Events archive

"Preserving meaning" defines an essential operation of culture. It gathers time into form, it extends memory into transmission, it shapes continuity through vigilance.

Experts often choose between numbers and language when communicating estimates. We find that incentives to persuade increase language use by 25–29 percentage points. Experts slant language more than numbers, and receivers are effectively persuaded. Our findings suggest experts leverage language's imprecision to communicate slanted messages, with implications for expert communication in policy and public discourse.

Large Language Models produce false statements, and users encounter AI errors every day. These errors must be taken into account when using AI. It is thereby important to distinguish between errors, fake news, structural bias, and discrimination. This lecture focuses on errors.

The lecture focuses on the famous Dead Sea Scrolls and the people who wrote and copied them. Particular attention will be given to recent developments in which diverse methods from artificial intelligence, the sciences, and the humanities are used.

This presentation of Amanda Madden's book "Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy" (Cornell University Press 2025) examines how vendettas fundamentally influenced the legal and political evolution of Italian city-states.

The event brings together leading policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to explore how innovative AI solutions, cross-sector collaboration, and effective policy frameworks can strengthen democratic resilience against online disinformation.

Gian Maria Campedelli at TEDx Geneva to give a talk at TEDxGeneva about how machine learning can help us fight organized crime and corruption.

This presentation discusses intersections between Japanese and Italian conservation theories and their relevance to the conservation of contemporary art, where issues of authenticity, variability, and material change challenge traditional frameworks.

Sonia Marzadro, Davide Azzolini and Olga Gorodetskaya will speak at one of the sessions dedicated to research entitled: ‘Data Literacy and Data Use in a Digital Age.’ The seminar will be held in English.

Luigi Crema, Direttore del Centro Sustainable Energy di FBK, partecipa all’evento dell’Università di Trento dedicato a favorire il dialogo tra ateneo, istituzioni e imprese trentine sulle sfide ambientali ed energetiche future.

This lecture explores how religious actors and worldviews shape international climate change politics. Drawing on empirical research, it highlights the normative influence of religion in global climate governance and its potential to foster ethical, inclusive climate action.

In this public meeting, Massimo Leone, Richard Hall-Wilton, Nicolò Crescini and Sara Hejazi – humanists and scientists from FBK – will explore the key concepts of quantum physics from different perspectives: from physics to semiotics and anthropology.