Culture
Relations & Society
DesireThe paradox of convenience
The age of convenience undoubtedly affected our ability to desire, but there is a contemporary countertendency in the rebirth of “inconvenient” items and movements seeking authentic experiences. Here’s a closer look at two specific industries whose paths appear to be heading in this route
by Simone Cesano
Humanities Studies
IntelligencePreparing for the overtake
Nearing the age of the singularity, what do we know about human intelligence?
by Giulia Pozzobon
Relations & Society
Designing for tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
On cathedral thinking
by Veronica Pelazzini
Relations & Society
Digital Lingos
A dive into social network languages and subcultures
by Luca Desogus
Humanities Studies
Waiting on the world to change: for an affective futurability of places
In a time marked by uncertainty and a lost sense of future, the search for re-enchantment offers hope and transformative potential
by Alessandra Faccini
Relations & Society
IdentityMetamorphosis
A discussion of identity, freedom, and the struggle for recognition beyond binary genders in the face of societal norms and psychoanalysis
by Andrea Dusio
Relations & Society
IdentityDiaspora
The places we are born and raised in can greatly influence our identity. But sometimes we must take it upon ourselves to keep alive the identity of the places we have to leave behind.
by Alessandro Zaccuri
Relations & Society
Turning PointsA brief history of turning points
What makes an event a turning point? Analyses, thoughts and examples from the ancient discovery of fire to the current pandemic.
by Ornella Sinigaglia
Relations & Society
IdentityBecome what you are
Shaking off centuries worth of rotten bias is a long and difficult process. Acknowledging the problem is the first crucial step
by Laura Silvia Battaglia
Relations & Society
Turning PointsFree to migrate
Migration has had and still has a great impact on human history: it shapes countries, economies, cultures and — now more than ever — the climate.
by Christian Elia
Relations & Society
IdentityThe evaporated
When reality is too hard to grapple with, the only comfort lies off the grid
by Tino Mantarro
Relations & Society
IdentityA brief history of gender identity
A historical and cultural exploration of the concept of gender and its impact on modern society
by Ornella Sinigaglia
Relations & Society
IdentityCaroline Sinders: the power of art and the need for change
The fight for human rights has been battering the nations’ parliaments for decades and one of the forms this fight can take is creativity
by Eleonora Raspi
Relations & Society
Turning PointsThe school that doesn’t exist
Where do we cultivate the independent thinking we need as adults to deal with the world? Professor Roberto Guardigli examines the theme.
by Roberto Guardigli
Relations & Society
DoubtDo we really always have a choice?
No matter how much we’ve retooled, reorganized, and self-medicated, it’s not easy to recover complete confidence in the future.
by Matteo Scanni
Relations & Society
DoubtDoubt yourself
From discovering answers by asking questions to choosing to be one’s true self by running against the beliefs of one’s family; from not bearing the perversion of the ideals of science to choosing to be not just another drummer, doubt is a powerful driving force in human life
by Paolo Frosina
Relations & Society
Turning PointsThe moments that redefine us
The cause-effect relationship between doubt, desire for change, and the resulting choice to achieve it is a complicated matter
by Matteo Scanni
Relations & Society
DoubtDecision making: the thrill of a fork in the road
One often gets a strange impression that the most critical decisions decide themselves.
by Rita Italiano