The Factory of the Stars: DTT, a made in italy fusion
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/cultura/factory-stars-dtt-made-italy-fusion
The eleventh episode of The Factory of the Stars brings us in the heart of the university of Padova, at Palazzo Bo. From the very curiosity of Italian physics and engineering a new experiment, which will be key for the fusion community in the next 20 years, was recently born: it’s called DTT and it …
When Whistles Are Not Only on the Field: Reflections on Gender Cyberviolence
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/when-whistles-are-not-only-field-reflections
Italy was at the centre of a metal diffusion network during the Copper Age
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/italy-was-centre-metal-diffusion-network-during
Between the 4th and 3rd millennium BC, known as the Copper Age, Italy was at a crossroads with its complex network of diffusion and exchange of this metal that had developed earlier than thought
Power and Prejudice: Women in the Corridors of Power
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/power-and-prejudice-women-corridors-power
The Factory of the Stars: a sun in the lab, to rescue the planet
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/cultura/factory-stars-sun-lab-rescue-planet
The Factory of the Stars begins at the Biodiversity Garden of the University of Padua: a 13 episodes series produced by Il Bo Live entirely dedicated to nuclear fusion. Prof. Piero Martin will lead us throughout the whole series. In the first episode, Piero Martin will tells us how the greenhouse ef…
The role of youth in global environmental governance
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/societa/role-youth-global-environmental-governance
The sixth session of the UNEA took place from February 26th to March 1st in Nairobi. Despite a weakened multilateralism, youth engagement is on the rise: and young people are demanding greater attention and voting rights
Time for translational science
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/time-translational-science
Almost twenty years ago, we decided to establish in Penn the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics to catalyze the translation of discoveries in our basic science laboratories into novel therapeutics. Our stated objective was to increase the number of investigators who pursued resear…
Il valore della biodiversità in Italia
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Romana di nascita, amante di musica e letteratura, dopo la laurea in Filosofia all'università di Padova proseguo gli studi con un dottorato in Bioetica all'università Federico II di Napoli. Scrivere è da sempre la mia grande passione: sul Bo Live, mi occupo soprattutto di divulgazione scientifica e …
Climate Change: A risk factor for war
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/climate-change-risk-factor-war
When “with you” isn't safe: Danger and protection in one’s significant relationships
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/when-you-isnt-safe-danger-and-protection-ones
Back to the future. Environmentalism is a social issue
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/societa/back-future-environmentalism-social-issue
IPCC: The impacts of climate change on Africa
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scienza-ricerca/ipcc-impacts-climate-change-africa
The latest IPCC report analysed the impacts of climatic changes on societies and ecosystems on a regional basis, assessing differential vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities. Africa, which has contributed the least to emissions, is among the regions most affected by climate change
Freedom for Djalali and Zaki: Student Advocacy Day
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/universita-scuola/freedom-djalali-and-zaki-student-advocacy-day
A scholar who is silenced and unable to communicate, to contribute to the outside world or who's even in fear for their life. A vision which in our Western mentality seems foreign, anachronistic and almost oxymoronic. This is the reality that many scholars around the world live in their everyday lif…
The Factory of the Stars: Padova, a tradition of science
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/cultura/factory-stars-padova-tradition-science
In the seventh episode of the Factory of the Stars Piero Martin brings us in the heart of the physics and the engineering of nuclear fusion research: at the Rfx Consortium. Two main experiments are carried forward here: one is the Rfx experiment, the other is the Neutral Beam Test Facility
Back to the Future. Sustainable Development Goals and the sustainability framework: An open debate
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/societa/back-future-sustainable-development-goals-and
The 2030 Agenda is one of the most influential international policy instruments for changing our development model and promoting the principles of sustainability. However, this action plan can still be improved, both in its theoretical assumptions and in its practical applications. In the fifth epis…
Back to the future. Valuing nature beyond money: from price tags to plural valuation languages
https://ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/societa/back-future-valuing-nature-beyond-money-price-tags
The concept of 'ecosystem services' allows us to quantify our dependence on nature in economic terms. But if we value everything via prices, what do we lose? And if, instead, we recognize the different values embodied in the natural world, how can we make fair political decisions? Erik Gomez-Baggeth…