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Last Issue: #31 The Journey
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
The strange alchemy
Magazine -> #23 Emotion and Surprise“The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing”, wrote the philosopher Blaise Pascal. People once thought that emotions and rational thought travelled along parallel lines that never converged. Philosophers and scientists dismissed emotions as being of little interest - they were believed to hamper rational behaviour. But for some ti...
continue..Young film directors
Magazine -> #3 Weaving relationsNaples has a long-standing cinema tradition: early Lumière productions were screened in the Neapolitan concertcafès and the first Italian film-making companies (Partenope, Vesuvio Film) were born precisely in the Neapolitan area. The production of films directed by Neapolitan film directors and set in Naples and surroundings is experiencing a pe...
continue..Maths: an emotional experience
Magazine -> #21 Senti-mentallyOdifreddi, you’re known to be a scientist with a strong penchant for art and music. Is there any room for intuition in the scientific profession? In any field it takes time for intellectual capacities to grow and develop fully. I’d say it’s the usual ninety percent perspiration and ten percent inspiration, but in science that ten percent is...
continue..The intention doesn’t matter
Magazine -> #21 Senti-mentallyIn front a cup of coffee. For me, the expression of emotion is never calculated. I’ll wager that emotion is always there if the work is motivated by pleasure and desire. Since I often have too many ideas or desires, I usually start each project with endless lists, which I then cut into little strips and arrange in order of preference to make ...
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