CURRENT MISSION

following the zombieland rules, in particular #32: enjoy the little things

ABOUT ME

i'm settled down in my birth town, just 20 min from the (more or less) exciting Milan, working as an engineer and reasonably satisfied by that. meanwhile i fill my free time with good readings, endless discussions with long-time friends (but everybody can join), travelling as much as possible, and unexpected things, every now and when.

PHILOSOPHY

"homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto." (i am human, i consider nothing human alien to me, from publio terenzio afro)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i'm just a beginner, hoping that section will be updated soon.

Interests

"a human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. specialization is for insects." ra heinlein

• insects
• design
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• sports
• soccer
• biology
• engineering
• mathematics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

hard to make a short list, some random suggestions
books-shadow line by j conrad, fear and loathing in las vegas by hs thompson, 1984 by g orwell, stranger in a strange land by ra heinlein, a scanner darkly by pk dick, the lord of the rings by jrr tolkien, thinking fast and slow by d kahneman, the black swan by nn taleb, moby dick by h melville
movies-big trouble in little china, blade runner, wall-e, zombieland
shows-lie to me, the cleaner, weeds
music-clash, who, toots and the maytals, ratm,
(not so) recently added http://saffran.bandcamp.com/

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

always the next one

Teach, Learn, Share

on the teaching side
every now and then, i host some science discussions (undergrad level) with friends, the most succesful ones have been:
-why the expression "what a small world!" is said so often, with math;
-why it's unlikely to meet ufo, even if they can be widespread all over the universe;
-why the social attitude of human being is so peculiar in biology, through game theory.
if you want to learn about italian politics, you are welcome, but expect complains (it's our favourite sport, after football)
on the learning side
i'm an inquiring mind, eager for knowledge, but if you want to convince me about chemtrails, nwo and stuffs like that, be prepared to a furious debate