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'''Piero Scaruffi''' (born 1955) is a cultural historian, [[Cognitive science|cognitive scientist]], [[Philosophy|philosopher]], music critic, and media analyst. Scaruffi is an award winning writer who has published poetry, journal articles, and research titles in both [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[English language|English]], with coverage spanning a significant number of interdisciplinary subject areas. He is credited with creating one of the first e-zines and a [[music]] [[database]] available for download via [[File Transfer Protocol]] (FTP).
'''Piero Scaruffi''' (born 1955) is a cultural historian, [[Cognitive science|cognitive scientist]], [[Philosophy|philosopher]], music critic, and media analyst. Scaruffi is an award winning writer who has published poetry, journal articles, and research titles in both [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[English language|English]], with coverage spanning a significant number of interdisciplinary subject areas.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bjortomt|first=Olav|title=Arts: Renaissance Writer|date=15 September 2007|url=|pages=16|work=The Times|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref> He is credited with creating one of the first e-zines and a [[music]] [[database]] available for download via [[File Transfer Protocol]] (FTP).


==Career==
==Career==
Scaruffi was born in Trivero, in the Piedmont region of [[Italy]]. He completed a Computer Science diploma with honours from the Peano Institute of Turin in 1974. In 1980, Scaruffi graduated from the University of Turin with an honours [[Academic degree|degree]] (summa cum laude) in [[mathematics]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/service/about.html| title=Piero Scaruffi's Web Site |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2013|month=August|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=Piero Scaruffi biography}}</ref> His academic research work was focused on the general theory of relativity, with a thesis on [[quark]] dynamics. Scaruffi relocated to [[California]] in 1983, to work in [[Silicon Valley]]'s burgeoning computer industry, designing internet applications, and in 1985 developed the world's first e-zine via [[Email|e-mail]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.amazon.com/Piero-Scaruffi/e/B002ULJH60| title=Piero Scaruffi: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|year=2012|month=|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=Amazon Music}}</ref> He was appointed manager of the Olivetti Artificial Intelligence Center at Cupertino, and between 1987 and 1992 was a visiting scholar at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) and at [[Stanford University]]. During the 1990s, Scaruffi published two collected volumes of poetry ''L'Ultimo'' (''The Last One'', 1991) and ''Dialogo degli Amanti'' (''Dialogue of the Lovers'', 1998) which both won major awards in Italy. Scaruffi's interest in [[neuroscience]] resulted in the publication ''Thinking About Thought: A primer on the new science of mind'' (2003) and ''The Nature of Consciousness'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www-ksl.stanford.edu/people/scaruffi/resacc.html| title=Piero Scaruffi |year=2005|month=January|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=Stanford University}}</ref> He also created the [[science]] website thymos.com and served as a board member for ''Leonardo: international journal of the contemporary artist'' published by MIT Press. Scaruffi has organized interdisciplinary cultural events in [[San Francisco]], culminating with the Leonardo Art Science Evenings (LASERs) on behalf of Leonardo International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST) and in collaboration with the [[Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence|SETI Institute]], San Francisco State University, and the University of San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leonardo.info/isast/laser.html| title=Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous|year=2013|month=August|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=Leonardo On-Line}}</ref> In 2011 he published ''A History of Silicon Valley'' which covers the founding of Stanford University to the age of [[Social network|social networking]].
Scaruffi was born in Trivero, in the Piedmont region of [[Italy]]. He completed a Computer Science diploma with honours from the Peano Institute of Turin in 1974. In 1980, Scaruffi graduated from the University of Turin with an honours [[Academic degree|degree]] (summa cum laude) in [[mathematics]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/service/about.html| title=Piero Scaruffi's Web Site |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2013|month=August|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=Piero Scaruffi biography}}</ref> His academic research work was focused on the general theory of relativity, with a thesis on [[quark]] dynamics. Scaruffi relocated to [[California]] in 1983, to work in [[Silicon Valley]]'s burgeoning computer industry, designing internet applications, and in 1985 developed the world's first e-zine via [[Email|e-mail]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.amazon.com/Piero-Scaruffi/e/B002ULJH60| title=Piero Scaruffi: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|year=2012|month=|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=Amazon Music}}</ref> He was appointed manager of the Olivetti Artificial Intelligence Center at Cupertino, and between 1987 and 1992 was a visiting scholar at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) and at [[Stanford University]]. During the 1990s, Scaruffi published two collected volumes of poetry ''L'Ultimo'' (''The Last One'', 1991) and ''Dialogo degli Amanti'' (''Dialogue of the Lovers'', 1998) which both won major awards in Italy. Scaruffi's interest in [[neuroscience]] resulted in the publication ''Thinking About Thought: A primer on the new science of mind'' (2003) and ''The Nature of Consciousness'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www-ksl.stanford.edu/people/scaruffi/resacc.html| title=Piero Scaruffi |year=2005|month=January|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=Stanford University}}</ref> He also created the [[science]] website thymos.com and served as a board member for ''Leonardo: international journal of the contemporary artist'' published by MIT Press.<ref>{{cite journal| journal=Leonardo Music Journal |url =http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/096112100570521 | title =Leonardo/ISAST News |volume=10|pages=87| date=December 2000|accessdate =18 August 2013}}</ref> Scaruffi has organized interdisciplinary cultural events in [[San Francisco]], culminating with the Leonardo Art Science Evenings (LASERs) on behalf of Leonardo International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST) and in collaboration with the [[Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence|SETI Institute]], San Francisco State University, and the University of San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leonardo.info/isast/laser.html| title=Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous|year=2013|month=August|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=Leonardo On-Line}}</ref> In 2011 he published ''A History of Silicon Valley'' which covers the founding of Stanford University to the age of [[Social network|social networking]].


