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The 'Science at six o'clock' series of scientific aperitifs, promoted by the Autonomous Province of Trento, brought more than 1,000 people together with researchers from the University of Trento, MUSE, the Edmund Mach Foundation and the Bruno Kessler Foundation to talk about current topics related to science and technology. In the meetings held between February and May, the citizens present had the opportunity to interact with scientists and experts on topics of great topical interest, in some cases with tangible effects on everyday life.
In the meeting, entitled "What space will it be?", for example, there was a dialogue on the topic of the future of exploration of the cosmos with the protagonists Roberto Iuppa of the University of Trento and Pierluigi Bellutti of FBK. Massimiliano Sala of the University of Trento and FBK's Silvio Ranise illustrated the topic of blockchain and the future of transactions to the audience, while the March aperitif focused on the microbiota and the relationship between food and health with Francesca Fava of the Mach Foundation and Nicola Segata of the University. Antonella Cristofori and Fabiana Cristofolini of the FEM, Serena Dorigotti of the MUSE and Romano Nardelli, director of the pneumology department at the Arco Hospital, discussed pollen and allergies with citizens. Debora Tonelli from FBK and Ester Gallo from the University of Trento addressed the topic of religious affiliation and migration, between conflict and change. The aperitif cycle ended in May with a record participation of over 200 citizens, who were involved in an engaging debate with Yuri Bozzi from the University of Trento and Andrea Bianchi from MUSE on the effects of drugs on the brain.
Science at six o'clock was organised by the four winners of the provincial 'Science STAR communicators' competition: Ilaria Ampollini (University of Trento), Manuel Ballatore (MUSE), Anna Eriksson (Edmund Mach Foundation) and Matteo Serra (FBK).
The initiative was also done online during the pandemic period in a series of meetings that can be reviewed on the Science at Six o'clock youtube channel at the link:
