Math is part of our genetic makeup, and history proves it to be true!
During my visit to the Getty Villa, in Malibu, California, I discovered this stunning sculpture! This is a Roman sculpture of three of the nine muses. It dates back to the mid-third century BCE and was part of a large sarcophagus. The sculpture shows four individuals. The original sculpture held eight individuals, which included two more muses and two men.
Over the last three years, I have committed over 700 days working on a project about Alexandria, Egypt, the history of Alexandria, the works of the intellectuals, and of course Hypatia, who was an absolute academic STEM hero in every possible way. Working through this project, I found myself immersed in this idea about what it would be like to completely
I love researching Late Antiquity history. If you like history and historical science as much as I do, I am sure you share the same kind of thrill that I get when I discover an individual or individuals who hold the key to a trove of fascinating history. For years, I have been visiting https://www.Livius.org. It is a website of
It is in history that we understand who we are as a collective and who we are as individuals, it is whom we seek to be and whom we become. What value do we place on history? I could not think of a better time to honor the importance of historical preservation than in July, the month that honors Julius