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with Gabrielle Birchak

  • The Transcriptorium
  • The Emporium of Necessities
  • A Treatise on Gabrielle
  • Hypatia — The Book
  • The Transcriptorium
  • The Emporium of Necessities
  • A Treatise on Gabrielle
  • Hypatia — The Book
Hypatia of Alexandria

Hypatia of Alexandria

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 01, 2021
  • Ancient History, Archive, Classical Antiquity
  • 0

Hypa­tia lived in Alexan­dria in the fourth and fifth cen­turies as a math­e­mati­cian and philoso­pher. How­ev­er, she is most famous for the way in which she died.

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First, there was Infinity, Second, there was Infinity…

First, there was Infinity, Second, there was Infinity…

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 08, 2020
  • Ancient History, Archive, Classical Antiquity, Middle Ages, Modern History, Post Classical
  • 0

Will we ever evolve into intel­li­gent beings? Is the uni­verse real­ly infi­nite? What is infin­i­ty? For the sake of brevi­ty, I am going to address the third question.

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Beer! Its history, my story, and why it tastes so good!

Beer! Its history, my story, and why it tastes so good!

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 07, 2020
  • Ancient History, Archive, Modern History, Post Classical
  • 0

When the tal­ent por­tion came up, my dad knew exact­ly what to do to win that six-pack of beer that he real­ly want­ed. He looked at me and said, “Sing for me, Stinky Pants!” (Yes, Stinky Pants was what my dad called me.) 

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I’ve got another secret!

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 05, 2020
  • Ancient History, Archive, Modern History
  • 0

The date was May 17, 1975. It was just eight days before my ninth birth­day, and the pack­age arrived right on time…

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Halley’s Comet Beautiful Rubble

Halley’s Comet Beautiful Rubble

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 05, 2020
  • Ancient History, Archive, Modern History, Post Classical
  • 0

The apoc­a­lyp­tic month was June. The year was 451 CE. A red point of light appeared in the sky as a fiery stream of light fol­lowed its path. 

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Leap Year, Caesar’s propaganda, and a new calendar

Leap Year, Caesar’s propaganda, and a new calendar

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 02, 2020
  • Ancient History, Archive, Modern History, Post Classical
  • 0

Hypatia of Alexandria

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 01, 2020
  • Ancient History, Archive, Classical Antiquity
  • 0

Holiday Party!

Holiday Party!

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 12, 2019
  • Ancient History, Archive, Modern History, Post Classical
  • 0

There’s a par­ty in the neigh­bor­hood with William Buck­land, Tycho Bra­he, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Stub­bins Ffirth, and Pythago­ras! Can you solve this log­ic puzzle?

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Reading Scrolls Once Buried by Vesuvius

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 12, 2019
  • Ancient History, Archive, Uncategorized
  • 0

The devel­op­ments in Deep Learn­ing, Machine Learn­ing, and Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence now allow us to read the works of frag­ile, scrolls that have nev­er been read before. 

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Euclid’s Elements

  • gabriellebirchak
  • 11, 2019
  • Ancient History, Archive, Classical Antiquity
  • 0

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