Questo articolo è stato prima pubblicato su Città Nuova online An abridged version of this interview has also been published in English in Living City Magazine and in New City Magazine Il nuovo ruolo delle comunità di fede nel guidare il cambiamento climatico e la costruzione del futuro. Le potenzialità e l’umiltà. Il programma Faith Plans.... Continue Reading →

This contribution was also published in the MCAA Newsletter June 2022 I have recently been invited to give a flash presentation at a conference on Science Diplomacy highlighting the role of faith-based organisations in environmental protection. The series of contributions aimed at offering a community perspectives on interculturality and science diplomacy training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_bvt0mGpQU&t=3273s Science diplomacy... Continue Reading →

This post was first published in the Wonderverse Blog Close your eyes and try to picture a scientist in your mind.  What were they like?  Were they male or female? What was the color of the skin? Were they heterosexual or homosexual? What was their hairstyle like? Did she or he have disabilities? Science is... Continue Reading →

It's with great joy that I would like to share with you a piece of work I have recently co-authored with Prof Buitendag from the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. In the paper, Prof Buitendag and I introduce Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky and share some thoughts of this much-neglected scholar. The focus... Continue Reading →

I was recently invited to share a short meditation on the religious vision of nature at a meeting with Muslim and Christian friends in preparation to COP26. You can find the full reconding here (my contribution is from 2′ to 17′). The environmental crisis is undoubtedly one of the most critical and urgent problems of our times.... Continue Reading →

This post was first published in the Wonderverse blog One of my heroes of the current COVID-19 pandemic is the Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó. Coming from a very humble background, she decided to become a scientist and immigrated to the US to pursue her research. For years, Katalin struggled to find a permanent position, clinging... Continue Reading →

I repost this entry from the Wonderverse blog Science is increasingly able to show the relational character of Nature. Our Wonderverse blog has been a fascinating way to showcase how the universe we live in is more than just a collection of separate objects and everything shines as in a cloud of interconnected bursts of energy.  I... Continue Reading →

This piece was first published in Italian in Citta' Nuova and an abridged version in English in Living City Magazine La crisi ambientale rappresenta senza dubbio uno dei problemi più urgenti e critici del nostro tempo. Ma qual è lo specifico ruolo che le religioni possono giocare all’interno di questo scenario, e quale la loro... Continue Reading →

This piece was first published in the BOKU Department of Nanobiotechnology (DNBT) website. Also on this event find more information on InsSciDE website Science is all around us. Its marvelous products have changed forever our lives in ways that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. We turn to science to make our lives more... Continue Reading →

This article is also published in New City This conversation is now also available in Italian in the Nuova Umanita' magazine (243) The EcoOne online conference - New ways towards integral ecology -  took place from 23rd to 25th October 2020 looking at the legacy and the impact of pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Si’... Continue Reading →

I have recently coauthored an article with prof Johan Buitendag (Pretoria University in South Africa) on the religious vision of nature in the light of Pope Francis' encyclical letter Laudato Si'. In the manuscript we offer an interreligious reading between Islam and Christianity on the theme of ecology. The paper entitled 'The religious vision of... Continue Reading →