High school students are not as anxious as psychiatric patients of the 1950s: we explain Twenge’s study

High school students are not as anxious as psychiatric patients of the 1950s: we explain Twenge's study
In recent days, the news has been circulating on social media and various information sites that today’s high school students ...

Running the marathon under the 2 hour barrier: Sawe’s historic record in London thanks to weather and shoes

Running the marathon under the 2 hour barrier: Sawe's historic record in London thanks to weather and shoes
The streets of London were the stage for something many people thought they would never see: a human being running ...

Salaries in Italy are stable compared to 1990 net of inflation: OECD and Istat data

Salaries in Italy are stable compared to 1990 net of inflation: OECD and Istat data
Those who work in Italy today earn, in real terms, less than they did in 1990. It is not a ...

Antonio Gramsci: brief biography of the intellectual and communist leader, central figure of the Italian twentieth century

Antonio Gramsci: brief biography of the intellectual and communist leader, central figure of the Italian twentieth century
Antonio Gramsci, born in Ales, Sardinia, in 1891 and died in Rome in 1937, was an intellectual and a leader ...

If at a party everyone shares a friend with others, one is everyone’s friend: the friendship theorem

If at a party everyone shares a friend with others, one is everyone's friend: the friendship theorem
We are at a party and we realize that each guest has exactly one friend in common with every other ...

5 Italian words whose accent we most often get wrong: among these are edile and persuade

5 Italian words whose accent we most often get wrong: among these are edile and persuade
It is said Friuli or Friuli? Aedile or èdile? Some words generate real doubts unrelated to grammar or spelling. This ...

The 1987 nuclear referendum: what it contained and what the consequences were

The 1987 nuclear referendum: what it contained and what the consequences were
On 8 and 9 November 1987, Italian citizens were called to the polls to express their opinion on five repeal ...

The institutions we trust most: yes to the Fire Brigade, no to politicians, Istat data

The institutions we trust most: yes to the Fire Brigade, no to politicians, Istat data
Istat data tells us that the institutions we trust most are the fire brigade, the police force and the President ...

The foreign partisans in the Italian Resistance of 1943-45 were 20 thousand: the contribution to the Liberation

The foreign partisans in the Italian Resistance of 1943-45 were 20 thousand: the contribution to the Liberation
During the Second World War, between 15,000 and 20,000 foreigners participated in the Italian Resistance (out of a total of ...

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026, the “Doyenne” of cycling returns on 26 April: Pogacar has her in its sights

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026, the “Doyenne” of cycling returns on 26 April: Pogacar has her in its sights
The season of spring road cycling classics will end on Sunday 26 April 2026 with the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a race of ...