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How the first black holes were formed | IBSA Foundation
The young astronomer Edwige Pezzulli shows a photograph of what the universe looked like in the very beginning, almost 14 billion years ago.
Hannah Fry - Love’s secret formula | IBSA Foundation
“I believe that mathematics is so powerful that it has the potential to offer us a new way of looking at almost anything. Even something as mysterious as love”.
The courage to accept our emotions
The World Health Organization has reported that depression is now the single leading cause of disability globally
Alan Smith - Statistics are about us
We have to admit that, usually, if we are asked to state a fascinating field of knowledge, statistics never ever springs to mind.
Asimov, much more than a science-fiction writer
Space travel, robots, galactic empires: these are the extraordinary scenes that fill the pages of the books by Isaac Asimov, one of the great masters of ...
Taking care of others: a great way to reduce stress
Stress makes us sick only if we believe it makes us sick. This is the interesting theory of Kelly McGonigal, a psychologist from Stanford University
The secret music of glaciers
On November 26 Julian Charrière, Felix Keller and Dehlia Hannah met at the LAC in Lugano to speak about science, art and climate change.
Nature’s precious imperfections
The science philosopher and evolutionist Telmo Pievani with his latest book he hypothesized a theory of imperfection.
Climate issues: how to choose the words (and the images) to talk about it
The British newspaper “The Guardian” has redefined the vocabulary that is to be used by its journalists and editors when writing about climate matters.
Artificial Intelligence: how is it intelligent?
Will machines end up replacing us? Or will they develop and bring out the true potential of humans? These are open questions, the answers to which are yet to ...
Narrative medicine: listening to patients’ stories | IBSA Foundation
“Narrative Medicine. Honoring the Stories of Illness” it's a wonderful book by Rita Charon that recently has been translated into Italian.
Bacteria that eat plastic help to combat the problems of pollution
Recycling and reusing plastic has always been fundamental, but this only covers a tiny part of the plastic we produce.
What we know about the origin of the Universe | IBSA Foundation
“Genesis” by Guido Tonelli is a fascinating scientific story that traces the history of the universe in seven chapters.
Exploring the golden circle | IBSA Foundation
Every single person knows what they do. Some know how they do it. But very, very few people or organizations know why they do what they do.
What do we mean when we talk about happiness?
Daniel Kahneman's research, an Israeli psychologist focused on how our errors of judgment depend on preconceptions or wrong perceptions.
A touching lesson of humanity from a great scientist | IBSA Foundation
The talk given by Daniela Lucangeli is a testimony of a scientist that passionately investigates the relationship between brain and soul.
The fascinating secret life of plants | IBSA Foundation
Stefano Mancuso has been working for years to change our vision of plants, dispelling clichés that have been handed down for millennia.
Our mind is less and less in our head | IBSA Foundation
Michele Di Francesco and Barbara Henry met to describe what can we expect from the unstoppable development of Artificial Intelligence.