The Renaissance was a spatial phenomenon that happened around randomly occurring unstable wormholes which connected to various shelves in the 1st C. BCE Library of Alexandria.
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honestly, I'm 12 chapters into Inventing the Renaissance (seeing the genealogical trees in context really drove home how skilled you are!) and this sounds as plausible as some of the other theories about it. 😂
aug 15, 2025, 5:41 pm • 1 0 • view
Thank you! That was a fun project to work on, and it’s a wonderful book. Even if Ada forgot to mention the wormholes.
aug 15, 2025, 5:46 pm • 1 0 • view
Just because no one will believe doesn’t mean you should tell the world.
aug 15, 2025, 5:30 pm • 1 0 • view
I listened to a reputable podcast whose interviewee had such a nebulous idea about the Renaissance that this might have actually been in line with what he said.
aug 15, 2025, 5:33 pm • 1 0 • view
Pretty sure this is what that book The Cheese and the Worms is actually about
aug 15, 2025, 5:32 pm • 1 0 • view
No, no. That’s about gourmet caseiculture in late medieval Italy.
aug 15, 2025, 5:34 pm • 1 0 • view
Those poor worms! How terrible!
aug 15, 2025, 6:42 pm • 1 0 • view
Bill & Ted but make it anthropomorphic bookworms.
aug 15, 2025, 10:14 pm • 1 0 • view