Rats perceive the world with a complexity that modern artificial neural networks struggle to match. This is the finding of a recent study published in the journal Patterns by the Visual Neuroscience Lab led by Davide Zoccolan.
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A study conducted by cognitive neuroscientists at SISSA explored the relationship between the processing of space and time in the human brain, revealing that these two types of information are only partially linked in our brain...
We are pleased to announce the official opening of the Call for Proposals for the 14th National Conference in Science Communication, which will take place at SISSA from 2 to 5 December 2025.
Organised by the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of SISSA, the conference is a valuable opportunity for researchers and professionals in science communication to exchange ideas and engage in meaningful discussions.
A dialogue between Giuseppe Mussardo and Chiara Sabelli about the history of quantum mechanics, retracing the fundamental milestones, key figures, and most significant moments of one of the greatest scientific revolutions of the 20th century...
JoTTOFair is the meeting event where the research carried out at the six Italian Schools for Advanced Studies that take part in JoTTO meets the Business world...
A recent study by Romina Wild and SISSA Professor Alessandro Laio, along with Felix Wodaczek, Vittorio Del Tatto, and Bingqing Cheng, published in the journal Nature Communications, introduces a new method for the automatic selection and balancing of features in molecular systems: Differentiable Information Imbalance (DII)...
This international prize recognises significant contributions in the area of Dynamical Systems, published in the years 2019-2023, evaluating new theoretical approaches and methodologies and the relevance of the applications...
Starting from supernovae and gamma rays and following a backward approach in the history of these celestial bodies, researchers at SISSA have achieved a new result that defines the mass of newly formed stars...
From 16 to 24 January 2025, the Trieste Film Festival will offer, as every year, international competitions of feature films, documentaries and short films from Central and Eastern Europe, special events, retrospectives, out-of-competition screenings, meetings with authors, masterclasses, book presentations, concerts, exhibitions and much more...
“Stay Fresh – Sustainability in the Fridge”: On December 12 at Caffè San Marco, the launch of the third season of the podcast "Alla Ricerca," dedicated to science and innovation in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Chiara De Santi has been awarded the Pezcoller Foundation scholarship, granted to the top candidate in the selection process for SISSA's Master’s in Science Communication 'Franco Prattico' for the 2024-25 academic year...
Matching the knowledge and expertise of researchers with industrial needs: this is the goal of TCube (Trieste Tech Transfer), a generative artificial intelligence platform developed by SISSA in collaboration with RES Group. The pilot version of TCube will be presented...
DEFINEALS, a project coordinated by the University of Verona, has been selected among the winners of the AriSLA 2024 call. The project features Giuseppe Legname, head of SISSA’s Laboratory of Prion Biology, as a partner...
On Friday, 29th November, SISSA will hold its Orientation Day, starting at 9:30 am in Room 128/129. This session is a key opportunity for new students to get all the essential information about life at SISSA...
On Friday, November 22, 2024, SISSA will celebrate the start of the new academic year, marking the 46th since its foundation. The opening ceremony will take place in the Aula Magna “Paolo Budinich” at 11 am...
Existing and future gravitational-wave detectors will observe signals so precisely that they will be able to detect possible deviations from Einstein’s theory of relativity and the standard model of particle physics. To fully exploit this unique instrumental capability, fundamental advances are needed in the theoretical description of black holes...
The ESA space telescope has released unprecedented images of the universe and is paving new paths for the study of dark matter and dark energy. Trieste is at the center of cosmological research with the crucial contribution of SISSA.
A new study, published in Physical Review Letters, examines a common aspect of the innermost region of various spacetime models describing black holes, suggesting that our understanding of these enigmatic objects may require further investigation...
“Future Visions On Science Communication 2024” is a three-day program to discuss the crisis in scientific publishing, satellite journalism, and sustainable economic models in information.
Between the walls of science: an event at SISSA to bring scientific and humanistic cultures together
Aiming to bridge the gap between humanistic and scientific cultures, the event explores themes of habitability and the relationship between humans and the environment, approached with wit and depth through words, gestures, and music...