“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Inspiring
This question prompted the experience of new Ashoka Fellows Giulia Detomati (InVento) and Rosy Russo (Parole O_Stili). The two experts were selected for having suggested innovative solutions involving the younger generation
Unemployment rates remain high in our country, yet many companies struggle to find the professionals they need. Just what are the causes of this misalignment? What are the possible solutions? A viewpoint from Professor Hemerjick
Women account for about half of the world’s population, yet the path to real gender equality is still long, even in many advanced countries. Professor Ana Marta Guillén Rodríguez discusses the causes of this phenomenon
Use your scientific and academic method to get into the homes and headsets of millions of Italians: from popularisers who focus on storytelling to academic-popularisers like historian Alessandro Barbero
Series such as Orange is the New Black, Stranger Things, The Warden, The Handmaid’s Tale help to bring out pressing contemporary issues such as racism and feminism. Two ‘couch anthropologists’ share their insights after watching and studying ninety of them
Applying the methods of ancient and contemporary thinkers can help us get through difficult times and even find our own vocation. “We live in a society that pays little attention to the inner self”, explains Maura Gancitano, who, together with Andrea Colamedici, founded the philosophical school Tlon. However, there are ways of getting to know oneself better and understanding the right path for everyone.
Medicine, surgery, science but also technology have always moved within a gender stereotype that ignores, or belittles, women. For example, women have been excluded from scientific tests for years and smartphones are developed according to the size of men’s hands. Today things are changing, but it is still not enough.
Prices of goods and services are generally rising in Italy, Europe and many developed countries. The Bocconi economist helps explain why the resulting wage increases are not necessarily good news.
Cinematography and cinema forums often examine our working world, for instance in the film ‘The Good Boss’ starring Javier Bardem. The article analyses some of the world’s best-known films on work, from Charlie Chaplin’s historic Modern Times (1936) to Ken Loach’s Sorry, We Missed You (2019) and Paolo Virzì’s Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008).
We often complain that we don’t have enough time to do everything. But are we really sure that this is the case?
The “characteristics of a person relating to the emotional and psycho-social sphere” are becoming increasingly vital in the complex society we currently live in. This is explained by the president of the Foundation for Subsidiarity, who is joint editor of an important publication on this topic.
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.