fosforo: 2021 programme
fosforo: 2021
Science is back in the square, with loads of activities, shows, workshops and exhibitions! The event is free, but due to restrictions places will be limited. To enjoy the activities in comfort, book your place on https://prenotazioni.fosforoscienza.it/ Click on the section you’re interested in or scroll down to discover the programme!
Book now!fosforo: 2021
Main Stage: Piazza Garibaldi Exhibition – AIRC workshop: Chiesa dei cancelli, via Arsili 23 Casa San Benedetto: Strada delle Saline 58 Bosco Mio: Strada delle Saline Bagni 48: Lungomare G. Marconi TikTok Stage: Piazza Manni Biblioteca Antonelliana: Piazza Manni
Cambia-mente! (Change your mind!) AIRC exhibition
Talks in the square
Piazza Garibaldi, Senigallia
Friday 16 July
9.30 pm
The hidden science of cosmetics
No to fear marketing. No to alarmist headlines that create panic. And enough with the gurus. To really know whether a cosmetic is good or bad for you, you need to get informed, starting from reliable, verified sources. For fear to fade, we need transparency, which means finding out what is really inside a big brand’s product, who makes it and how. The author offers no simple solutions to complex problems, no shortcuts and no advice on how to behave. The opposite of “bad for you” is not “good for you”, but “not bad for you”. We’ll find out how to choose, on our own, the best cosmetics for our needs. With Beatrice Mautino Moderated by Marcello Pagliari
Book now!Saturday 17 July
9.30 pm
Particle physics. From Grandma’s TV to the LHC
Discovering the world of particles, armed with Thomson tubes and cathode-ray tubes. An evening of accelerated particles and light radiation. By Valentina Mariani (INFN Perugia) with Alessandro Gnucci (Associazione Culturale NEXT) Moderated by Marcello Pagliari
Book now!Sunday 18 July
9.30 pm
And thence we came forth to see the sciences again
How much science is there in the Divine Comedy? And are we sure that Dante, the Supreme Poet, wasn’t also a supreme scientist? Can we really find physics, chemistry, geology and mathematics in a work rightly considered one of the greatest literary works of all time? The Rector of the University of Camerino pays tribute to Dante Alighieri by showing all the chemistry present in his immense work. By Rector Claudio Pettinari with Marica Magagnini, Martina Zannotti and Antonino Marino – Università degli studi di Camerino SHAPER CAMERINO pre-event – European Researchers’ Night, 24 September 2021 Project funded by the European Commission under the European Researchers’ Night projects – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. GA 101036106
Book now!Monday 19 July
9.30 pm
The usual (research) suspects
A game in the square with researchers from the Università Politecnica delle Marche. The format of the Italian TV game show I Soliti Ignoti lands at fosforo: – instead of ordinary citizens, we’ll have a scientific version made up entirely of researchers and strange, fascinating research. An evening to discover science in a completely new way. Hosted by Alessandro Manoni, Radio Arancia SHAPER ANCONA pre-event – European Researchers’ Night, 24 September 2021 Project funded by the European Commission under the European Researchers’ Night projects – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. GA 101036106
Shows in the square
Piazza Garibaldi, Senigallia
Friday 16 July
7 pm
The Chemistry Show
Chemistry on stage: a show that reveals the wonders of the periodic table through the expert hands of a professional at handling the elements. By Gabriele Pastori
Book now!Saturday 17 July
7 pm
All the whys of children - music and TikTok special
Science and music meet on TikTok! 3 great musicians will take to the fosforo: stage to answer questions from the audience and the web about the world of music and more! With Pietro morello (@pietro_morello), Matteo Albrizio (@scienzaedintorni) and Marco Martinelli (@marcoilgiallino) Hosted by Massimiliano Trevisan
Book now!Sunday 18 July
7 pm
All the whys of TikTok
Why is the sky blue? Can we travel in time? The most famous science communicators on TikTok together on the fosforo: stage to answer all your wildest science questions! With Pietro morello (@pietro_morello), Matteo Albrizio (@scienzaedintorni) and Marco Martinelli (@marcoilgiallino) Hosted by Massimiliano Trevisan
Book now!Monday 19 July
7 pm
Water, Air, Fire and Earth: a superhero showdown!
