Sunday
November 15th
14:30
Adults
Ingratitude
Location:
Provincial Meeting Center, Blue Room
Paid ticket
price
€ 3
Mammals, and therefore us too, would not exist if a retrovirus had not inserted a gene critical to placental development into our ancestors' DNA. If cyanobacteria had not invented photosynthesis, we would not be able to breathe today. If an asteroid had not hit 66 million years ago, dinosaurs would have continued to dominate the world. Telmo Pievani (Se non c'eri, non c'ero, Solferino) tells us a multitude of stories that should teach us gratitude and respect for other life forms; yet, the collapse of ecosystems, global warming, and the uncontrolled greed for resources are clear signs that we are not making the best use of the faculties that made us human, first and foremost cooperation and altruism. He discusses this with author Giorgio Volpi.
Accessible meeting in Italian Sign Language (LIS).
Mammals, and therefore us too, would not exist if a retrovirus had not inserted a gene critical to placental development into our ancestors' DNA. If cyanobacteria had not invented photosynthesis, we would not be able to breathe today. If an asteroid had not hit 66 million years ago, dinosaurs would have continued to dominate the world. Telmo Pievani (Se non c'eri, non c'ero, Solferino) tells us a multitude of stories that should teach us gratitude and respect for other life forms; yet, the collapse of ecosystems, global warming, and the uncontrolled greed for resources are clear signs that we are not making the best use of the faculties that made us human, first and foremost cooperation and altruism. He discusses this with author Giorgio Volpi.
Accessible meeting in Italian Sign Language (LIS).
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