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Mathematics, physics, and technology
  • Mathematics, physics, and technology
  • Forum
English March 2024

Buonanno and Damour present the field of gravitational-wave astronomy, opened in 2015, 100 years after Einstein’s theory of General  Relativity, when gravitational waves were first observed using laser interferometers.

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History
  • History
  • Forum
Italian March 2024

Friedländer reflects on his Holocaust experiences, suggesting that the lessons of history are often overlooked and emphasizing the need for continued exploration of historical evidence to uncover hidden or heretofore unrevealed perspectives.

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Natural sciences
  • Natural sciences
  • Essays
English February 2024

The research of Lima and the Kondorosi team on NCR peptides influencing bacteroid differentiation and nitrogen fixation may find ways to improve crop efficiency and develop antimicrobial agents for therapeutic and agricultural uses.

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History of sciences and ideas
  • History of sciences and ideas
  • Events
Italian February 2024

Balzan Foundation President Alberto Quadrio Curzio remembers former President Enrico Decleva, recalling their joint efforts to make the Balzan Prize a «system for science and culture» advocating for interdisciplinarity and internationality.

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Philosophy and Letters
  • Philosophy and Letters
  • Forum

Martha C. Nussbaum

Career Narrative

English November 2022

Video link to Martha C. Nussbaum’s account of her career during the 2022 Balzan Prizewinners Forum at the Accademia dei Lincei.

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