Outreach
đ€ Public Events
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Voir lâinvisible : comment observe-t-on le boson de Higgs avec le dĂ©tecteur ATLAS (Seeing the invisible: how do we observe the Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector) Les Mercredis du LAPP et du LAPTh. (2026)
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Il bosone di Higgs in un bicchiere dâacqua (The Higgs Boson in a glass of water) A popular science conference targeting students, presented in numerous Italian high schools and public events (and virtually held in 2020!). (2015âpresent)
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SoirĂ©e â10 ans du boson de Higgsâ au LAPP
Public conference celebrating the anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery. (2022) -
Da dove viene il 99% della massa della materia ordinaria? (Where does 99% of ordinary matter come from?)
Virtual conference for the Leeds EN-IT Interpreting Practice Sessions. (2020) -
Misurare le proprietĂ del bosone di Higgs (How to measure the Higgs boson properties)
Virtual conference for the âLa Via delle Scienzeâ Spring 2020 series. (2020) -
Mattoncini elementari (Elementary Bricks)
Virtual workshop at the 2020 INFN Kids Summer Camp. (2020) -
Comunicare la fisica al tempo dei social? (How to communicate physics in the social network era?)
Public seminar at UniversitĂ degli Studi di Milano, Italy. (2017) -
Il compendio delle teorie squinternate (The compendium of tattered theories)
Conference at the Festival della Comunicazione, Camogli, Italy. (2016) -
Explaining the Higgs Boson with LEGO bricks
Conference at the Festival delle Scienze, Rome, Italy. (2015) -
The dance of science
Invited presentation and roundtable on LHC physics at Orvieto Scienza 2015, Orvieto, Italy. In collaboration with INFN. (2015) -
Si puĂČ spiegare il bosone di Higgs? (Can the Higgs boson be explained?)
Conference at the Festival della Comunicazione, Camogli, Italy. (2015) -
Looking for the Immeasurably Small
TED talk at TEDx Lake Como. (2012) -
CERN Outreach Volunteer (2005âpresent)
ATLAS guide in Italian, English, and French
Participated in CERN Open Days (2013, 2019)
đ Blogs and Podcasts
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Borborigmi di un fisico renitente (Rumbles of a resistant physicist)
A popular-science blog in Italian focused on particle physics communication (2006âpresent) -
Tu che sei un fisico (You who are a physicist)
A podcast answering physics-related questions from the audience (8 episodes, 2020) -
Blogging ICHEP 2010
Collective blog for the 35th International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris (2010)
đ Books
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Particelle familiari (Familiar particles)
Laterza, Italy, 2014
A popular science book unveiling the job of a particle physicist looking for the Higgs boson in dialogues with his five-year-old daughter, his wife, and other family members.
Award: âMaria Antonia Gervasioâ Literary Award â Le Due Culture, Best popular-science book (2014)
đș TV and Radio
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Inside CERN
Participation in the BBC 2 Horizon documentary. (2016) -
Itâs all Einsteinâs fault! (Tutta colpa di Einstein)
Appearance on the Italian TV show aired on Italia 1. (2015) -
Numerous interviews and panels on Italian and Swiss public radio, discussing developments in particle physics. (2010âpresent)
- What happens during the LHC shutdown? â Le Oche, Radio Popolare Milano (14/02/2019)
- The practical value of science â Millevoci, RSI (08/06/2017)
- Interview by BreakingLab podcast â Radio Statale (28/02/2017)
- Interview with Itâs all Einsteinâs fault! conductor â RSI (17/09/2016)
- Einsteinâs garden: the electroweak force â RSI (30/01/2016)
- The history of the Higgs boson â StoccolmaRoma podcast (10/02/2015)
- The science of Interstellar â Radio 3 Scienza, Radio 3 (11/11/2014)
- Interview about Familiar particles book â Radio 3 Scienza, Radio 3 (05/08/2014)
- Seeing the invisible â Memos, Radio Popolare Milano (08/10/2014)
- A nearly-Nobel Prize for CERN â Scintille, RSI (16/10/2013)
- Particle physics and LEGO bricks â Scintille, RSI (26/06/2013)
- Emotions and reactions after the Higgs discovery â Radio 3 Scienza, Radio 3 (05/07/2012)
- Rumours and scientific communication â Radio 3 Scienza, Radio 3 (02/07/2012)
- Superluminal neutrinos? â Scienza Speciale 42, RSI (25/10/2011)
- Whatâs behind superluminal neutrinos? â Radio 3 Scienza, Radio 3 (05/10/2011)
- What else is there in the cosmos? â Millevoci, RSI (09/05/2011)
- The particle physics âcommuneâ â Radio 3 Scienza, Radio 3 (05/04/2010)
đ° Press
- Paperino e Paperoga al CERN! (2015)
A story by Francesco Artibani with yours truly in Disney format, on Topolino n. 3136
- Comics & Science @ CERN (2014)
Organizer and co-author of the comic book OraMai (NeverNow), in collaboration with the CERN Internal Communication Office.
- Numerours articles and interviews in newspapers and magazines
Selected contributions:- The crackpot index, Il Manifesto (Alias) (03 Sep 2016)
- Something new at the LHC? Only time will tell, Le Scienze (19 Dec 2015)
- Little Einsteins, Style Piccoli (interview)
- 09 Oct 2013 â A model Nobel, La Nazione Ticino (10 Sep 2015)
- Sixty years of CERN, La Nazione Ticino (interview) (04 Feb 2014)
- Imagine a night at CERN, Meridiani Svizzera (interview) (Dec 2013)
- Elementary physics of everyday time, Camminiamo Insieme (interview) (Sep 2013)
- Scientists and navigators, D la Repubblica n. 813 (interview) (Oct 2012)
- Author of the science section of DafDaf (Italian monthly magazine for children aged 6â11) (2012-2015)
Selected articles:- Why do metal boats float, and metal spoons sink?, DafDaf n. 56 (May 2015)
- My name is Philae, and I ride a comet, DafDaf n. 53 (*Feb 2015)
- Measuring time, DafDaf n. 49 (Aug 2014)
- Finding the way among the stars, DafDaf n. 46 (Jun 2014)
- Why is it dark at night?, DafDaf n. 43 (Apr 2014)
- Bits of cosmic honey, DafDaf n. 39 (Dec 2013)
- Colors appearing, colors disappearing, DafDaf n. 34 (Jul 2013)
- Mathematics and soap balls, DafDaf n. 29 (Feb 2013)
- Water, DafDaf n. 23 (Aug 2012)
- Air, DafDaf n. 22 (Jul 2012)