In ancient times the “four elements” were associated with deities, spirits able to bring order to the chaos of the World. Great thinkers and scientists such as Thales, Aristotle and Pythagoras saw them as bearers of important symbolism. Today, thanks to the progress of science, we know that they are essential for the birth and flourishing of Life on our Planet, but they also hold properties and “peculiarities” that often escape the human eye. In the Science Show “Water, Air, Fire and Earth!” they will turn into four superheroes and take each other on through a series of experiments to decide who is the strongest. Find out with us!! By Massimo Ruccio and Mariangela D’Aquino, Le Nuvole
Aperitifs with science
Casa San Benedetto, Strada delle saline 58, Senigallia Enjoy an aperitif in the beautiful garden of Casa San Benedetto in the company of science! Workshops and stage shows to enjoy sitting comfortably at your table while tasting good food
Friday 16 July
6 pm
Non-Fiction. Where science, illustration and storytelling meet
Does school make us passionate about our world? An event exploring new publishing for young people devoted to science communication. For primary school teachers and adults who care for children. A special entertainment activity will keep the little ones busy while parents follow the talk.
Book now!Friday 16 July
7.30 pm
Biodiversity at play
By Paola Scocco and Andrea Catorci, Università degli studi di Camerino – Ages 7+ Ideas and reflections on what biodiversity is, what threatens it, what ecological and economic value it represents and how research can protect it while making the most of the local area. And to finish… a reworked version of the Game of the Goose all about biodiversity, for primary school children. SHARPER CAMERINO pre-event – European Researchers’ Night, 24 September 2021 Project funded by the European Commission under the European Researchers’ Night projects – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. GA 101036106
Book now!Friday 16 July
9 pm
Drawing with light
By Liliana Iadeluca, Department of Fine Arts, University of Genoa – Ages 7+ Light painting between art and science. A talk with Liliana Iadeluca, Department of Fine Arts, University of Genoa. Together we’ll learn how to master the technique of drawing with light, with examples and hands-on trials.
Book now!Saturday 17 July
6 pm
Science 24/7
By Alessio Perniola, Multiversi From waking up at dawn when the sky looks pink (why?), to the battle to push away the shower curtain that keeps sticking to you (why does it have it in for me?), to the bike ride to work (how come I only stay balanced if I keep moving?), to lunch with a nice plate of pasta (can I cook it without boiling the water?). Through a series of experiments and stories, Alessio Perniola will make us fall in love with the science all around us.
Book now!Saturday 17 July
7.30 pm
Where is the universe heading?
Everyone knows the Universe was born from a big bang, but there never was a real bang. So what was the thing we call the Big Bang? Nothing more than an incredible, extremely fast expansion that set time and space in motion, giving rise to the fabric we call spacetime, the natural playground of stars and planets but also of incredible objects such as black holes. It is a fabric that is anything but monotonous, and if there is a way to travel in time, this is exactly where we should look for it. Exploring the universe is an endless adventure: a real race against time and space. With Fernando Ferroni, professor of physics at GSSI and researcher at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories of INFN.
Book now!Saturday 17 July
9 pm
Sounds Good
A science and sound show by Pietro Morello and Associazione Culturale Next Sound is vibration! Strange objects will lead us to discover sound waves. We’ll experiment with resonance and the characteristics of sound using pendulums and straws, all the way to playing a new, very strange cooperative musical instrument.
Book now!Sunday 18 July
6 pm
Inventori in famiglia
By Sardegna Ricerche and 10Lab Inventori in Famiglia (Family Inventors) is a successful format by 10LAB that sees families as one of the creative settings in which to grow the innovators of the future. Do you think you need expensive objects to train your innovative spirit? Absolutely not! With Inventori in Famiglia you can experience real innovation using recycled and everyday objects. Don’t believe it? Come to fosforo: and give it a try.
Book now!Sunday 18 July
7.30 pm
Family happens at the table!
