Science returns to the streets : on Friday 29 September, from 4pm, in the evocative setting of the public gardens in Cagliari, the " Sharper Night ", the European Night of Researchers, will be staged , an event dedicated to research and debate on the main challenges social issues that unite researchers and citizens of all ages.
A program full of meetings and insights designed to offer an in-depth but informative contribution to the understanding of the most current facts and events: from the rights of migrant people to pharmacovigilance, from edible insects to artificial intelligence, from the safe use of social media to the effects of alcohol and drugs.
Sharper is the name of the project thanks to which the University of Cagliari organizes the Night . Numerous universities and research institutions in the cities of Ancona, Cagliari, Camerino, Catania, Genoa, L'Aquila, Macerata, Nuoro, Palermo, Pavia, Perugia, Sassari, Terni and Trieste are part of the team.
Sharper's leader is Psiquadro, a company specialized in science and research communication. This year's edition is divided into five different formats. Interactive workshops : with spaces dedicated to an audience of young people, adults, families, in which to experiment with practical activities, interact with prototypes, listen to the engaging story of projects or research results ranging from technologies for sustainability to combating discrimination based on identity of gender and social orientation, from frontier electronics to safety at home. Youth space : games, exercises, laboratories, paths, workshops designed for one or more of these age groups: 3-5 years – 6-11 years – 12-17 years. Classes and younger audiences will be involved in fun and interactive games, experiments and activities. Talk “Meetings with research” : informal conversations on a research topic with a strong character of public interest, at the center of public debate, or connected to highly topical issues. Talk “How does it work? How it's done?" : dissemination "pills" that will illustrate in simple terms, but with scientific depth and rigor, the functioning mechanisms of phenomena, objects, structures, organisms of any type.
And finally, invitation to the museum : guided tours and extraordinary openings of galleries and museums of the Citadel of Museums in Piazza Arsenale, plus a special treasure hunt among the rooms of the Municipal Art Gallery.
