Weekend Stories

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Hi, I’m Fabrizio Musacchio (primary account: @FabMusacchio).

Apart from Computational Neuroscience , I also love exploring. This is account is for stories gathered along the way 🔍🚶🏻‍♂️
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Weekend Storieshttps://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/

Visualising the lifetimes (and deaths) of major Roman Emperors

(by Reddit user: u/Western-Flatworm-537)

#Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text. Discovery sheds new light on how famed astronomer came to lead a scientific revolution:

🌍 https://www.science.org/content/article/galileo-s-handwritten-notes-found-ancient-astronomy-text

#Physics #histodons #history

Two perforated altar reliefs from the Mithraeum at Mundelsheim. One depicts Sol, the sun god, with the radiant. The other shows Luna, the goddess of the moon, with the crescent.

In Roman times, they were illuminated from behind, creating a striking play of light and shadow that must have transformed the dark sanctuary into a dramatic stage.

Dating 2nd/3rd cantury AD.

📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg

#archaeology #romanarchaeology

Thanks @albertcardona for sharing this! I wasn’t aware of the #BayeuxTapestry at all, nor that #Halley’s #Comet played such a prominent role in #MedievalArt and perception. A fascinating story! https://mathstodon.xyz/@albertcardona/115992114758518351
Evolution of the Alphabet via https://usefulcharts.com/

Tani Bunchō's "Gazing at a Waterfall" captures the serene fusion of nature and humanity through a majestic winter landscape. The scene invokes Li Bai's poetry, bridging cultures and time. What emotions does this harmony evoke for you?

#Art #ClevelandArt #TaniBuncho #ChineseArt #SongDynasty
https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.16

Nio statue, Jingu-ji, Obama City, #Japan.
#BuddhistArt #Buddhism

Self-Portrait (2025) by Jianfeng Pan, 390 x 350 cm. Drawn during a live-performmance by the artist at the opening of the exhibition ‘Ink Roamings. Contemporary works on paper by Jianfeng Pan’, at the #Museum for #EastAsianArt in #Cologne in 2025.

#JianfengPan #ChineseArt

"Hanging Inspirations" (2021) by Jianfeng Pan. 3 mounted #hangingscrolls, each scroll 130 x 37 cm. The centered iconic round figure evokes the hand-drawn ‘Circle of Enlightenment’ (Jap. #Enso), which was established in the calligraphic practice of #Zen-Buddhist monks as an iconographic tradition.

#JianfengPan #Zen #ZenBuddhism #ChineseArt

"Unlimited" (2018-2020) by Jianfeng Pan. It consists of 20 assembled sheets mounted as a fanfold-book. Total dimensions: 45 × 1360 cm.
#JianfengPan