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Brandolini (surname)
Brandolini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname Brandolini include: *Aureliano Brandolini (1927–2008), Italian agronomist and development cooperation scholar * Aurelio Lippo Brandolini (1454?–1497), Italian humanist and political theorist * Coco Brandolini d'Adda (born 1979), Italian fashion editor and executive * Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda (born 1927), Italian socialite *Bianca Brandolini d’Adda (born 1987), Italian fashion model, actress and socialite * Fernando Brandolini (1932–1987), Italian professional racing cyclist * Georgina Brandolini d'Adda (born 1949), French-Brazilian fashion executive *Luca Brandolini (born 1933), Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * Marie Brandolini d'Adda (1963-2013), French-Italian glass maker * Muriel Brandolini, French-Vietnamese interior designer * ''Alberto Brandolini'', data scientist and proponent of Brandolini's Law Brandolini's law (or the bullshit asymmetry principle) is an Internet adage coined in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandolini's Law
Brandolini's law (or the bullshit asymmetry principle) is an Internet adage coined in 2013 by Italian programmer Alberto Brandolini. It compares the considerable effort of debunking misinformation to the relative ease of creating it in the first place. The adage states: Origins The adage was publicly formulated in January 2013 by Alberto Brandolini, an Italian programmer. Brandolini stated that he was inspired by reading Daniel Kahneman's ''Thinking, Fast and Slow'', right before watching an Italian political talk show involving former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and journalist Marco Travaglio. Examples The persistent false claim that vaccines cause autism is sometimes cited as an example of Brandolini's law. In 1998, British anti-vaccine activist Andrew Wakefield wrote a fraudulent research paper which claimed to find a relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism. The article was retracted, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked. Despite extensive investigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandolini Family
The Brandolini (or, in Venetian language, Brandolin, earlier ''de Brandoli'') is a noble family of ancient Forlì origins. In Forlì the Brandolini obtained the title of patricians, while in Bagnacavallo (in the Ravenna area) they achieved lordship; a branch, starting with Brandolino Count Brandolini, distinguished itself in Veneto as feudal lords of Valmareno under the Serenissima. History The founder of the family is considered to have been Brando I (6th century), a figure who is in part legendary. According to the legend, the Brandolini family descended from the same lineage as the house of the Lords of Brandenburgh, when in the year 540 A.D., Brando I, an illustrious captain of cavalry, passed into Italy with Bellisario against the goths. The Brandolini, citizens of Forlì, distinguished themselves since the 11th century as men of arms and condottiero. Particularly noteworthy are Tiberto I, general of Otto III; Tiberto II, crusader; Sigismondo, also a crusader; Avardo II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
