Month: May 2021

In the 5th century B.C., Zeno of Elea argued that motion is impossible. Although few philosophers have accepted Zeno’s conclusion (but Bertrand Russell described his logic as “immeasurably subtle and profound”) it must be conceded, I believe, that Zeno did raise some profound questions. Zeno’s paradoxes

I very vividly remember the day the Chernobyl accident was announced at the Italian TV, and the news of a few days later when the authorities asked people to stop consuming “wide-leaf vegetables” because of the risk of accumulation of

Carrying loads on the head has been a common practice in many parts of the world. I remember ancient paintings of women from Southern Italy dressed in traditional costumes, carrying water with the typical “conca”, a hourglass-shaped copper or tin container of