Luca Sbordon and Rolf Dieter Heuer in Salabursa

On Monday, July 18 at 6 p.m., Salaborsa’s covered plaza hosts “Cosmology: Science, Art and Philosophy in Dialogue,” a fascinating debate moderated by journalist Paola Catapano about visions of the universe from the point of view of contemporary astrophysics and philosophy. the art.

During the conference, communication is expected with astronomer Luca Sbordon from the Atacama Desert in Chile, where the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of 4 telescopes with a diameter of 8 is working in Cerro Paranal, at an altitude of 2,635 metres. meters.

Guests include artist Enrico Magnani, Massimo Tarenghi, astrophysicist, VLT project manager and Acatama Large Millimeter Array, ESO in Chile, Cristiano Galbiati, a physicist in Dark Matter at Princeton University, USA and at the GSSI Gran Sasso Scientific Institute de L Aquila, Roberta Zannin, Cta Observatory Project Scientist, Former Director General of CERN Rolf Dieter Heuer, Philosopher of Science Claudia Sciarma.

The event is part of the “Wonders of Physics of Bologna” programme, a program of meetings, events, exhibitions and conferences dedicated to citizenship organized by the INFN Department – National Institute of Nuclear Physics of Bologna in collaboration with the municipality and the Emilia-Romagna Region, to engage young and old in the wonders of research and scientific culture, on the occasion of ICHEP 2022, the most important international conference on particle physics, scheduled for the first time in Italy, in Bologna, until July 13.