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International Rebellion, Day 1

Starting today, in the next couple of weeks I will go out and record what I hear at the International Rebellion protest, which is disrupting traffic around London to bring attention to climate change issues. I have no agenda. I’m just interested to hear what people think about it. Today the atmosphere was refreshing, andContinue reading “International Rebellion, Day 1”

Is it necessary for a science communicator to be a philosophical realist?

This essay, written for my Masters in Science Communication at Imperial College, explores to which extent certain philosophical stances affect the work of a science communicator. https://www.academia.edu/30008960/Is_it_necessary_for_a_science_communicator_to_be_a_philosophical_realist

An essay on the short documentary Ten Meter Tower

In this essay, written for the Documentary Theory module of my Masters in Science Communication, I review the short documentary Ten Meter Tower, asking whether it succeeds in its goal of displaying some universal trait of human behaviour. https://www.academia.edu/31665349/An_essay_on_the_short_documentary_Ten_Meter_Tower

Italian “Fertility Day” brings us back to the fifties and dramatically fails in its purpose: a semiotic analysis

On the 22nd September 2016, Beatrice Lorenzin, Italy’s Health Minister, launched the first Italian “Fertility Day” campaign, to fight the fertility decrease in the country. However, the sexist, offensive and old-fashioned ideologies of the campaign resulted in its failure. In this essay written for my Masters in Science Communication at Imperial College London, I examinedContinue reading “Italian “Fertility Day” brings us back to the fifties and dramatically fails in its purpose: a semiotic analysis”

Breaking the Silence

BBC Science in Action – Spurious Correlations

Featured in BBC World Service radio programme ‘Science in Action’ on 17/09/2017 Understanding whether events that appear to be connected are one thing caused by the other, or just simple correlation, or patterns of trends, can be a tricky business. But it’s the key to understanding cause and coincidence. Silvia Lazzaris looks at the weirdContinue reading “BBC Science in Action – Spurious Correlations”

BBC Science in Action – Blue Zones

Featured on the BBC World Service radio programme “Science in Action” on 08/01/2018 Villagrande in Sardinia is a “Blue Zone”. A Blue Zone is a ‘longevity hotspot’. A region with a much higher proportion than average of people over 100. Sardinia is not the only place where larger percentage of people get to celebrate theirContinue reading “BBC Science in Action – Blue Zones”

Il Walzer delle Scienze (contro le fake news)

Pubblicato sul Corriere della Sera, inserto Innovazione, il 22/02/2019 Se non fosse stato per lo schermo illuminato di qualche smartphone, aggirandomi tra le sale del municipio ottocentesco di Vienna sarei stata sicura d’aver varcato qualche portale spazio-temporale. Orchestre, diademi, tappeti rossi, coppie che elegantissime facevano frusciare abiti di raso al ritmo di valzer, rivelavano che la Vienna di MozartContinue reading “Il Walzer delle Scienze (contro le fake news)”

Gig-economy: flessibilità versus sicurezza

Inchiesta pubblicata sul Corriere della Sera, inserto Innovazione, il 22/02/2019 Siamo sempre di più: chi per necessità, chi per cavalcare l’onda di un mercato sempre più dinamico, abbracciamo lavori ‘non standard’. Contratti a tempo determinato, lavoro autonomo e occasionale. Flessibilità significa per molti libertà e schiavitù. Libertà di gestire il proprio tempo, schiavitù per la perditaContinue reading “Gig-economy: flessibilità versus sicurezza”