Yearly Archives: 2014

delicious Zeitgeist (weekly)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

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Power of Photo and Hair

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A glimpse of this iconoclastic photo triggered today a remembrance of how much I liked Helmut Newton’s powerful photo style in the 80’s. Now, I’m reminded of the model, Elsa Peretti, whom was a top-model at the time and is … Continue reading →

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Where Do I Come From?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

In this TED video, Jim Holt, philosopher and author of the book “Why Does The World Exist?“, which I read and loved, says that the God solution to the title riddle is a bit unsatisfactory. Thus, he proposes an intriguingly … Continue reading →

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I Love Babylon

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Plaque with face of the demon Humbaba | Babylonian | Old Babylonian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art I love Babylon. This image, together with 400,000 more is available as a free resource for non-commercial use. Here.

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Another (Catholic) case against MOOCs.

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Antonio Vantaggiato

On A Catholic Case Against MOOCs by Jonathan Malesic (Chronicle of Higher Education, September 16, 2013). The continuing discussion pro and against MOOCs produced (one year ago) a piece like this, where the case was made of a beneficial disconnect … Continue reading →

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