Palm oil contaminated with a carcinogenic dye, the EU is on red alert
In palm oil coming from Ghana via the Netherlands health officers found an illegal carcinogenic and genotoxic dye called Sudan IV.
2016 Nobel Peace Prize? Let’s give it to bicycles
Bicycles as candidate for Nobel Peace Prize. Caterpillar, the radio programme broadcast on Rai Radio 2, known for the environmental initiative M’illumino di meno, is launching the Bike the Nobel campaign in order to present bicycles as a candidate for Nobel Peace Prize. The programme, hosted by Massimo Cirri and Sara Zambotti, relaunched the idea
Bosco Verticale. The Italian forest skyscraper is the most beautiful building in the world
After all the hype surrounding the world famous Expo 2015, Milan is back at the centre of the scene thanks to the Italian architect Stefano Boeri and his sustainable Gold LEED certified skyscraper, the Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest). The construction won the 2014 International Highrise Award and is 2015’s Best Tall Building Worldwide as announced by
Music after Paris attacks
The music world is still upset by Paris assaults that on Friday night killed 129 people. Most of them were at Bataclan, the historic concert hall where the Eagles of Death Metal were playing. What should have been a party night of pure entertainment and rock music with the ironic California band turned into the theatre
Berlin Kombinat Tours: the real Berlin
Being guided along the untravelled roads of a foreign city is a pleasant experience. It can even be an amazing one if those who guide us make us fall in love with what they describe, if they arouse our passion and curiosity, if the sites that we see together are unexpected and unique. But it
Red lentil and pumpkin soup
The red lentil and pumpkin soup combines the smoothness of the two main ingredients.
The bamboo forest of Sagano has beautiful sounds that must be preserved
The idea of soundscape has been theorised for the first time in the ‘70s by Canadian composer, scientist and environmentalist Raymond Murray who invented the World soundscape project, an interdisciplinary research project for the comparative study of the sounds of landscapes throughout the world. Thanks to his theories, he created a real alternative discipline to the
Street Art in Barcelona: graffiti and folding bicycles, a perfect combination
Discovering “silent” Barcelona’s street art by bike. That’s what David Cristian did on his folding bike one Sunday morning, in search of graffiti in some areas of the Catalan city. “You can easily picture Saturday evenings in Catalonia by thinking about tapas, beer, terraces and plaças full of people until really late at night. That’s why – David
Zaha Hadid, the female star of architecture. Will a black hole of controversy gobble her up?
Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman surrounded by a sea of male celebrity architects, or starchitects. She has gained worldwide recognition by challenging architectural traditions with innovative but egocentric projects that have generated many a controversy because she often sacrifices functionality for the sake of designing shapes that express her trademark aesthetic. If [architecture]
University returns a 1 million dollar donation granted by Coca Cola to support research in favour of sugary drinks
1 million dollars were returned to Coca Cola because they had been used to shift the blame for obesity away from junk food. This is Colorado University’s courageous choice.