Monthly Archives: March 2009

Hypatia and the Renaissance Women

By olivier | Published: March 24, 2009
On the occasion of the first “Ada Lovelace Day”, which aims to highlight remarkable women in technology as potential role models for present and future generations of women, I started looking for the epitome of the “Renaissance Woman”. The “Renaissance Man” is an archetype personified by the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci: artists, craftsmen, engineers; [...]
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Dark side of the moon

By steph | Published: March 23, 2009
My fascination with moonstone probably originated from the fact it was listed as one of my birthstones. Notwithstanding that the modern set of birthstones is a ploy by the American National Association of Jewellers to market what stones they most wanted to sell, even the milkiest of moonstones have a semi-transparent depth that carry a [...]
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The Myth of Travel

By olivier | Published: March 15, 2009
Before the 20th century, travel was slow: months on a boat or on roads. Travel was the hardships of migration for most, formative fun for the well off, and adventure for novel heroes. Then came a century of wars and population displacement. But between those wars, a few strange things happened. The 1930s saw the [...]
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Where have the turtles gone?

By steph | Published: March 2, 2009
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The travelers’ dream of the Big House

By olivier | Published: March 1, 2009
I learned a second language at age 9. A third and fourth at 13. I was not particularly fortunate, or living in a very international family or region. This was pretty much what every little European went through at the time. Back then, we had pen-pals from England. They had a different language, a different upbringing, [...]
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