Event #9

«In 1990, after a conference at the Normale University of Pisa, all the students disappeared. Where to? They were crammed in a room watching The Simpsons. That day was when I knew a new continent had been born. From the dismal ashes of soap-operas, a new expressive genre had emerged, which would be capable of reaching an unimaginable audience». This is how Valerio Magrelli recalls the arrival in Italy of the first T.V. series of which he himself is a surprising fan. He will discuss this at the festival with Andrea Gentile, who has studied the hidden scientific aspect of our favorite shows: «Science surrounds us, even when we’re watching television: professors fabricating drugs, robots who look just like humans, parallel universes… These stories come from theories in chemistry, biology and physics. But how accurate is T.V. show science? And more importantly: does it matter that it be?».