For many people, Ettore Majorana remains the Italian physicist who disappeared in 1938. For contemporary physics, however, the real “Majorana case” concerns a 1937 paper that still guides research today on the neutrino, antimatter, and the possibility that matter may not be, in an absolute sense, “forever”. We discuss this with Francesco Vissani, research director at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics and creator of the Asimov Prize for scientific communication in upper secondary schools. By Andrea Monti – Originally published in MIT Technology Review Italia. Continue reading “The Real Majorana Case Is Not His Disappearance: It Is Antimatter”
The Garlasco case reopens the debate on science, technology and the role of judges
A crucial element in solving the Garlasco murder is the ability of forensic genetics technologies to produce reliable results. But it is also important that judges are aware of how they are used by Andrea Monti – Initially published on MIT Technology Review Italia
Decoding the mind: neuroscience and generative AI are designing a new brain-machine interface
A conversation with Japanese neuroscientist Yu Takagi on the emerging boundaries between the human brain and generative artificial intelligence by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by MIT Technology Review Italia
Imane Khelif should be a scandal, but for an entirely different reason
The case of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who is the subject of heated controversy at the Paris 2024 Olympics because as a ‘trans’ woman she cannot fight a woman should, yes, make a scandal, but not for the reasons that many are arguing by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica. Continue reading “Imane Khelif should be a scandal, but for an entirely different reason”
Neuralink is the ante-chamber of technological discrimination
Public announcements about brain-computer interfaces and some developments in the field of genetics risk enhancing the discrimination between humans, if we do not take action, now by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Wired.it Continue reading “Neuralink is the ante-chamber of technological discrimination”