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Monitoring as Prevention

Smart leaves and open data: precision agriculture embraces monitoring to prevent crop loss and promote sustainability….

Artificial intelligence is a matter of power

We explore how power and money drive modern artificial intelligence, analyzing the need for transparency and the potential of cosmological and collective AI….
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Mediterranean Diet: Can an App Help Us Embrace Its Values?

EatMed, the app that promotes the Mediterranean Diet for healthy and sustainable eating, was born at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo….
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Why We Need Sponge Cities to Absorb Heavy Rainfall and Reduce Collective Damage

The recent floods in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany highlight the vulnerability of Italian cities. A “sponge city” approach is needed to manage rainwater….

Maker Faire Rome 2017: Rural Hack Open Source Hardware in Agriculture (Entry Level)

The fifth edition of the Maker Faire Rome represents the biggest show in the world dedicated to innovation, together with Bay Area (San Francisco) and New York. It’a a fair…

Maker Faire Rome 2017: Making of a Geodesic Dome

The fifth edition of the Maker Faire Rome represents the biggest show in the world dedicated to innovation, together with Bay Area (San Francisco) and New York. It’a a fair…

The indiscreet charm of the foodporn #2

It is certain that foodporn triggers something in our brain. Some scientists believe that images of food only trigger the desire for the real thing. A 2012 study, for example,…

The indiscreet charm of the foodporn #1

How many of us have never heard of “food porn” or even bump into the hashtag foodporn? Where does this term come from? The first documented use of the term…

What is foodporn and what about its reasons. Infographic

It is impossible to ignore the incredible invasion of food and there’s much talk about it in today’s media reality. On television, movies, social networks, food is “served”, in fact,…