CultureThe good news
Cuneo plans a library worth staying in
The ESSECI cultural centre will open on September 26 in the restored Palazzo Santa Croce.
Photo · Comune di Cuneo · CC BY 4.0
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Edition of 15 September 2026
N° 009 8 stories to take with youPerspectives.
WorldThe good news
Chile reaches a milestone against rabies
WHO validates the elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem: a first for South America.
Archive · Javier Vieras · CC BY 2.0
SocietyThe good news
Manerba opens a school without steps
The new Don Angelo Merici preschool is inaugurated, with five classes, a garden and accessible spaces.
Photo · Comune di Manerba del Garda · CC BY 4.0
ScienceThe good news
Roman saves fuel and gains possibilities
NASA estimates enough fuel for at least 22 years of science operations. That is potential, not a guaranteed lifetime.
Moving forward.
EnvironmentThe good news
Italian provincial capitals use more rooftop sunshine
ISTAT’s 2024 figures show growing solar capacity and more electricity consumed where it is generated.
Archive · Balfabio · CC BY-SA 3.0
EnvironmentThe bright side
In Aniassué, savings grow together
FAO reports on women funding small farming projects through a shared savings pot in Côte d’Ivoire.
SocietyThe bright side
Palermo puts three public homes back to use
The council reports new public-housing allocations to eligible families.
Archive · Bernhard J. Scheuvens (Bjs) · CC0 1.0
WorldThe bright side
Laos: clearing ordnance, returning land
A 14 September UNDP commentary reviews clearance progress and the need for lasting support.
Archive · M M (Padmanaba01) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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A little more to discover.
Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Achille Castiglioni, light takes a shortcut
Arco, designed with Pier Giacomo, brings light above a table while allowing the ceiling to stay out of the conversation.
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John Dewey, try something and understand what changes
For Dewey, experience becomes educational when we connect our actions with their consequences and allow our explanations to be tested.
Read the full story03Plants
Nelumbo nucifera, the leaf that lets mud slide away
The lotus effect begins with a microscopically uneven surface: droplets make little contact, adhere weakly and can carry dirt away.
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The cuttlefish changes the shape of its skin too
The common cuttlefish does more than adjust its colours: it can raise small bumps and change its skin’s surface texture.
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Compagno, an Italian word with bread to share
The Italian word for someone beside us carries shared bread in its history: a documented origin, without an invented founding legend.
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