Sleep is essential to good health. Most people say that lack of sleep can lead to fatigue, loss of concentration, irritability, and a weaker immune system. However, there are some who propose that it is the quality, not the quantity of sleep that matters. They support the “Da Vinci Sleep Schedule”—so...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
A renaissance man is also known as a polymath. These terms refer to someone who has attained skills in multiple fields or disciplines, and is broadly knowledgeable. During the European Renaissance, circa 1450, an array of artists and scholars pursued multiple disciplines. They knew and spoke several...
A renaissance man, also known as a polymath, is a person who is known for his skills in various fields or disciplines. He is a person who possesses great knowledge about various subjects. The term “renaissance man” has its roots on the artists and scholars who lived in the time of the European...
Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain. - Leonardo Da Vinci Biomimicry - The practice of developing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Sometimes called Biomimetics or Bionics, it's basically biologically inspired...
Below is a list of the 50 most important books of the last half century. These books have affected our culture in many ways and shape the way we live and think. 1. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart 2. Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 3. Robert Atkins’ Dr Atkins’s New Diet...
Dan Brown is one of the most famous and controversial fiction thriller authors in the present time. He was well known for his best-selling series of exciting stories that dwells on the topics that aroused spiritual discussions and debates among people of faith. His love for art, as one of the...
Mary Magdalene is considered as one of the most controversial figure in the New Testament. Her name was only mentioned a few times in the Gospel but her identity was highly debated especially when a theory explaining that she was the wife or at least had a relationship to Jesus in an intimate way,...
Historians have uncovered tiny numbers painted into Da Vinci's Mona Lisa's eyes. Art Historian Silvano Vinceti made the discovery following close inspection of the world renown painting hanging at the Louvre in Paris, France. Silvano led a team of art experts from Italy's national Cultural Heritage...
As the summer wanes and fall begins, many look forward to celebrating the long weekend Labor Day offers. America’s Labor Day is observed every first Monday in September and has evolved since it first originated during 1882. Arguments exist regarding who first introduced Labor Day with some...
