Science & Reality - Stage
"One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have"
- Albert Einstein
Science & Reality is a stage for undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students in philosophy, mathematics, physics and economics. It examines the scientific modelling of physical and social world and it is designed in a way resembling the medioeval disputationes.
Each year the stage treats a issue by means of public debates between teams of studends that defend a specific approach to the issue. Normally there are 3 or 4 teams of 7-10 students that are guided by a tutor. The stage ends up with a workshop where the teams can confront themselves with experts and leading figures in the field.
Editions:
- 2010: Knowledge & Nature (2 February - 11 May)
- 2011: Mathematics & Physical World (2 February - 18 May)
- 2012: Mathematics, Physics & Economics I (24 February - 6 June)
- 2013: Mathematics, Physics & Economics II (18 February - 31 May)
- 2014: Finance, Mathematics & Philosophy. A precis (14 January - 13 June)
- 2015: Man, Money & Machines (February - June)
- 2016: The Financial Cyborg. Algorithms, Humans & Stock Markets (January - June)
organization and info:
Emiliano Ippoliti - emi.ippoliti@gmail.com
Diana Quarantotto - dianaquarantotto@gmail.com