Who said summer was just for unplugging? What if we took advantage of it, glass in hand and view of the Turin hill, also to think about the world that changes around us? This is the challenge that the Circolo dei Lettori di Torino and Open are launching for the next few weeks. A series of meetings to reflect on some of the great dilemmas of our time – from disinformation to geopolitics to healthcare – in a unique setting, that of the terrace of the Circolo Canottieri Armida, in the heart of Valentino. The Terrace Dialogues on the great questions of the present begin on June 26th and await you regularly on the following two Wednesday evenings (July 3rd and 10th), again at 6pm. All events have free admission with reservations required through the Circolo dei Readers. Here is the complete program and the protagonists of our meetings.
Wednesday 26 June, 6pm – TRUE OR FALSE?
With David Puentedeputy director of Open with responsibility for fact checking, e Massimo FerraroOpen journalist
How and to what extent did propaganda and disinformation influence the European elections? What should we expect for the next American elections? How much does artificial intelligence affect the boundary between reality and fiction on the web? In the era of post-truth and extreme political polarisation, we analyze the aspects and difficulties faced within a newspaper in verifying and combating fake news.
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Wednesday 3 July, 6pm – WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE WORLD?
With Dario Fabbridirector of Domino, e Simone DrawingsOpen journalist
Pope Francis’ prediction seems to have come true: war resurfaces everywhere around us, with the threat of a lethal union between “intractable” fronts. How could this happen? How can it evolve? A conversation in search of the deepest answers, from the identity crisis of the United States to the test of maturity of China, from the contradictions of India and Iran to the imperial tremors of Russia and Turkey.
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Wednesday 10 July, 6pm – HOW IS ITALIAN HEALTHCARE?
With Mariangela Piradeputy director of Eco magazine, e Gianluca BrambillaOpen journalist
Clogged emergency rooms, increasingly long waiting lists, attacks on medical staff. Italian public health is in free fall, thanks to years of short-sighted policies and repeated cuts by governments of all political stripes. How do you get out of it? What are the professional figures missing in Italian healthcare? Is abolishing the limited number of medical schools enough? A discussion on the difficulties and challenges of a crucial sector for the country.
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In case of bad weather the meetings are moved to the Circolo dei Lettori: those who have booked will be informed by email to the address used for the booking.
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