Forests “think” according to certain peoples of the Amazon: here’s why, between animism and perspectivism

foreste pensano amazzonia tribu animismo
In the heart ofAmazonsomeone indigenous communities they perceive the forest as something much more complex than a simple collection of ...

Do you remember the differences between types of columns and capitals? Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and other orders

colonne dorica ionica e corinzia caratteristiche e differenze
Remember the classical columns and theirs capitals that at school, during art or technical drawing lessons, we were taught to ...

Who invented denim fabric? The true story of blue jeans

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The invention of jeans fabric, also called denim, it dates back to the 1400swhen in Chieri, in Piedmont, a resistant ...

In Bali, field irrigation is a religious practice: what is Subak, a UNESCO heritage site

subak sistema irrigazione bali indonesia
On the island of Baliin Indonesia, known for its rice fields created among the reliefs of volcanic origin, the so-called ...

Why do Arabs write from right to left?

arabo perche si scrive da destra a sinistra
There Arabic writing is accomplished from right to left For religious, historical, cultural motivations but also for practical reasons. According ...

«Culture is created through study but also through experience»: interview with Don Antonio Loffredo

da John W. Mauchly e J. Presper Eckert presso l'Università della Pennsylvania
The Catacombs of San Gennaroa historic place in Naples and in particular in the “difficult” Rione Sanità neighborhood, were closed ...

Christopher Columbus, Jewish and from Valencia? A documentary takes up the hypothesis, but there is no proof

teoria cristoforo colombo era spagnolo oppure italiano
In recent days, news has appeared in the media that a new study has demonstrated the Spanish origins and not ...

90% of the world’s population lives in the northern hemisphere: this is how we are distributed on Earth

dove vive la popolazione mondiale zone piu abitate
Currently there are approximately human beings inhabiting the Earth 8.2 billion: twice as many as we were in 1974. However, ...

Nobel Prize in Economics 2024 to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson: who they are

nobel economia 2024
The Prize from the Bank of Sweden of 2024 for Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, commonly called Nobel ...

What is the Dunning-Kruger effect, when inexperienced people think they know more than others

cosa e effetto Dunning Kruger
Have you ever listened to someone speak with extreme confidence about a topic, even though it was clear that they ...