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Talent may be an innate gift, but the ability to nurture it, use it and challenge it comes from willpower. And intelligence is not simply one’s ability to acquire knowledge and adapt it strategically to new situations and complex problems. …

Filling information and sequencing gaps to finally record the human genome in full. Prestigious journal Science aptly called such an extraordinary step forward in research – which will enable us to understand the whole functional spectrum of our genetic patrimony, …

The inauguration, on the 28th of September, of the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum, designed by Renzo Piano, was the occasion chosen by Ambassador of Italy to the United States Mariangela Zappia for her first visit to LA. Ambassador Zappia, …

Oltre 500 immagini tra fotografie, album, video di 200 grandi fotografi italiani e internazionali e artisti anonimi: The MAST Collection – A Visual Alphabet of Industry, Work and Technology”, curata da Urs Stahel, è la prima grande esposizione di opere selezionate …

A small Pompeii emerges from the mud. A discovery reminiscent of that of the Riace Bronzes, many said. And it is with the same surprise we felt when the two warriors were found in the depths of the Calabrian sea …

A Palazzo dei Priori di Volterra fino al 10 maggio, “Schegge di muri e di vita”, retrospettiva di Eva Fischer (1920-2015). Nel contesto di “Volterra, Prima Città Toscana della Cultura 2022”, il Comune ospiterà 16 opere pittoriche di questa artista …

A symbolic act. The David – the emblem of Florence, of the Renaissance, of aesthetic perfection, and an icon of world art – is shrouded in a black cloth, through which we can barely perceive its harmonious proportions. A bit …

“I’ve killed a hell of a lot of people to get to this point, but I’ve only one more. The last one. The one I’m driving to right now. The only one left. And when l arrive at my destination, …

Happiness, triumphs, and pain are always green, white, and red in Italy, just like the colors of the flag. Our beloved Tricolore that, for 225 years, has been flying in every village and city in the country, on every public building from …

Oscar-winner Nicola Piovani defines him as “a great exception to all rules.” “The most creative music cinema has ever had,” adds Bruce Springsteen. Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary Ennio, presented out of competition at the last Venice Film Festival and currently in cinemas across Italy, has just won …