2016 Programme
Event #13
Lamberto Maffei
The space of rebellion
Among the many spaces that may be explored, there is also a space for rebellion, a noble act of reason opposing man’s exploitation of others. Rebellion is not intended as the kind spurred by anger, but rather that of the thinking mind whose cultural evolution has taught it to consider others as it does itself, with the same needs and rights. Indeed, reason does not strive for revolution, but for respect of fundamental rights – equal education, healthcare and justice for all – that seem to go unheeded in solemn official declarations. A revolt of reason is hoped for which through knowledge and thus education may govern our animal instincts, which the globalized, technological modern world so skillfully employs. Social divisions are an offense to man’s intelligence and dignity. We have a very large brain: why not use it?
https://www.festivaldellamente.it/it/live-streaming-alessandro-barbero/is professor emeritus of Neurobiology at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. The former director of the Neuroscience Institute at CNR, he was president of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei from 2009 to 2015. He is currently its vice-president. He is also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books on popular science include: La visione: dalla neurofisiologia alla psicologia (with L. Mecacci, Mondadori, 1979), Arte e cervello (with A. Fiorentini, Zanichelli, 1998, 2008), Il mondo del cervello (Laterza, 1998). The publishing house Il Mulino has released his books La libertà di essere diversi (2011), Elogio della lentezza (2014), Elogio della ribellione (2016).
Event #7
Alberto Mantovani
Immunity and the brain: a dialogue between two chief systems. From memory to vaccines.
Event #8Approfonditamente
Simona Argentieri, Stefano Gastaldi, Giovanna Montinari
New males: as teenagers, in couples, as fathers
Event #10
Ramak Fazel, Giorgio Vasta, Michele Lupi
Across the American deserts: a voyage through 20th century collective imagination
Event #15Approfonditamente
Paolo Boccara, Paola Carbone, Giuseppe Riefolo
The analyst at the movies: thinking by images
Event #25Approfonditamente
Paolo Cornaglia Ferraris, Giorgio Gazzolo, Nicola Gomirato, Gianvito Martino, Luca Pani, Enrico Valtellina
Asperger Talk Show
Event #30
Bruno Arpaia, Alessandro Zaccuri
The memory of space. The rubble of climate and rubbish in our homes
Event #31Approfonditamente
Alessandro Dal Lago, Serena Giordano, Ex Voto
Graffiti, tags and murals: when art extends to walls
Event #38
Paolo Rumiz, Alessandro Scillitani
The voice of the road. Words, sounds and images gathered along via Appia