Sunday
November 15th
11:00
Adults
The art of others
The red-headed manakin, a small tropical bird, is famous for perfectly executing Michael Jackson's moonwalk. Cicadas of the genus Magicicada know how to count time like no other, emerging at once only every 13 to 17 years. Stick insects are consummate actors: they mimic dried-up twigs to fool predators and, when caressed by the wind, begin to sway just like the foliage of a plant. Are we really the most intelligent, creative, and technologically advanced species on the planet? Giorgio Volpi (We Are Not the Only Ones. The Secret Art of Nature, Aboca) takes us on a journey that shatters our anthropocentric vision to reveal that art, science, and technology are by no means exclusive to human beings.
The red-headed manakin, a small tropical bird, is famous for perfectly executing Michael Jackson's moonwalk. Cicadas of the genus Magicicada know how to count time like no other, emerging at once only every 13 to 17 years. Stick insects are consummate actors: they mimic dried-up twigs to fool predators and, when caressed by the wind, begin to sway just like the foliage of a plant. Are we really the most intelligent, creative, and technologically advanced species on the planet? Giorgio Volpi (We Are Not the Only Ones. The Secret Art of Nature, Aboca) takes us on a journey that shatters our anthropocentric vision to reveal that art, science, and technology are by no means exclusive to human beings.
scrittorincittà is supported by
scrittorincittà was created with the patronage of the European Commission Representation in Milan
