some of
his works are over 2 meters long.
Looking at it, it can be assumed that
it was designed not only for work
comfort, but also to invent a new way
of working.
3. In the myth, Icarus escaped from the
cave where he was trapped, fixed his
wings made of feathers with wax,
and flew high into the sky. However,
his greed was too much and he got
too close to the sun, and the wax
melted, causing him to fall and die.
-> Isn’t this a work meant to warn
against human greed under the
expansion of capitalism and war?
4. This work depicts the scene of
Icarus falling, and a human heart
expressing longing is expressed in
red on the chest of Icarus, which is
black against a blue sky. The yellow
star patterns represent the remains
of wings, and the falling Icarus is said
to represent an air force pilot who
died during World War II.
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Absolutely 💯. It 'seperates the wheat from the chaff ' for sure.
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WHAT IS A SACRAGUE?
Sarcophagus; It is known as sarcophagus in ancient Greek.
Sarcophagus is the name given to special coffins (coffins) made of baked clay, stone, wood or marble in which the dead were placed in ancient times.
It is usually patterned. The body of the sarcophagus is decorated with relief figures belonging to the dead.
There are sarcophagi reflecting various characteristics of certain periods in Anatolia.
Hellenistic sarcophagi are sarcophagi with a triangular roof and lid called the Hareon type.
In the Roman period, two types of sarcophagi were more common, the Pamphylia and Sidemara types.
The lid of the Sidemara type sarcophagi is in the shape of a bed. On it, there is a relief of the deceased, or his/her spouse if any, and on the body, scenes belonging to the deceased, god figures, temple pictures, column and medallion reliefs.
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"A Canticle for Leibowitz" is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Walter M. Miller Jr., first published in 1959. The story is set in a future where a devastating nuclear war, referred to as the Flame Deluge, has ravaged civilization. The narrative unfolds primarily in a Catholic monastery in the Utah desert, where monks of the Order of Saint Leibowitz strive to preserve the remnants of human knowledge and culture.
The novel is structured as a trilogy of interconnected novellas, spanning thousands of years as the monks safeguard relics from the life of Saint Leibowitz, including a blueprint and a shopping list, which symbolize the remnants of a lost civilization. The monks face various challenges, including societal collapse, the cyclical nature of history, and the tension between faith and reason.
Miller's work explores profound themes such as the relationship between religion and science, the nature of humanity, and the consequences of technological advancement. The monks' efforts to preserve knowledge highlight the importance of memory and learning in the face of ignorance and destruction.
"A Canticle for Leibowitz" received critical acclaim and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1961. It is considered a classic of modern speculative fiction, often compared to other seminal works like "Brave New World" and "1984." The novel's enduring relevance and thought-provoking narrative continue to resonate with readers, prompting reflections on the fragility of civilization and the moral dilemmas of progress.
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The Two Towers, Bologna Italy
The Bologna Towers are a group of medieval structures in Bologna, Italy. The two most important ones, known as the Two Towers, are a symbol of the city. Both are symbols of Bologna. They were built between 1109-1119 AD.
Although it is claimed that the number of Bologna towers reached 200 in the Middle Ages, very few of them have survived to the present day. The most famous of these towers, known as Due Torri or the twin towers, are Asinelli and Garisenda, and are located not only in the city center of Bologna but also in other municipalities affiliated with Bologna.
It is estimated that at the beginning of 1115, two long-established families living in Bologna had these towers built to show which house was more powerful. Although it is not possible to have a clear idea of which tower belonged to which family since there is not enough documentation from that period, the magnificent view of these twin towers built by the Asinelli and Garisenda families fascinates those who see them.
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