CultureThe good news
Florence students give scientific research a visual voice
Around forty art students worked with researchers. A free exhibition at Palazzo Bastogi is scheduled for 23–25 September.
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SocietyThe good news
Sixteen 3D printers find a second life in LA schools
UCLA reports sixteen printer donations in 2026, with workshops, tools and spare parts to help Los Angeles schools keep making.
EnvironmentThe good news
Rome turns an old runway into a place to play
Centocelle Park has new sports spaces and a green square. Work on the wider park is still continuing.
Archive · Álvaro de la Paz Franco · CC0 1.0
SocietyThe bright side
Trento renews a place where people can ask for help
Punto d’incontro has refurbished premises, private advice rooms and linked services for people experiencing homelessness.
Moving forward.
WorldThe bright side
In Haiti, emergency aid also supports the next planting
FAO reports agricultural support under way for about 13,000 households. Further distributions remain planned, not completed.
Archive · Jlanghurst · CC BY-SA 3.0
ScienceThe good news
Better cancer care starts with comparable data
WHO opens access to lymphoid leukaemia survival estimates for 194 countries, with methods and uncertainty available to read.
CultureThe good news
Fidenza’s library books had a busy summer
The Leoni library recorded over two thousand August book loans. New wordless books have also joined its collection.
Archive · Nadietta90 · CC BY-SA 4.0
WorldThe good news
In Pemba, the school conversation gets a bigger circle
More than a hundred people met in Zanzibar to discuss health and education, bringing students, families and teachers into the conversation.
A little more to discover.
Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Massimo Vignelli: a map does not need to say everything
His subway map turns a network into a diagram: connections become clearer, while real walking distances need a different drawing.
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Kant: people are not tools
Asking for help is ordinary. The crucial difference is recognising that the other person has choices and purposes of their own.
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Drosera: when the dew is actually a trap
Sticky droplets sparkle on the leaves: this plant gains nutrients by catching small animals, using specialised leaves rather than a mouth.
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Goats keep a horizontal eye on the world
An elongated pupil and rotating eyes help goats watch the ground, including when they lower their heads to feed.
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Finestra: an Italian word that opens more than a wall
From Latin fenestra to everyday Italian: one word can describe an opening, its fittings and an imaginative point of view.
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Glossy chocolate has a hidden order
Tempering guides crystal formation in cocoa butter: melting chocolate and simply letting it cool do not always produce the same result.
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Talavera: the heritage is in the gesture too
Across communities in Mexico and Spain, ceramics tell a story of skills passed on in workshops, as well as objects worth displaying.
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That is quite a lot of good for one day.
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