We shouldn’t say “hacker attack” and “cybersecurity”: the meaning of the words we use

These days we are reading expressions like “hacker attack”, “hackers” and “cybersecurity”, but they are not always the most appropriate ...
Postal savings bonds of November 2026: rates and yields

For the month of November 2026, the range of postal savings bonds offers short and long-term investment solutions with fixed ...
What is the Backfire effect, when trying to convince someone makes them even more convinced of the opposite

THE’Backfire effect it is the psychological phenomenon whereby disproving a false belief with objective data ends up, paradoxically, strengthening it ...
Budget Law 2027, 1.2 billion less for natural disasters

It is a real spending review that implements the 2027 budget maneuver on the funds intended for interventions for natural ...
The story of Matteuccia da Todi, the first woman burned at the stake as a witch in Italy

Matteuccia from Todi— known in subsequent centuries as “the Witch of Ripabianca”, from the name of the village in which ...
Oil, Spain blocks 12% production. What changes for Italy

Spain has decided to temporarily withdraw 12% of its olive oil production from the market to combat falling prices. The ...
Why are there two boxers fighting on the roof of the Milan Cathedral? Who are they and what are they doing there

Climbing among the spiers and pinnacles of the Milan Cathedral you would hardly expect to see them, but there are ...
Stagnant salaries: more and more Italians are asking for an advance on their paychecks

For most employees, salaries are barely enough to make ends meet. Although there have been adjustments in the last year ...
How the bow tie alphabet works, children’s secret code and where it comes from

The bow tie alphabet is not a real alphabet as we usually understand, but rather it is a playful codea ...