===Music publications===
===Music publications===
In 1986, Scaruffi developed one of the first electronic music databases which could be accessed via FTP. The database eventually formed the basis for the website scaruffi.com launched in 1995, with coverage including [[Popular music|popular]], [[jazz]], avant garde, and classical music, reportedly over 6,000 musician profiles and more than 20,000 album reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mic.gr/stili.asp?id=38490| title=Put the Book Back on the Shelf # 5: A History of Rock Music|year=2012|month=January|accessdate=17 August 2013 |first=Antonis|last=Kleidouchakis |publisher=MiC Music Portal}}</ref> The website was later reviewed in a 2006 ''[[New York Times]]'' arts section feature which unabashedly named it 'The Greatest Web Site of All Time'.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morrell|first=Dan|title=The Greatest Web Site of All Time|date=15 October 2006|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/arts/15morr.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=17 August 2013}}</ref> His published works on music include ''A History of Rock Music'' (2003), ''A History of Jazz Music 1900-2000'' (2007), ''A History of Popular Music before Rock Music'' (2007), and ''A History of Rock and Dance Music'' (2009).
In 1986, Scaruffi developed one of the first electronic music databases which could be accessed via FTP. The database eventually formed the basis for the website scaruffi.com launched in 1995, with coverage including [[Popular music|popular]], [[jazz]], avant garde, and classical music, reportedly over 6,000 musician profiles and more than 20,000 album reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mic.gr/stili.asp?id=38490| title=Put the Book Back on the Shelf # 5: A History of Rock Music|year=2012|month=January|accessdate=18 August 2013 |first=Antonis|last=Kleidouchakis |publisher=MiC Music Portal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://dailyuw.com/archive/2007/05/24/imported/music-piero-scaruffi-best-music-reviewer-—-ever| title=Piero Scaruffi is the best music reviewer &mdash; ever|year=2007|month=May|accessdate=18 August 2013 |first=Elizabeth|last=Mortenson |publisher=The Daily}}</ref> The website was later reviewed in a 2006 ''[[New York Times]]'' arts section feature which unabashedly named it 'The Greatest Web Site of All Time'.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morrell|first=Dan|title=The Greatest Web Site of All Time|date=15 October 2006|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/arts/15morr.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref> His published works on music include ''A History of Rock Music'' (2003), ''A History of Jazz Music 1900-2000'' (2007), ''A History of Popular Music before Rock Music'' (2007), and ''A History of Rock and Dance Music'' (2009).


===Criticisms of Wikipedia===
===Criticisms of Wikipedia===
Scaruffi has been a vocal critic of [[Wikipedia]], accusing the encyclopaedia's editors of possessing a hagiographic bias towards [[the Beatles]], equivalent to religious [[fundamentalism]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/vol1/beatles.html| title=The History of Rock Music. Beatles: biography, discography, reviews, links |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2013|month=April|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=Piero Scaruffi's music database}}</ref> His music writings supports the position that the Beatles were overrated and their musical merits are at best 'dubious'. In February 2010, Scaruffi demanded Wikipedia remove his biography from the encyclopaedia in protest, unsuccessfully.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/music/novus.html| title=New music writing at www.scaruffi.com |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2010|month=February|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=History of Rock Music website}}</ref> In July 2012, Scaruffi published an essay on his personal website, calling Wikipedia 'a force for evil'.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/wikipedi.html| title=Wikipedia as a Force for Evil |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2012|month=July|accessdate=17 August 2013 | publisher=Piero Scaruffi's essays}}</ref>
Scaruffi has been a vocal critic of [[Wikipedia]], accusing the encyclopaedia's editors of possessing a hagiographic bias towards [[the Beatles]], equivalent to religious [[fundamentalism]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/vol1/beatles.html| title=The History of Rock Music. Beatles: biography, discography, reviews, links |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2013|month=April|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=Piero Scaruffi's music database}}</ref> His music writings supports the position that the Beatles were overrated and their musical merits are at best 'dubious'. In February 2010, Scaruffi demanded Wikipedia remove his biography from the encyclopaedia in protest, unsuccessfully.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/music/novus.html| title=New music writing at www.scaruffi.com |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2010|month=February|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=History of Rock Music website}}</ref> In July 2012, Scaruffi published an essay on his personal website, calling Wikipedia 'a force for evil'.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/wikipedi.html| title=Wikipedia as a Force for Evil |last=Scaruffi|first=Piero|year=2012|month=July|accessdate=18 August 2013 | publisher=Piero Scaruffi's essays}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Piero Scaruffi (born 1955) is a cultural historian, cognitive scientist, philosopher, music critic, and media analyst. Scaruffi is an award winning writer who has published poetry, journal articles, and research titles in both Italian and English, with coverage spanning a significant number of interdisciplinary subject areas.[1] He is credited with creating one of the first e-zines and a music database available for download via File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Career

