FESTIVAL DELLA SCIENZA DI GENOVA, Genova
INFN events at the Genoa Science Festival, now in its 20th year, are back for 2022. Running from 20 October to 1 November with the theme "Languages," the festival will host lectures, art installations and workshops for schools by INFN. The 10th anniversary of the Higgs boson's discovery will be celebrated with a spectacular videomapping created on the facade of Palazzo Ducale, in the heart of the festival and the city, and by a dedicated conference show, the second after the Festival's opening event, also curated by INFN, focusing on the fascinating and counterintuitive world of quantum physics.
All the events will be held in Italian.
Lectures
20 OCTOBER, 9 p.m., Hall of the Great Council, Ducal Palace
QUANTUM
The word that changed physics
Conference show with Marco Pallavicini, INFN vice president, and Danilo Rea, pianist
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22 OCTOBER, 9 p.m., Hall of the Great Council, Ducal Palace
THE LAST KNOWN PARTICLE OF MATTER
A dialogue in music from the Higgs Boson to the Dark Universe
Conference show with Marco Ciuchini, INFN vice president, Mia Tosi, researcher INFN Padua Division, Antonio Zoccoli, INFN president, readings by and music by TBD
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24 OCTOBER, 6:30 p.m., Hall of the Minor Council, Ducal Palace
IS EINSTEIN STILL RIGHT?
Black holes imaged with the Event Horizon Telescope
Conversation with Mariafelicia De Laurentis, researcher INFN Naples Division and University Federico II of Naples, and Ciriaco Goddi, researcher at INAF, INFN and University of Cagliari, members of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration
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26 OCTOBER, 6:30 p.m., Baltimora Garden Sea-Ty
THE END OF ASIMOV PRIZE AND THE NEW BEGINNING
Final event of the 7th edition and presentation of the 8th edition
With Giovanni Gallucci, INFN, Marco Pallavicini, INFN vice president and Genoa Science Festival president, Agnese Collino, biologist and science communicator, and Licia Troisi, astrophysicist and writer, ex-aequo winners of 2022 Asimov Prize edition, moderated by Francesco Vissani, INFN and Silvano Fuso.
28 OCTOBER, 9 p.m., Teatro della Tosse - Sala Dino Campana
PRACTICALLY NEGLIGIBLE
The discovery of gravitational waves, between science and jazz
With Eugenio Coccia, professor of Astrophysics at GSSI, Fabio Colella, musician, Paola Crisigiovanni, pianist and composer, Gabriele Pesaresi, bassist and double bass player
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30 OCTOBER, 6.30 p.m., Hall of the Minor Council, Ducal Palace
FROM QUARKS TO GALAXIES
Journey from the micro to the macrocosm
Dialogue with Gianpaolo Bellini, physicist at INFN and University of Milan, Marco Bersanelli, professor of astrophysics at the University of Milan, Enrico Bonatti, geophysicist, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roberto Battiston, professor of experimental physics at the University of Trento
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30 OCTOBER, 9 p.m., Hall of the Great Council, Ducal Palace
THE SOUND OF THE UNIVERSE
Translating astronomical data into sound
Dialogue with Marica Branchesi, professor at GSSI, Wanda Diaz Merced, researcher at the European Gravitational Observatory, Stavros Katsanevas, European Gravitational Observatory director, Massimo Magrini, computer scientist, electronic musician and interaction designer, moderated by Andrea Parlangeli, editor-in-chief of Focus
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Exhibitions and installations
20 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER, 6 to 11 p.m., Ducal Palace - Matteotti Square
SHAPES AND COLORS OF A DISCOVERY
Ten years after the Higgs boson discovery
Videomapping by INFN, with support from ASG Superconductors; video projection mapping Luca Agnani Studio.
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20 OCTOBER - 1 November, Palazzo Rosso - Strada Nuova Museums
FACES AND CHALLENGES OF PHYSICS
Discovering a revolutionary century
Exhibition curated by INFN ScienzaXTutti, in collaboration with ISIA Rome
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Laboratories
20 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER, Palazzo Rosso - Musei di Strada Nuova
WITH ICARUS ON THE TRAIL OF NEUTRINOS
The secrets of a particle detector
Workshop on particle detectors, from 14 years old, organized by INFN Genoa Division
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20 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER, Genoa University Library
FROM THE BIG BANG TO US
The snake and ladders game on the history of the universe
Workshop-game from 6 to 10 years old, organized by INFN
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27 - 30 OCTOBER, Palazzo Rosso - Strada Nuova Museums
VIRTUAL REALITY AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Visit to the Belle II experiment
Workshop on particle detectors with virtual reality, from 14 years old, organized by INFN
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Digitour for schools
21 OCTOBER, 9 a.m.-10 a.m., ARGON FOR DARK MATTER
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26 OCTOBER, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., DISCOVERING VIRGO
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26 OCTOBER, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., IN THE HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN
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BERGAMOSCIENZA FESTIVAL, Bergamo
FROM 10 TO 14 OCTOBER, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Spazio Viterbi, Bergamo
DISCOVERING COSMIC RAYS
Workshop for schools by INFN and the OCRA (Outreach Cosmic Ray Activities) project.
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QUANTUM FESTIVAL, Gardone Val Trompia (BS)
17, 18 AND 19 OCTOBER, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for schools, from 4:00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. for the public
HEPSCAPE: THE PARTICLE PHYSICS ESCAPE ROOM
by INFN, Padova and Milan Bicocca Divisions
An exploratory game to learn about CERN and experience the excitement of the discovery of the Higgs boson.
17, 18 AND 19 OCTOBER, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for schools, from 4:00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. for the public
FROM MARBLES TO DISCOVERING THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM
by INFN, Padova and Milan Bicocca Divisions
Experimenting with the collisions between marbles: this workshop will show how particle physics experiments work.
18 AND 19 OCTOBER, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for schools, from 4:00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. for the public
LET’S RENEW ENERGY: A SEA JOURNEY TO DISCOVER ENERGY PHYSICS
by INFN Legnaro National Laboratories and INFN Kids project
Between animated videos and experiments, a workshop to discover the physics hidden behind energy.
All events will take place at Villa Mutti Bernardelli
18 OCTOBER from 10:00 – 11:15 a.m., online on Quantum channels
WHAT NEXT?
by INFN
A dialogue with students about the profession of physics, starting with the short film "Out of the Cave", created by the INFN “What Next? Young people telling future” project.
