From digital twins to aging, from quantum mechanics to psychoanalysis: once again, SISSA is participating in Trieste Nextand European Researchers' Night, with interactive activities and debates on its research and initiatives.
From September 26 to 28, Trieste Next will transform Piazza Unità into a grand stage for science. This year's theme is Life Inside: Dialogues between Science and Technology. The Trieste Next-Science Book of the Year will also be announced.
The afternoon and evening of Friday, September 26, will be enriched by the activities of Sharper- European Researchers' Night.
All events are free, but in some cases, reservation is required.
Conferences
Friday, September 26, 11am-12.00 pm
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Salone di Rappresentanza; Riva del Mandracchio
A culture of innovation: work, learning and research – In Italian only; booking required.
With Chiara Occulti, Francesca Pasinelli, Andrea Romanino, Donata Vianelli Modera Fabrizio Brancoli
Friday, September 26, 3:00-4:15 pm
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Salone di Rappresentanza; Riva del Mandracchio
Active aging: neuroscience in practice – In Italian only; booking required.
With Ariella Cuk, Sara Mondini, Enrico Sella. Chaired by Stefania Lucia
Saturday, September 27, 11:30 am-12:45 pm
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sala Predonzani; Via dell'Orologio 1
Italy competing in the cutting edge tech race – In Italian only; booking required.
With Ottavio Crivaro, Anna Gregorio, Vanni Lughi, Alessandro Silva. Chaired by Marina Cobal
Saturday, September 27, 6:00-7:15 pm
Talk Area 2; Piazza Unità d'Italia
Quantum mechanics between science and imagery– event from the Quantum series. In Italian only; booking required.
With Elena Joli, Vincenzo Barone. Chaired by Giuseppe Mussardo
Sunday, September 28, 4:30-5:45 pm
Talk Area 1; Piazza Unità d'Italia
Narrating Italy: identity, crisis, hopes – event in collaboration with Scienza e Virgola. In Italian only; booking required.
With Luigi Zoja. Chaired by Chiara D'Ippolito
Activities in Piazza Unità
Friday 26 September 5.30-6.30 pm – European Researchers' Night
SISSA stand
Discover the (digital) twin
Age: 10+
Friday 26 September 5.00-6.30 pm – European Researchers' Night
Town Hall Porticoes
Street Science
Friday 26 September 7.00-8.00 pm – European Researchers' Night
SISSA stand
Scientific taboo (In Italian only)
Age: 10+
Friday 26 September 2-10 pm, Saturday 27 September (10 am - 10 pm), Sunday 28 September (10 am - 8 pm)
SISSA stand
Neuroscience: memory, longevity and... curiosities
The digital twins revolution
A specific program is also reserved for schools, both for Trieste Next and Sharper. Among the events scheduled:
You are what you experience: how memory shapes the way we are with Elvira Antonucci and Yukti Chopra (SISSA for Schools)
Life in a drop of water with Elvira Antonucci and Regis Turuban (SISSA for Schools)
A fruit fly in the laboratory: a small model for big discoveries with Alessia Soldano and Rossella Gratton
Among Sharper side events:
Thursday11 e 18 September 6.00 pm
ITS Arcademy
I see something else (In Italian only) con Walter Arata. Booking required
Trieste Next is promoted by the Municipality of Trieste, the University of Trieste, the NEM Nord-Est Multimedia/Il NordEst/Il Piccolo Group, Area Science Park, OGS-National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, and SISSA. The Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is a co-promoter.
The European Researchers' Night is promoted by the European Commission and takes place in Trieste under the coordination of Immaginario Scientifico, together with the Municipality of Trieste and the institutions of the Trieste City of Knowledge Protocol.