Italians confirm their worries about car pollution and show great sensibility towards environmentally friendly behaviors. Almost one Italian out of two is said to be willing to leave his/her car at home and travel by bike or just by walking, whereas one out of three is oriented towards using public transport. Arguably, the tendency to…
The call for proposals for the XII International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, which will be held in Florence from the 18th to the 20th of April, 2012, is now online. The PCST International Network and the Italian conference hosts invites you to submit proposals for presentations on following themes: science communication…
It is widely believed that society can only run after scientists’ discoveries and technologists’ inventions; if they speed up, the run-up have to be out of breath and changes resulting therefrom are describable only in terms of a delayed adaptation. However, are we really sure that society remains still the same, while science discovers and…
The second edition of the event “A Regola d’Arte” was greeted by remarkable success, with audiences filling up the beautiful context of Villa Caldogno to listen to dialogues on science and practical knowledge, take part in workshops and cocoa tasting, enjoy music and piano performances. Scientists, musicians, philosophers and artists were involved in dialogues and…