We are glad to announce that the fourth edition of Scienza e Virgola, the event dedicated to the scientific publishing sector organised by the Master Course in Science Communication “Franco Prattico”, SISSA, will be held from 3 to 6 April in the Miela Theatre and in several bookshops of Trieste. All the meetings are open to the public and there is no admission fee.

Highlights:

On Thursday 4 April at 5.30 pm in Caffè San Marco, Book presentation “Le simmetrie nell’arte e nella scienza” (Symmetries in art and science), posthumous book by Giancarlo Ghirardi, published by Carocci. With Fabio Pagan and Professor Giuseppe Mussardo (Language: Italian);

On Friday 5 April at 5.30 pm in the Miela Theatre, Book presentation “Perché è difficile prevedere il futuro. Il sogno più sfuggente dell’uomo sotto la lente della fisica” (The reason why it is difficult to predict the future. Man’s most elusive dream under investigation by physics) published by Dedalo. Professor Andrea Gambassi introduces the authors Luca Gammaitoni Angelo Vulpiani and (Language: Italian);

On Thursday 4 April at 9 pm, the Miela Theatre will screen “Una Scomoda Verità 2” (An inconvenient truth 2), a documentary by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, a provocative sequel to the successful An Inconvenient Truth, which captured the attention of world public opinion on climate change (language English / subtitiles: Italian);

On Saturday 6 April at 11 am, the Miela Theatre will screen the video “La scelta. Edoardo Amaldi e la scienza senza confini” (The choice. Edoardo Amaldi and science without borders) which describes the life of physicist Edoardo Amaldi through unpublished testimonies: the years spent in via Panisperna next to Enrico Fermi, his commitment for the revival of Italian and European science during the post-war period, the battles for the peaceful use of nuclear energy (Language: Italian).

Complete programme and info on www.sissa.it

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Marina D'Alessandro
SISSA Media Relations and Communications Unit 
T +39 040 3787231 / M +39 349 2885935