By Pediatra Carla Presentation of the book “Lo svezzamento è vostro!” (Weaning is yours!), a practical and engaging handbook in which paediatrician Carla answers new parents’ most common questions: when can I start weaning? How can I tell if my baby is hungry? So you can experience this moment calmly.
Book now!Sunday 18 July
9 pm
Lasers among the stars
A fascinating journey between science and mythology. With Flavio Fusi Pecci and Luca Angeretti, astronomers from INAF, Sofos APS and Fucina XXI APS, we’ll take a great journey through the stories and myths of the stars of the summer sky in the stunning setting of the Marche countryside.
Book now!Monday 19 July
6 pm
Inventori in famiglia
By Sardegna Ricerche and 10Lab Inventori in Famiglia (Family Inventors) is a successful format by 10LAB that sees families as one of the creative settings in which to grow the innovators of the future. Do you think you need expensive objects to train your innovative spirit? Absolutely not! With Inventori in Famiglia you can experience real innovation using recycled and everyday objects. Don’t believe it? Come to fosforo: and give it a try.
Book now!Monday 19 July
7.30 pm
Mathematical tricks
By the Department of Mathematics of the University of Genoa Stories and games of recreational maths. Recreational maths at the service of fun. A series of stories and paradoxes that will draw participants into discovering the secrets of the most famous puzzles.
Book now!Monday 19 July
9 pm
Science SHOW by night
By Gabriele Pastori The last science show in the night-time setting of Bosco Mio! Chemist Gabriele Pastori, helped by the fosforo: performers, will say goodbye with a bang of science, ready to meet again at fosforo: 2022!
Hands-on workshops
The workshops will take place at several venues: visit https://prenotazioni.fosforoscienza.it/ to find out the details of each workshop
Worms, slime and... lots of chemistry!
By the Chemistry section of Unicam – Ages 8+ Guided by expert chemists from the University of Camerino, we’ll be ready to make our own custom slime to play with together with our friends.
In touch with Nature
By the Unicam Science Museum – Ages 8+ A trail discovering the animal and plant biodiversity of our area. We can’t reveal any more, otherwise what kind of surprise would it be?
Let’s play with maths!
By the Mathematics section of Unicam – Ages 8+ Can you have fun playing with knots, ribbons and trajectories while talking about important mathematical principles that pervade our reality? Oh yes, you can. Let’s start!
Discovering Planet Earth
By the Geology section of Unicam – Ages 8+ What is the Earth made of? How are earthquakes generated? And also volcanoes, oceans and continents, for a sustainable management of our Planet’s resources!
Let’s eat in colour
By the Nutricam laboratory of Unicam – Ages 8+ Tell me how you eat and I’ll tell you who you are! Are you really sure you eat properly? Want to know the food diary that suits you best? Let’s play together to work out the right food pyramid for growing up well.
Discovering the universe
By the Physics section of Unicam – Ages 8+ The Universe: still a great unknown today, or, thanks also to recent discoveries, do we finally know more about stars, black holes and gravitational waves? Travel with us through the universe
A swarm of... computer ants
By the Computer Science section of Unicam – Ages 8+ A swarm of ants, a colourful carpet and some computer scientists? The ant, equipped with a colour sensor, a radio module and two motors, can change its own behaviour and is able to influence the behaviour of the whole swarm. It’s not science fiction, simply a Unicam Computer Science project in which you can take centre stage.
The scientist’s shopping trip
By Sarah Branchesi, nutritionist – Ages 7+ A journey aboard a shopping trolley, seen through the eyes of a real scientist, to learn and experiment through food. We all eat, and we are all more fascinated by some foods than others, but have you ever looked at cabbage not as a terrible vegetable but as the main ingredient of a spectacular science experiment? Science can surprise you once again by helping you discover the world around you ever more deeply.
Immunity Soldiers
By Francesca Gorini (Associazione Culturale NEXT) – Ages 7+ Are you ready to enlist in the human body’s army? Let’s discover together the soldiers, weapons and defence strategies that our body puts into action every day to protect us from the constant attacks of microscopic enemies: pathogenic microorganisms!
