8 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁intellectual ▁historian ▁and ▁a ▁historian ▁of ▁science . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Ne ub auer ▁Colleg ium ▁for ▁Culture ▁and ▁Society ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁celebr ity ▁chef ▁and ▁TV ▁person ality ▁Francesco ▁Bell iss imo ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁and ▁promote ▁lost ▁reci pes ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁cul inary ▁history , ▁redis cover ing ▁and ▁recre ating ▁reci pes ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁and ▁ancient ▁Rome . ▁The ▁two ▁organized ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁lect ures ▁and ▁public ▁events ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁US , ▁being ▁supported ▁by ▁cultural ▁offices ▁of ▁various ▁cons ul ates ▁and ▁emb ass ies , ▁including ▁the ▁Italian ▁Cultural ▁Instit utes ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Tol mez zo , ▁Italy , ▁Mac ug lia ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁philosophy ▁of ▁science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁completed ▁gradu ate ▁training ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁physics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P avia ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁studies . ▁Al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Studies ▁of ▁P avia , ▁he ▁worked ▁under ▁Leo ▁K ad ano ff . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Mac ug lia ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁First ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁Italian ▁National ▁Olymp i ads ▁for ▁Young ▁Scient ists ▁and ▁a ▁Special ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁Cont est ▁for ▁Young ▁Scient ists . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External