An award for the best popular books, and then a Science Festival from 29 September to 2 Octobera Reggio Calabria. The first act, the involvement of Higher Institutes in Italy and abroad, which will choose and review the volumes. Presented on Cosmos Award 2022which leads to the South scientists, educators, professors and studentsin the sign of “scientific literacy”as he points out Gianfranco Bertone, professor of Astroparticle Physics at the University of Amsterdam and creator of the initiative. “We need to protect citizens from bad information, focus on the new generations, who can aspire to highly skilled jobs”. In the scientific committee of the Prize sit 12 scientists of world value, from Roberto Battiston (present at the press conference) a Lucia Votano.
In April, students will meet the authors online: a direct dialogue will facilitate their choice. The best reviews will then be posted on our site.
“Being able to be among the protagonists of an event of international caliber and of the highest scientific stature, – he declares carmel versace, acting mayor of the Metropolitan City – is a source of great pride for us. This year Cosmos stands as excellence also in the framework of the celebratory program for the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Riace Bronzes “.” This territory “added the managing director Filippo Quartuccio “he has the opportunity to show his best face, with an ever wider audience of scientific skills: this is demonstrated by the growth of our Planetarium led by Angela Misiano”.
The Cosmos 2022 Prize finalist books
Jimena Channels – The shadow of the devil (Bollati Boringhieri)
Patrizia Caraveo – Sidereus Nuncius 2.0 (Mondadori University)
Arik Kershenbaum – The Naturalists’ Guide to the Galaxy (the Assayer)
David Lindley – Which universe (Einaudi)
Guido Tonelli – Time (Feltrinelli)
The finalist books of the Cosmos Student Award 2022
Jimena Channels – The shadow of the devil (Bollati Boringhieri)
Patrizia Caraveo – Sidereus Nuncius 2.0 (Mondadori University)
Marco Ferrari – How to build an alien (Code editions)
Gabriella Greison – Quantum guide for nonconformists (Mondadori)
Guido Tonelli – Time (Feltrinelli)