Scaruffi was born in Trivero, in the Piedmont region of Italy. He completed a Computer Science diploma with honours from the Peano Institute of Turin in 1974. In 1980, Scaruffi graduated from the University of Turin with an honours degree (summa cum laude) in mathematics.[2] His academic research work was focused on the general theory of relativity, with a thesis on quark dynamics. Scaruffi relocated to California in 1983, to work in Silicon Valley's burgeoning computer industry, designing internet applications, and in 1985 developed the world's first e-zine via e-mail.[3] He was appointed manager of the Olivetti Artificial Intelligence Center at Cupertino, and between 1987 and 1992 was a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at Stanford University. During the 1990s, Scaruffi published two collected volumes of poetry L'Ultimo (The Last One, 1991) and Dialogo degli Amanti (Dialogue of the Lovers, 1998) which both won major awards in Italy. Scaruffi's interest in neuroscience resulted in the publication Thinking About Thought: A primer on the new science of mind (2003) and The Nature of Consciousness (2006).[4] He also created the science website thymos.com and served as a board member for Leonardo: international journal of the contemporary artist published by MIT Press.[5] Scaruffi has organized interdisciplinary cultural events in San Francisco, culminating with the Leonardo Art Science Evenings (LASERs) on behalf of Leonardo International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST) and in collaboration with the SETI Institute, San Francisco State University, and the University of San Francisco.[6] In 2011 he published A History of Silicon Valley which covers the founding of Stanford University to the age of social networking.

Music publications

In 1986, Scaruffi developed one of the first electronic music databases which could be accessed via FTP. The database eventually formed the basis for the website scaruffi.com launched in 1995, with coverage including popular, jazz, avant garde, and classical music, reportedly over 6,000 musician profiles and more than 20,000 album reviews.[7][8] The website was later reviewed in a 2006 New York Times arts section feature which unabashedly named it 'The Greatest Web Site of All Time'.[9] His published works on music include A History of Rock Music (2003), A History of Jazz Music 1900-2000 (2007), A History of Popular Music before Rock Music (2007), and A History of Rock and Dance Music (2009).

Criticisms of Wikipedia

Scaruffi has been a vocal critic of Wikipedia, accusing the encyclopaedia's editors of possessing a hagiographic bias towards the Beatles, equivalent to religious fundamentalism.[10] His music writings supports the position that the Beatles were overrated and their musical merits are at best 'dubious'. In February 2010, Scaruffi demanded Wikipedia remove his biography from the encyclopaedia in protest, unsuccessfully.[11] In July 2012, Scaruffi published an essay on his personal website, calling Wikipedia 'a force for evil'.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bjortomt, Olav. "Arts: Renaissance Writer", The Times, 15 September 2007, pp. 16. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (August 2013). Piero Scaruffi's Web Site. Piero Scaruffi biography. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Piero Scaruffi: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle. Amazon Music (2012). Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Piero Scaruffi. Stanford University (January 2005). Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  5. ↑ (December 2000) "Leonardo/ISAST News". Leonardo Music Journal 10: 87. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous. Leonardo On-Line (August 2013). Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Kleidouchakis, Antonis (January 2012). Put the Book Back on the Shelf # 5: A History of Rock Music. MiC Music Portal. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  8. ↑ Mortenson, Elizabeth (May 2007). Piero Scaruffi is the best music reviewer — ever. The Daily. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Morrell, Dan. The Greatest Web Site of All Time, The New York Times, 15 October 2006. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (April 2013). The History of Rock Music. Beatles: biography, discography, reviews, links. Piero Scaruffi's music database. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (February 2010). New music writing at www.scaruffi.com. History of Rock Music website. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (July 2012). Wikipedia as a Force for Evil. Piero Scaruffi's essays. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
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