Friday 17 October 2025, 6.30PM | Teatro Studio Melato
Il fuoco era la cura
La lettura che allena il cervello: uno sguardo neuroscientifico
We often hear that “reading is good for the brain”, but how is it beneficial, and why? How can we make reading a healthy habit? In this session, we explored how reading works in neuroscientific terms and what benefits it can bring to our mental well-being. A reflection on how reading can become a daily practise that is good for our brains and our mental health.

Speaker: Jubin Abutalebi


 

Friday 7 November 2025, 6.30PM | Teatro Studio Melato
Sorry, boys
Perché l’adolescenza è l’adolescenza?
School classrooms are microcosms in which sentimental dynamics and complex relationships take shape. What makes these places so important? Can we examine them through the lens of psychology to understand what makes adolescence such a delicate yet fundamental phase? In this session, we focused on the transformations that characterise adolescence: a period of intense construction of identity that brings forth relationships and social dynamics that profoundly influence the lives of adolescents.

Speaker: Emanuela Confalonieri

Wednesday 10 December 2025, 6.30PM | Chiostro Nina Vinchi, Piccolo Café & Restaurant
Prima del Temporale
Tempo al tempo
We all have our own concept of time, but no-one is truly able to define it. In physics, time is one of the most complex properties: it changes, stretches and contracts. What, “truly”, is time? What does classic mechanics, relativity and modern physics tell us about it? Why does it have such an important role in studying our world? An exploration of scientific discoveries and profound questions, studying one of the most fascinating and mysterious concepts in physics.

Speaker: Fabrizio Castelli

Wednesday 21 January 2026, 6.30PM | Chiostro Nina Vinchi, Piccolo Café & Restaurant
Escaped Alone
Il corpo che cambia: capire l’invecchiamento 
What happens to our organism with the passing of the years? Why do certain conditions emerge more frequently with age? In this discussion, we will be exploring the biological processes that govern ageing, examining what happens to the body with the passage of time and whether there is any sense – and if so, in which cases – in trying to understand the mechanisms and contrast its effects. An open discussion on the changing body and on what ageing means nowadays.

Speaker: Simone Cenci

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 6.30PM | Teatro Studio Melato
Orgasmo
Parliamo di Sesso
It is still difficult to speak about pleasure, relationships and sexuality in an open and taboo-free manner. What does psychology and sexology tell us about the role of pleasure in people’s lives? Why is awareness through sentimental and sexual education so important? How can we build safe and informed relationships? A discussion to reflect on desire, well-being and taboos to overcome.

Wednesday 15 April 2026, 6.30PM – Chiostro Nina Vinchi, Piccolo Café & Restaurant
La vegetariana
Veg e vegan: cosa dice la scienza?
An increasing number of people are adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet for ethical, social or environmental reasons. But what does science have to say about this? Are they correct and complete diets? Can they be considered valid alternatives to an omnivorous diet? Are we made to nourish ourselves like this? During this encounter, we will be examining vegetarian or vegan dietary choices from a scientific point of view, shedding light on their implications in terms of health, mental stability and society.