Ecology

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Can you indicate the provinces of Tuscany on the map? Test yourself with our quiz

There Tuscany it almost counts 3.7 million inhabitants and is divided into 10 provincesincluding the Metropolitan City of Florenceseat of the regional capital. Despite having a smaller number of provinces than Lombardy, Tuscany is certainly a more iconic region, even abroad: think of the hills and landscapes of the Val d’Orcia, the Tower of Pisa, the Palio di Siena, without ...

Kim Peek

Kim Peek, the man who inspired “Rain Man”: the true story

Laurence Kim Peek. Credit: Dmadeo, CC BY–SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Laurence Kim Peek (1951-2009) was one of the most emblematic cases of savantisma rare neurological condition in which extraordinarily above-average abilities coexist with severe cognitive disabilities. Born with a number of brain abnormalities, Peek developed one prodigious memory which allowed him to memorize thousands of books, as stated by ...

A cosa serve comprare NFT e quanto costano

What is the point of buying NFTs and how much do they cost?

NFTs stands for “Non-Fungible Token” (in Italian “Non-Fungible Tokens“, literally “uncopyable tokens”). But what does it mean? Let’s start by saying that “non-fungible” it means (more or less) that we are talking about something uniquewhich cannot be replaced with something else. To do theexample of something non-fungible, we can think of one collectible card: if you exchanged it for a ...

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What is the Iranian Moral Police and what does it do? Between repression of customs and compulsory veiling

Credit: Fars Media Corporation There Iranian Morality Police (“Gašt-e Eršâd” in Farsi) is a branch of Iran’s law enforcement agency whose mission is to promote Islamic customs and repress any “deviance” in this regard. This religious police body has been active, under various denominations, since Iranian Revolution of 1979. It has earned a bad reputation over time, having always been ...

debito pubblico

Why is public debt necessary for the economic development of a state?

The public debt it is the sum of all the money that a State owes to those who have lent it money. It is usually expressed with respect to GDP of that State. When a government spends more than it accumulates (thanks to taxpayers’ taxes and other revenues), it must borrow money to cover the difference; this money is obtained ...

differenza tra sarcasmo e ironia

What is the difference between sarcasm and irony and how do you recognize them?

Sarcasm And irony there are two forms of expression (and also two rhetorical figures) that have a certain amount of in common ambiguity and they serve to say something that isn’t exactly what it seemsbut with different styles and purposes. While irony can be a form of expression light and friendlysarcasm often is more critical or even aggressiveaimed at highlighting ...

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The moral dilemmas of self-driving cars: how we “teach” ethics to this technology

Cars a fully autonomous driving they could improve it road safety, accessibility to transport and energy efficiency. However, there are still many challenges to be addressed for the large-scale diffusion of vehicles in which human control is negligible or non-existent. One of these is to ensure that their performance meets the company’s expectations in terms of safety And legality. Today, ...

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How did people wash themselves in ancient times? The history of hygiene from the Egyptians to the Renaissance

Throughout history the hygiene habits of humanity have changed profoundly, due to new scientific discoveries and inventionsbut above all of cultural context. We don’t know exactly when the man began to wash himself, but it is probable that this happened since Prehistoryin relation to innate sense of hygiene that many mammals (like us) possess. With the transition from a hunter/gatherer ...