12 ottobre 2011 - 23:10
I am tired of getting emails and notifications with links to the "What if Steve Jobs were born in Naples" story. It's not that I am offended by criticism towards Italy or whatever. It is the cult of personality which... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Creatività, Dal mondo, Giochi, Italy, Opinioni brevi
23 febbraio 2011 - 22:43
Interesting connection between information overload and multitasking in an article by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb on the McKinsey Quarterly (membership required), with excellent bibliographical coverage from a neurological point of view (see below). I have actually always considered information... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Audio Video, Dal mondo
6 gennaio 2011 - 19:12
What could a digital city be? Around twelve years ago, I've been working a few months with Marc Canter on this side of the Ocean, trying to build a digital city in Trieste. Perhaps that was just a visionary trip Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Innovazione, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
26 ottobre 2010 - 23:55
"Non sono Obama: sono Peter Bossman, sindaco di Pirano" è stata una delle prime affermazioni di Peter Bossman, nato in Ghana ed eletto appunto domenica scorsa sindaco della cittadina bilingue di Pirano/Piran, nell'Istria slovena. È il primo sindaco di colore... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Prima pagina
TAGS: Peter Bossman, Piran, Pirano, Slovenia
14 ottobre 2009 - 21:39
Despite all the controversy and turmoil in political life, Italy still has a very strong "national brand image". The Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index measures national reputation - as perceived around the world - about culture and heritage, population's reputation,... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Italy, Prima pagina
13 agosto 2009 - 0:04
One month to create an Opera, libretto and musical score, and perform it - starting from just an opening scene: One morning, very early, a man and a woman were standing, arm-in-arm, in London’s Covent Garden. The man turned to... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Creatività, Dal mondo, Musica, Tecnologia, Web/Tecnologia
27 maggio 2009 - 0:52
I'm not sure what to expect of this new contact. Feels ok, anyway, and perhaps I will feel more engaged in the forthcoming elections. At least, it's a way to look at the posters we haven't been able to see... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Prima pagina
22 maggio 2009 - 22:42
Not bad Mr. Žižek, but I'd go beyond your proposal and apply your idea - for different but not less relevant reasons - to Italy. [via fluido.tv] Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Diritti, Italy, Opinioni brevi
TAGS: democracy, Slavoj Žižek, vote
3 aprile 2009 - 12:48
An interesting point of view on the G20 meeting and about alignment and divergencies between the US and European Union member Countries [here and here - N.B. Italian only]. At least - according to the author, Silvio Berlusconi has to... Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Dal mondo, Italy, Opinioni brevi
TAGS: G20, George Soros, London, Obama, Timothy Geithner, Warren Buffett
1 aprile 2009 - 7:43
In the UK (from the Guardian): In Italy (from la Repubblica.it): translation: THE CONTROVERSY Greenhouse effect? It doesn't exist PDL attacking the Kyoto Protocol and the EU MP Marcello Dell'Utri signs a motion: "Climate change is modest, and not harmful" Continua a leggere
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Categorie: Creatività, Dal mondo, Ecologia, Opinioni brevi
TAGS: kyoto climate change, The Guardian, twitter
