Entropy and Borges: from order to disorder
Entropy and Borges: from order to disorder Michele Diego Science A porcelain vase held in our nervous hands. A frictional force is established between our fingertips and the surface of…
Helpers: between cooperation and altruism
Helpers: between cooperation and altruism Francesco Cavraro Science In many vertebrate species offspring stay with their parents for a certain period of time, even when parental care has ceased. The…
Marie Curie Skłodowska
Marie Curie Skłodowska Michele Diego Science Maria Salomea Skłodowska was a lonely, steadfast child, who devoured books, and was capable of surprising her family and teachers with her mnemonic abilities.…
The monarchical universe: Dalí and the bosons
The monarchical universe: Dalí and the bosons Michele Diego Science While reading La Livella in front of our computers or our smartphones, we usually forget about war, let us not…
Conscientious objection and VTP
Conscientious objection and VTP Sara Simon Current Events Italy, year 2020. A woman in her 18th week of pregnancy arrives at the hospital in Naples, the foetus already lacking a…
The cosmic interlude
The cosmic interlude Michele Diego Science Six protons, six neutrons and six electrons all forge the fundamental element of life: the carbon atom. Thanks to its electronic structure, carbon has…
The world a billion times smaller
The world a billion times smaller Michele Diego Science Sometimes certain phrases, endowed with farsightedness and the ability to fascinate, happen to enter our imaginary and remain there to remind…
Withdrawing into the night of oneself
Withdrawing into the night of oneself Levinas, the enigma and his caress. Nausica Manzi Philosophy Night-time represents fear, loss of perspective and a disarray of lives; it is a process…
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Marco Montagnin Literature "As a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare…
Armored snails
Armored snails Francesco Cavraro Science Extraordinary communities of marine organisms, living close to these hydrothermal vents, were discovered.The existence of hydrothermal vents associated with the volcanism that characterizes the ocean…