Eureka! I think I may have just had an aha moment. Perhaps one of the most important of my life. One of those rare flashes in which a little fog suddenly lifts, and a faint light begins — timidly, almost apologetically — to spread through the darkness of one’s ignorance. It may turn out to … Continue reading The Tribal Animal
On cooperation, conflict, and the difficult dream of turning humanity into one tribe.
The Pioneers’ EraPalm-Down BasketballOld-School BasketballHandball with BasketsOn Comparing Eras Basketball did not evolve in a straight line. This is perhaps the first uncomfortable truth that needs to be stated, because our time is obsessed with the idea that everything must improve, that every new version is superior to the previous one, that time itself guarantees … Continue reading Basketball Eras
How the Game Lost Itself
In recent years, few expressions have acquired the reassuring aura of data‑driven decision making. The phrase has a distinctly modern charm: it suggests rigour without pedantry, objectivity without coldness, and intelligence without ideology. Decisions, we are told, should be guided by data rather than intuition, facts rather than opinions, evidence rather than sentiment. All of … Continue reading Demystifying Data‑Driven Decision Approach
Metrics can illuminate patterns, but they cannot absolve us from the responsibility of thinking.
...Ad ogni modo, al netto di queste considerazioni, quello che mi ha colpito di più in relazione alla riflessione filosofica attorno a questi temi, è l’”impreparazione” con cui la rapida diffusione delle tecnologie AI ha colto la comunità dei filosofi. Nel corso del master è emersa infatti prepotentemente la difficoltà, anche da parte di chi … Continue reading La geopolitica come anestetico esistenziale: perché le nazioni inseguono la gloria ovvero l’egemonia come strategia per sfuggire all’assenza di significato
AntefattoLa mancata secolarazizzazioneIrrazionalità e neutralizzazione dello spirito criticoIl piano politicoRefrattarietà al cambiamentoIpocrisia e omertà(Ir)responsabilità individualeSenso di colpaConclusione Credits Caveat 1: vista la delicatezza degli argomenti trattati in questo post, metto le mani avanti prima di scatenare l'ira dei credenti. Questo articolo non vuole in alcun modo offendere i credenti, tantomeno mettere in discussione la libertà … Continue reading Perché abbiamo bisogno di un vero stato laico
As known, humans are the only living beings that are aware they are mortal. In essence, most of the culture we have been creating since the dawn of humanity deals with this annihilating fact and our awareness of it. We have invented religions, philosophies, and superstitions of any kind to find a shred of consolation … Continue reading Digital immortality is around the corner. Are we ready for that?
In recent times, the event of greatest hype in the basketball world has undoubtedly been Caitlin Clark's landing in the WNBA. As predicted by many observers, the facts are proving that we are not dealing with a mere sports event, but with something that deeply penetrates the political sphere too. Just type "Caitlin Clark WNBA" … Continue reading “Fascist” basketball
The title of this blog is inspired by the famous song California Dreamin' even though this post is not about missing a sunny place. Instead, it concerns the myth of an actual nation where everything seems to be flawless. We always end up talking about Denmark when I have conversations with friends about what is … Continue reading Denmark Dreamin’
In 2019, I posted about how I believed Italian schools needed to adapt, including the teaching style.History was one of the subjects I thought about. To cut a long story short, I hoped for a methodology that would focus on comprehending historical processes in order to understand the modern world rather than on the tedious … Continue reading Visiting monuments or going to clubs?
Last week, I visited St. Mark's Basilica in Venice at night. Needless to say, the magnificence of this church and the surrounding buildings is further amplified by the artificial lighting that pierces the darkness. The photos speak for themselves, and one could make a post out of them alone. I must confess, however, that as … Continue reading Can we afford this?
Recently, I had the chance to talk with some friends about the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations. Specifically, we focused on the society portrayed by these goals. The scope they cover is really huge. Despite the meaning of the acronym, the goals do not deal with environmental protection only. In … Continue reading The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Socialism 2.0
As is known, Albert Einstein left Germany and emigrated to the USA in 1933. I read somewhere that, right after arriving in America, he had to fill in a questionnaire like any other immigrant. One of the questions read “What is your race?” It is said that he answered “human.” Even though he was not … Continue reading There are no races, but our brains are still “racist”!
Preamble I took the opportunity of this post to play around with AI-driven automatic translation tools. Therefore, two different English versions of this blog are available. In summary, I followed this process: First, I wrote the post in EnglishThen I rewrote it in ItalianI automatically translated the Italian text into EnglishBefore publication, I reviewed both … Continue reading Workless Society
Never waste a good crisis.Winston Churchill Six months after the first official covid 19 case in Italy, this is how Venice looked like: Venice, October 2020, a few weeks before the Covid-19 second wave explosion It is weird and unsettling to see the famous Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) almost deserted, a place that … Continue reading Covid-19 Lessons
How distant it seems the time when the Italian Renaissance maestros set the standards by which any artist would have been measured since then. When the French revolutionaries established the principles on which modern republics and liberal democracies are rooted. When the British built enduring physical and cultural infrastructures all over the lands of their … Continue reading Living the Cozy, Comfortable Decline of Europe
CreepRadioheadWhen you were here before...But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo,What the hell am I doing here?I don't belong here.I don't belong here.Source: LyricFindSongwriters: Mike Hazlewood / Albert Hammond / Colin Greenwood / Jonathan Greenwood / Edward O'Brien / Philip Selway / Thomas YorkeCreep lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, BMG Rights Management Creep is … Continue reading I Don’t Belong Here
The title of this post is the same of the workshop that I attended recently. It was organized by the same foundation that arranges the pordenonelegge.it literary festival, which I talked about here. This annual workshop is conceived by Laura Pagliara, a professional translator who collaborates with the foundation. It mainly targets aspiring translators and … Continue reading Translating Stephen King and the American Imagination
Saudade is a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves.source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade Portuguese is a language known for its intrinsic musicality (Important update: my friend Matteo pointed out to me that this it true for Brazilian variant only). When you listen to a person speaking … Continue reading Saudade and Identity
At first sight, this question sounds rhetorical to the majority of people living in the western world. We should not take for granted the answer, however. Some weeks ago I wrote a post on victory. Right after writing it, coincidentally I had the chance to discuss on another blog a different topic related to victory … Continue reading You Play to Win, Don’t You?
Equilibrium: a state or feeling of mental balance; composure When I first thought about this post, I wanted to entitle it "Pursuing the truth." However, I then realized that this would have represented an improper use of the word "truth." The truth and all the issues related to it are probably one of the most … Continue reading Pursuing Equilibrium