Passione Scienza Day

THURSDAY 20 JULY 2023, ORTO BOTANICO

Viale Sant’Ignazio, 11, Cagliari from 4.30pm
FREE ENTRANCE

4.30pm – 7.30pm | BROWSING AMONG THE DESKS
Demonstrations and scientific curiosities for the public by Alberto Luridiana, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences,
and Giorgio Erby, Pacinotti Scientific High School of Cagliari

5.00pm – 5.45pm Conference | MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR THE COMPLEXITY OF THE WORLD
Angelo Vulpiani, La Sapienza University, Rome
The butterfly that flapped its wings, and with this apparently insignificant movement could cause a tornado, is now 60 years old.
Chaos theory, particularly through the idea of the butterfly effect, has changed common sense, even in the way we speak.
This topic has an ancient and noble history that dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, and has its roots in the birth of modern science.
Twentieth century mathematics has shown the irreplaceable role of models in describing the complexity that surrounds us.
Now, big data and artificial intelligence seem to be changing the rules, but this is a point to understand.

5.45pm – 6.45pm Debate | BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLVING SOCIETY
Annalena Cogoni
director of the Orto Botanico of Cagliari, Associate Professor of General Botany of the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari
BIODIVERSITY, A SOURCE OF GOODS, RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR MAN. MAIN THREAT FACTORS

Gianluca Iiriti
Technical manager Hortus Botanicus Karalitanus Service Center, University of Cagliari
HOW PLANTS SOCIALIZE DEPENDING ON ADAPTATIONS TO THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

Cinzia Sanna
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology of the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari
BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTH: PLANTS, AN ESSENTIAL GENETIC RESOURCE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A DRUG

7.00pm – 7.30pm | BIODIVERSITY AND POLYPHONY GO HAND IN HAND
Coro Giovanile “Clara Voce” directed by maestro Federico Liguori, Quartu Sant’Elena