In this talk i will present our ongoing series of experiments at the edge of science, art and technology that is probing the natural principles of creativity and aesthetics and their synthesis in artefacts. At the core of these experiments stands the hypothesis of situated aesthetics: beauty emerging from the interaction between meaning generating agents. […]

Connecting in-land and rural areas means that the infosphere will be fl ooded with real and different life choices: young people who decided to go back to their roots and work the land. With this in mind, digital storytelling makes in-land and rural areas a critical lens through which to reconsider modernity.

Is there an Italian road towards a green economy? Yes and it passes through social innovation in food farming. The future sustainability of our country relies upon decisions we make about farming and food.

Marketing is great at describing future situations involving the Internet of Things, Augmented Reality, Always Connected and other similar concepts. The growth of technology brings with it countless benefits to our lives and work. But too many risks are still being ignored. Together we are asking whether our business networks are capable of dealing with […]

The rapid growth of the internet and the continual development of interrelated digital platforms come with considerable and undeniable advantages and are currently the driving force behind the most advanced economies in the world. Nevertheless, a series of security problems are emerging. We’ve got the data and will analyse the growth of these threats and […]

A path showing how did Galileo effectuate the shift from Greek mechané (simple machines that overcome nature, such as the lever, capable of lifting heavy weights with little effort) to rational mechanics which, with its specifi c rules, promote the development of our machine-based civilisation.

Collaborative, transparent associations that make their decisions from below, with a horizontal, open structure, like the web. These are the non-profit organisations of the future. But how can this change be embraced? By tearing down the “fortress” that separates decision-makers from the network of their own supporters.

All our mobile phones and lots of other electronic devices contain a small piece of the Democratic Republic of Congo: coltan, which comes from mines in the North-East of the country and trade in which also fi nances a war that has caused more than 5 million deaths since 1998. Is there any way we […]

Since the start, the government in China has promoted the Internet as an instrument of economic development, but also carefully controlled it as a dangerous means of criticising those in power. A tale of the paradox of the Chinese net through lexical inventions, tweets from activists and comment that is paid for.