Forming the younger generations in scientific thought for active citizenship
Institutional greetings
Claudio GIANNETTI, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Alessandro MUSESTI, Director of the Department of Mathematics and Physics "Niccolò Tartaglia", Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Pierluigi MALAVASI, Director of the Department of Pedagogy, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Introduction
Sara SCIOLI, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Interventions
IGNOBEL – The Usefulness of Scientific Uselessness
Luca PERRI, Astrophysicist and science communicator
10.30-11.00 a.m. Break
Telling stories through numbers
Anna LOMBARDI, EU Copernicus Programme, ECMWF
The fascination of numbers: the formative paradox of knowledge
Stefano MAZZA, Graduate School for the Environment, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
The event takes place as part of the research activities of Science for benefit. Training the younger generations in scientific thinking for active citizenship, a project of particular interest to the University (funding line D.3.2 2023)