Fractures
A history of technological breakthroughs 17 February – 14 March 2021
A series of three events that set out to analyse some of the major and minor events that have shaken our history since the 1900s.
History often develops through fractures, rifts and turning points, sometimes caused by events that seem minor yet are capable of changing society. Often, these are technological breakthroughs: inventions, discoveries and solutions that change our lives, society, even our mentality. What have been the breakthroughs/fractures in recent history, and how have they changed our society, often in unexpected ways?
With Stefania Carini.
The vaccine and public health
- Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 18:30
Vaccines and their mass distribution have changed our relationship with diseases. From the anti-polio vaccine to the vaccine against Covid-19.
**Stefania Carini** talks with **Giacomo Papi**, journalist and writer, author of "Happydemia" (Feltrinelli, 2020), and with **Guido Silvestri**, MD, Professor & Chair, Emory University, Atlanta
Plastic: use, abuse and recycling
- Wednesday 17 March 2021 at 18:30
Plastic has changed our "material" world, from its industrial and everyday use right down to fashion and design. Now it is changing again towards greater sustainability. Is the informed use of plastic today sufficient or does the logic behind its production need rethinking?
**Stefania Carini** meets **Chiara Alessi**, designer expert and writer ("Tante care cose", Longanesi, 2021) and **Giulio Bonazzi**, President & CEO of Aquafil Group.
The first website and the new world
- Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 18:30
Thirty years ago the very first website was launched. Since then the internet, and all of its content and possibilities, from social networks to streaming, has created a new world.
**Stefania Carini** converses with **Marianna Aprile**, journalist and writer (Il Grande Inganno, Piemme), **Mafe De Baggis**, Digital Strategist and author of the book “Libera il Futuro” (Edea, 2020) and **Elena Dominique Midolo**, CEO @ClioMakeUp and lecturer at the Cattolica University of Milan.
