In the brief text titled “Rising Complexity of the Universe,” we explored the formation of stars, galaxies, the solar system,...
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This short introduction text to the formation of the universe, explains the journey from simplicity to complexity, tracing the evolution...
Modern Medicine In the 19th century, modern medicine emerged, enabling people to live longer, healthier and more comfortable lives. Modern...
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (Öjen Dölakrua) (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) is one of France’s most important Romantic...
Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, like any new sultan, had the idea of strengthening his reign with a significant victory. Therefore, the...
The monarchy is a form of government in which a country is ruled by a dynasty or an individual. Throughout...
Premise So far, humans have exploited as much as they could any possible source to live on earth. The world...
When we think of Forensic Science we imagine the people from the TV in white paper suits and masks, dusting...
Welcome back to yet another instalment of Art 101 – this time focusing on Romanesque Art! Background to the...
Aristotle once said that “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall”,...
Lions and tigers and… Dolphins? Oh my! I have long been interested in depictions of animals in art, especially...
Short summary Returning from a won battle, Macbeth and Banquo met three witches. They announce them the next Macbeth’s coronation...
It’s fascinating how our brain works to bend the language and use it to achieve certain purposes. However, what is...
Gertrude, or the well-known “Nun of Monza”, is certainly one of the most interesting and mysterious characters of The Betrothed,...
Language attitudes in sociolinguistics Language attitudes in multilingual settings are significant and say a lot about this language. A language...
Storytelling and Oppression Literature plays a crucial role as a tool to express the injustice embedded in societies. Through...
Lord Byron and his society George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) managed, with no fear, to deal with his being. It’s...
The Accademia Carrara is museum, art gallery and academy of fine arts in Bergamo, Italy. History Count Giacomo Carrara decided...
The Trojan war According to the Iliad, Paris was called as right judge to choose which deity had the primate...
Greek poet Homer Tradition here comes to tell about an author whose poems have changed the worldwide literature;...
The first instalment of the Art 101 series The first post of this week will look at Ancient Art...
Welcome, to the History of Art History! Humans have been making art since the dawn of time. Ever since...
Miguel Ângelo Merisi, also known as Caravaggio, was a painter who represented passages from the Bible in a dramatic and...
Civita is a suburb of the comune of Bagnoregio, in the Province of Viterbo. The area this town is in,...
It is safe to say that many people worldwide, particularly in the west, have heard of Santa Claus, a legendary...
“Fiiiiiive goooooold ringsssss…” The twelve days of Christmas through art. It’s that time of year again – the halls are...
The recruitment of Child Soldiers The participation of young people in armed conflicts is a somewhat remote trend. In the...
Spirit Photography and Spiritualism in the 1800s. We take horror movies and media meant to scare us for granted these...
Bernini and the “Bel Composto” How Gian Lorenzo Bernini created a marriage of art, light and architecture in his works ...
In the previous episode, we’ve seen the status planning If you missed it, you can click here: 2. Corpus planning Quoting...