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Tecnologia, difesa, scienza: si ampliano le aree di attività della Camera di Commercio Italiana a Singapore
Tra le 81 Camere di Commercio Italiane all’Estero, c’è anche quella a Singapore, presieduta dal 2019 da Alberto Martinelli, professionista nel settore finanziario. Già da agosto 2020 è operativa la piattaforma di e-commerce per aziende italiane creata da questa Camera di Commercio, di cui avevo scritto qui. Oltre ai sei settori di interesse in cui […]
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Young Italian Scientists, in the United Arab Emirates
Among Middle East’s countries, United Arab Emirates has a population of 9.2 millions of people, with an internet penetration rate of 91,9%. Three women lead three ministries for the future of this nation: Shamma al-Mazrui (Minister of Youth Affairs), Sheikna Lubna al Qasimi (Minister of Tolerance), Ohoud Al-Roumi (Minister of Happiness). The government of the […]
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Humans and artificial intelligence, in the board of directors
It was a matter of time. The artificial intelligence now sits on a board of directors. As reported on Betabeat.com, the Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Ventures has just appointed an algorithm to its board of directors. The program, called VITAL and developed by UK-based Aging Analytics, will help board members about investments […]
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Best inventions of the year 2012, chosen by Time magazine
In the image: indoor clouds by dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde - from Time's list of the best inventions in 2012. Only those who attempt the absurd will get the impossible, said Maurits Cornelis Escher, dutch artist (1898 – 1972). Towards the end of the year, it's time for rankings of all kinds. And as every […]
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Cinema e (fanta)scienza
Il cinema e la biologia hanno un tratto comune: si occupano della vita. La biologia studia l'evoluzione della vita umana, mentre il cinema percorre l'immaginario della vita, nelle sue infinite sfumature. Durante il XX secolo, la rappresentazione della scienza nel cinema ha prodotto un genere cinematografico di confine: la fantascienza (science fiction, per dirla con […]
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Ocean’s Exploration
The 'big picture' of the oceans in the world. Today, there is a tool to generate scientific maps about the life in the oceans: OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. It is now part of the Intergovernamental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. OBIS aims to absorb, integrate and assess isolated datasets into larger pictures of the biological […]