VCQ is part of the CreSci project: Exploring the creative side of science

 

VCQ is co-organizing and participating in the event „Comune di Carrara – Presentazione del Progetto Internazionale Creative Science (CreSci)“ taking place on 10. February 2025 in Carrara, Italy.
With its centuries-old legacy as a center of artistic excellence Carrara provides the perfect setting to launch the CreSci project, which explores science as a form of creative expression. The event is organized by a group of theoretical physicists, computer scientists and philosophers: Dr. Flavio Del Santo (University of Vienna), Prof. Borivoje Dakić (University of Vienna), Dr. Veronika Baumann (TU Wien), Prof. Stefan Wolf (USI Lugano) and Dr. Stefano Osnaghi (IQOQI/Austrian Academy of Sciences) in collaboration with the Municipality of Carrara, UNESCO and cultural association APS Oltre. It provides the possibility for discussions that challenge the common misconception of fundamental physics being a dry, technical discipline, but instead highlights the fact that scientific discovery requires imagination, intuition, and unconventional thinking, just like art.
Representing VCQ, Professor Dakić, Dr. Del Santo and Dr. Baumann will contribute to the dialogue, emphasizing creative aspects in quantum foundations and theoretical physics.
 
Find out more about the event here.
 
 

 Program:

Kick-off event e tavolo di discussione / Kick-off event and discussion panel

Carrara, 10 Febbraio 2025

15:00
Saluti delle istituzioni / Institutional greetings [ITA]

15:10
Introduzione/ Introduction [ENG]
Prof. Borivoje Dakic, University of Vienna

15:20
Gea Dazzi, Assessora alla Cultura, Comune di Carrara [ITA]

 

15:40
Maura Crudeli, Focal Point Carrara Città Creativa Unesco/altra realtà locale/associativa [ITA]

16:00
Juan Carlos Allende, Presidente APS Oltre [ITA]

16:20

Pausa/Break

16:30
What are foundations of physics?/ Che cosa sono i fondamenti della fisica? [ENG]
Dr. Veronika Baumann, Technical University of Vienna

16:50
The experience of the “Facoltà indipendente di Gandria”: science, creativity and politics
/ L’esperienza della “Facoltà indipendente di Gandria”: scienza, creatività e politica [ENG]
Prof. Stefan Wolf, Univesità della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

17:10
L’attività creativa nella scienza e nell’arte: presentazione del progetto CreSci
/ Creative activity in science and art: presentation of the CreSci project [ITA]
Dr. Flavio Del Santo, University of Vienna and University of Geneva

17:30

Discussione e conclusioni/Discussions and conclusions

18:00

Rinfresco / Refreshments