Moulds, smells and bacteria
By Ester Rosa, Mycology Laboratory (DiSTAV – UNIGE) – Ages 7+ We’re surrounded! On us, inside us, in the air, in the water: microorganisms are everywhere! Sometimes they cause unpleasant smells, but often they help us, animals and plants to survive. In this workshop we’ll try to “grow” them like real microbiologists, using pipettes and tools from research laboratories.
The garden of Mathematics
By Cecilia Campani and Emanuele Di Giandomenico, Department of Mathematics – UNIGE Mathematics is all around us! Puzzles, probability, games and everyday life to spark curiosity about this fascinating subject.
Robot Arena - Coding Time on YouTube
By Associazione Culturale NEXT – Ages 7+ A tech arena to start playing with coding and computational thinking by programming small robots.
Collect, sift and recycle!
By Giulia Lucia and Giulia Merli, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences – UNIVPM Every year, beach clean-ups are organised all over the world and a TOP 10 of the most collected litter is drawn up: some of it can be recycled, some unfortunately cannot. Together we’ll see what these items are and where to throw them away.
Erminia the little sheep takes a stroll through the solar system!
By Michela Silvestri – Ages 4+ Melchiorre the owl and Erminia the little sheep present the wonders of the Solar System. Children will get to know our corner of the universe better and become the stars of this celestial merry-go-round themselves.
Cambia-mente! (Change your mind!)
Put your beliefs to the test and learn to spot health hoaxes. Doubts, questions and uncertainties: how can you tell which information is really reliable in the internet age? Miracle foods, vaccine conspiracies, alien sightings: every day we are bombarded with news popping up from every corner of the web, which unfortunately sometimes has no scientific basis at all. For everyday wellbeing, it hardly matters whether aliens exist or not, but when it comes to our health, things get more serious. Does the alkaline diet cure cancer? Are vaccines safe? Is deodorant carcinogenic? And talcum powder? These are just some of the questions we will try to answer with the help of the scientific method. Thanks to an interactive, experiential workshop, the public will learn to evaluate sources of information, gaining tools of judgement to use in everyday life.
Exhibition-workshop by Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro Booking required: visit https://prenotazioni.fosforoscienza.it/ to find out the time slots
#QCCC - A Quick Chat with Chiara
By Chiara Michelon Chiara Michelon interviews Sergio Rossi, children’s author, who since 2009 has written the comic series Kino la talpa (Kino the mole) for the pre-school monthly Gbaby. An expert in and historian of comics, he edited the critical magazine Fumo di China. Sergio Rossi recently won the Premio Andersen 2021 in the comics category with the book “Girotondo”, published by Castoro.
TikTok stage
TikTok, the social network in the spotlight among young people, can in our view be an excellent tool for sharing scientific content. For four days, together in the square, we’ll make professional videos to upload to this fast-growing social network. Will you join us?
#waterchallenge contest
Contest award ceremony in collaboration with VivaServizi
Water Challenge
A challenge for children and young people to understand the difference between floating and surface tension. Participants must submit a photograph showing the most creative version possible of the experiment “Paper clips on the surface of the water”. Surface tension is a characteristic of many liquids. Molecules tend to attract one another. A molecule inside the liquid is surrounded by other molecules and is pulled in all directions. The molecules at the surface, however, are only attracted by the molecules below them. That is why they form a kind of film. Thanks to this property, some insects can walk on water without sinking. If you want some inspiration, at the bottom of this page you’ll find a very useful infographic.
How to take part
Taking part is very easy: MAKE your version of the Water Challenge, SEND the photo to info@didatticaviva.it or to the Didatticaviva.it Facebook page by 17 July 2021, WIN a 10″ tablet or a set of books to keep on experimenting. We will collect all the entries we receive and publish them on our Facebook page.
who wins and what
On Monday 19 July, from the fosforo: stage, two drawings will be awarded prizes: The drawing that gets the most “Likes” ?? on the “didatticaviva.it” Facebook page The drawing judged the most creative by the VivaServizi art committee The authors of the two winning drawings will receive a 10″ tablet and a science book written by fosforo: and published by National Geographic Kids