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Africa's development is being held back by poor infrastructure and undersized power plants. Countries like Uganda can only produce only 1/4 of the energy needed, leading to daily power cuts with disastrous economic impacts. It's a golden opportunity for nuclear giants who lobby aggressively for more power plants in Africa. But how safe are these new reactors? And what do they mean for locals?

A biography of the King of Rock and Roll. From his birth in Tupelo, Mississippi, through his meteoric rise, join us as we highlight some of the milestones that formed Elvis into one of the greatest entertainers of all times.

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Light has fascinated humanity since the dawn of time. Research into its properties contributed to the birth of modern science and led to the theories of relativity and quantum physics, which have profoundly changed our view of the world on a microscopic and cosmic scale. Nobel Prize winner Serge Haroche talks about what we know today about light and the ways in which research into this phenomenon has led to unexpected discoveries and applications.
Speaker: Serge Haroche, Nobel Prize for Physics 2012
Introduced by: Dario Menasce, INFN National Institute of Nuclear ... continua

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21 aprile 2024
LEZIONE digitale, diritti, distopia, potere, utopia
Il rapido, precipitoso declino dei servizi digitali dai quali dipendiamo non è un fatto casuale, ma il risultato di precise scelte politiche. Un vero e proprio piano pensato per incoraggiare il monopolio delle piattaforme, che possono così estrarre un valore incommensurabile da noi utenti-clienti, assicurandoci un residuo omeopatico di ricavi utili a vincolarci ancor di più ad esse. Cory Doctorow ci introdurrà al fenomeno della “merdificazione”, illustrandoci come funziona, il perché, e come ... continua

As Donald Trump selected Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his vice-presidential candidate Monday, we look at the record of the 39-year-old political rookie, who rose to fame after writing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy and who once compared Trump to Hitler and called him unfit for the presidency. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 with backing from right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, and he has since embraced the MAGA movement and become one of Trump’s most loyal supporters. For more on Vance’s rise and his appeal to the Republican base, we go to Pikeville, Kentucky, ... continua

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