Daniel Rozin, the illustrator who transforms technology into poetry
In contemporary art, when technology is widely viewed as a utilitarian device to produce things or as a screen to show unique effects, artist-engineer Daniel Rozin is the only one who has single-handedly transformed the human-machine-perception interface. His pieces are
Parteasy: from a small town to the whole nation to change the mobility
Vicenza was just the beginning. Today, Parteasy, the first app that connects users and private hire drivers in real time, even outside large urban centres, has reached a new milestone: it now has almost a thousand active drivers throughout the
How Quibi went bankrupt in six months despite millions
The digital entertainment industry witnessed one of the deafening business flops in recent history in Quibi, the streaming platform that blew through hundreds of millions in a half-year timeframe. Initiated by two fellow Hollywood highfliers such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and
Digital agriculture in Kenya leads to financial inclusion
Digital agriculture Kenya: The Kenyan agricultural sector presents an economic puzzle that affects millions of small-scale farmers. Even though they are the backbone of the rural economy, they are systematically excluded from the formal credit system. Being denied a paper
The role of historical memory in a liquid society
Historical memory is today the target of a twofold attack: first, the digital fast-forwarding that shatters information into capsules of moment-to-moment, and second, the growing urge to remake the past to the advantage of the present. Under these circumstances, the
The secret of Jadarite, the “terrestrial kryptonite”
Scientific research has just uncovered one of the most fascinating geological mysteries of the past decades: the origin of jadarite, the mineral that nature has created with a "recipe" so precisely established as to seem almost impossible. This remarkable compound,
Agenda 2030 and AI: first global declaration signed in Hamburg
Agenda 2030: The path towards an artificial intelligence in the interests of humanity was consecrated with a landmark on 2 June in Hamburg, when more than 40 global actors signed the first international declaration solely dedicated to the interface between
The global water crisis is no longer an environmental problem
The geopolitics of the 21st century increasingly originates from a commodity we take for granted when we flip a tap. Freshwater, a human absolute for survival, is fast becoming the new oil of global politics, fuelling silent wars between nations
Stellantis renounces hydrogen, a defeat for Europe
Stellantis will not launch its new hydrogen-powered Pro One vehicle range as originally planned. The holding company led by Italian Antonio Filosa has, in fact, announced its decision to discontinue development of its fuel cell technology. The reasons? The limited