For five days, meetings with scientists, researchers and professionals from various specialized sectors to discuss the latest scientific topics will alternate with workshops, student-created project presentations, documentary presentations, film forums and interactive science shows, culminating in Galileo Galilei’s “Notte Bianca”, which will take place In the indoor and outdoor spaces of the high school on Wednesday, December 21st.
Here is the full program:
Saturday, December 17, 2022
4.00 pm “Galileo Galilei” State Scientific and Technical Secondary Hall • Institutional greetings
4.30pm – Liceo Scientifico – Artistico Statale “Galileo Galilei” • Tribute to Galileo Galilei Extract from Bertolt Brecht’s “Life of Galileo”
17:00 Liceo Scientifico – Artistico Statale “Galileo Galilei” • Communicating Science in Italy in the Age of Disinformation Anna Rita Longo – Honorary Member of CICAP
18:00 “Galileo Galilei” Governmental Scientific and Technical Secondary Hall • How can I make you smile? WINNING WORK (3rd PRIZE) 4th NATIONAL BIENNALE OF ARTISTIC HIGH SCHOOLS Subject of the 4th edition of the Biennale, Futurist Luca Calamita (Classe 5 ^ ALA as 2021/22) – author of the short film inspired by the great classics of the Cyberpunk genre.
18:30 Auditorium Liceo Scientifico – Artistico Statale “Galileo Galilei” • Discovering the boundless frontiers of science and technology in experiments at CERN in Geneva Domenico Ilia – experimental physicist, researcher at the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), several years realizing projects in nuclear and sub-nuclear physics In the context of international collaborations at CERN in Geneva.
7.30pm “Galileo Galilei” State Scientific and Artistic High School Hall • VOCINCORO – performance by the “Galilei” choir and student musicians
16:00-19:00 Buildings and laboratories of the “Galileo Galilei” State Scientific and Technical Secondary School • Workshops and presentation of realized projects (students)
Sunday, December 18, 2022
09:30 a.m. Auditorium of the State Scientific and Technical High School “Galileo Galilei” • The Tale of Voices by Galileo Galilei
11:00 am “Galileo Galilei” Governmental Scientific and Technical High School Hall • “Energy: Energy Show”. Interactive, fun, humorous, magical, environmental, scientific musical show. Circus of science, mathematics, literature and…. Not only.
09:30 – 12:30 Headquarters and laboratories of “Galileo Galilei” Secondary Scientific and Technical Governmental School • Workshops and presentation of realized projects (students)
Monday, December 19, 2022
08:30 – 09:40 Hall “Galileo Galilei” State Scientific and Technical Secondary School • Local Olive Cultivation Heritage Giovanni Primavera – Agronomist, Professor of Chemistry and Transformation of Agricultural Products at “Lotti-Umberto I” Agricultural Technical Institute of Andria. Longstanding self-employment experience in plant protection and regional community finance in the agriculture and agro-industry sector; Member and member of the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Oil Mill “Cima di Bitonto”
09:45 – 11:15 Liceo Scientific – Artistico Statale “Galileo Galilei” • Biomaterials: From the Neolithic Age to Starwars Pietro Favia – Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at Barry University.
Break 11:15 – 11:30
11:30 Liceo Scientifico – Artistico Statale “Galileo Galilei” • How biotechnologies are rewriting the book of life. Giovanni Maga – Virologist, National Research Council. Director of the Institute of Molecular Genetics CNR in Pavia. (via video conference – ZOOM platform)
11:15 Computer Lab • Scientific Revolution on Al-Nour TV (Cosmos Documentary Season 1 Episode 9 Magic Without Lies + Critical Discussion)
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