Neunau, the artist who forges music using Val Camonica iron
Musician Neunau created an album, recorded in the Forge Museum in Bienno, using only water, iron and microphones. All documented in a powerful video.
Francesca Clemente
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A journey to discover the world’s most colourful fabrics
Why are the fabrics of the south of the world so colourful and showy? Let’s discover together the colours and patterns used by indigenous peoples for realising fabrics.
A team of scientists creates a 3D-printed shell for Freddy the tortoise
Freddy the tortoise lost most of its shell in a fire and a team of researchers gave it a new 3D-printed one.
What could happen if we burn all the world’s fossil fuels
A Canadian study shows that if the world consumes all its reserves of oil, gas and coal, average temperatures would skyrocket.
There is no such thing as bad food. It’s all about the context
Food contains the energy of the sun and every living being needs this energy to be able to live, think, fall in love, run and play as well as for many other actions that it would be impossible to list here in detail. For this reason I’ve always reasoned about the fact that humans can’t produce antibodies against food
Peter Gabriel tests the therapeutic effects of music
Peter Gabriel, along with St. Vincent, Jon Hopkins and Esa-Pekka Salonen worked with a team of neuroscientists to study music’s effects on health.
Trees in urban areas help reduce stress
Strolling in a tree-lined avenue or in a city park helps people become less stressed. The more the wood is thick, the less is the stress.
Ben Harper, what you need to know about Call It What It Is
The release of the album Call It What It Is has sparked interest all over Europe. A good reason to retrace Ben Harper’s musical career.
United Nations, blue helmets accused of sex abuse in Africa
The UN denounced 44 cases of sexual abuse by the blue helmets so far this year. Only few of them have been punished.
Energy and happiness in food: towards a nutri-emotional indicator
Sharing a meal with friends has different effects on anxiety and mood from those produced by a quick meal eaten alone and almost without chewing. Sharing a meal increases the score of the nutri-emotional indicator in every food. Regardless of the specific score of a food item, the environment where one consumes it modifies its rating.