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Vulnerability, Embodiment and Emerging Technologies: A Still Open Issue
No full textWhen reflecting on the human condition, vulnerability is a characteristic which is clearly evident, because anyone is exposed to the possibility of being wounded (and is, therefore, vulnerable, from the Latin word "vulnus", wound). In fact, human vulnerability, intended as a universal condition affecting finite and mortal human beings, is closely linked to embodiment, intended as the constitutive bond every human has with a physical body, subject to changes and to the passing of time. In today’s cultural context, permeated by emerging technologies, theories in favor of the so-called human enhancement through the use of the Genetics–Nanotechnology–Robotics (GNR) Revolution or NBIC Convergence technologies, in particular transhumanism, are emerging in the bioethical debate and seem to question the fundamentally vulnerable nature of human beings, by proposing not only abstract theories, but also concrete techno-scientific projects for its overcoming. Such a project, however, could turn out to be fallacious and inconsistent and could lead to ethically unacceptable consequences. Instead, a coherent (and ethical) way of responding to constitutive human vulnerability seems to be its understanding and acceptance
Carlo Promis : insegnare l'architettura
No full textIl volume costituisce il catalogo della mostra aperta in occasione del XXIII UIA World Congress (Torino, 23 giugno - 12 luglio 2008) e dedicata a Carlo Promis, architetto, archeologo e storico nella Torino risorgimentale. Di Promis il catalogo coglie il ruolo di primo professore di “Architettura civile” nella Scuola di Applicazione per ingegneri e architetti di Torino (divenuto Politecnico nel 1906). Il manoscritto inedito di Promis “Trattato di architettura civile”, qui presentato per la prima volta, costituisce il filo conduttore che lega i programmi per la formazione dell’architetto con i disegni didattici con la sua biblioteca personale e che consente di mettere in luce i metodi e gli strumenti di trasmissione del sapere. A cogliere la sua eredità saranno 267 architetti, tra i primi laureati che, formati secondo il metodo da lui proposto, offriranno un contributo di assoluto rilievo alla realizzazione di quel paesaggio urbano della Torino dell’Ottocento che conosciamo.
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Saggi principali: La “biblioteca dell’architetto” nelle fonti documentarie dell’Archivio Promis / Clara Vitulo (p. 13-29). - Formare l’architetto “moderno” / Vilma Fasoli (p. 43-49)
Wpływ wybranych biopreparatów na zbiorowiska mikroorganizmów w glebie ryzosferowej grochu, fasoli zwykłej i fasoli wielokwiatowej
No full textMateriałem do badań była gleba ryzosferowa grochu, fasoli zwykłej i fasoli wielokwiatowej. Rośliny te wyrosły z nasion zaprawionych Polyversum lub Bioseptem 33 SL, a także z nasion nie zaprawionych (uznane jako kontrola). W tych kombinacjach doświadczenia, gdzie zaprawiano nasiona, na początku kwitnienia roślin, wykonano drugi zabieg opryskania roślin tymi samymi biopreparatami. Wyniki analizy mikrobiologicznej wykazały, że biopreparaty miały wpływ na skład ilościowy i jakościowy mikroorganizmów w glebie ryzosferowej grochu, fasoli zwykłej i fasoli wielokwiatowej. Najwięcej jednostek tworzących kolonie (j.t.k.) grzybów było w glebie ryzosferowej pobranej z kombinacji kontrolnej. Natomiast w glebie ryzosferowej roślin z kombinacji z bioprepatami było dużo jednostek tworzących kolonie bakterii ogółem oraz Bacillus spp. i Pseudomonas spp., a najmniej grzybów. W glebie ryzosferowej tych roślin było dużo j.t.k. mikroorganizmów antagonistycznych, jak Bacillus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Gliocladium spp. i Trichoderma spp
Ce doped SiO<sub>2</sub> optical fibers for remote radiation sensing and measurement
No full textScintillating materials, able to efficiently operate the conversion of energy absorbed in the form of ionizing radiation into light in the visible UV interval, are presently used in a wide class of applications as medical imaging, industrial inspection, security controls and high energy physics detector. In the last few years we studied and developed a new radiation sensor based on silica-glass fiber-optic technology. In its simplest configuration such device is composed by a short portion (about 10 mm) of scintillating fiber coupled to a photomultiplier by a suitably long passive silica fiber.At the early stage of its market introduction it is the smallest radiation sensor, also with respect to MOSFET and diode technology and it appears to be the ideal choice for in vivo measurements in medical field or remote sensing
The Social Costs of Sounding Gay: Voice-Based Impressions of Adoption Applicants
No full textIn three studies (total N = 239) we examined the unexplored question of whether voice conveying sexual orientation elicits stigma and discrimination in the context of adoption. Studies 1 and 2 were conducted in Italy where same-sex adoption is illegal and controversial. Study 3 was conducted in the United Kingdom where same-sex adoption is legal and generally more accepted. The three studies show that listeners draw strong inferences from voice when judging hypothetical adoption seekers. Both Italian and British listeners judged gay-sounding speakers as warmer and as having better parenting skills, yet Italian participants consistently preferred straight over gay-sounding applicants, whereas British participants showed an opposite tendency, presumably reflecting the different normative context in the two countries. We conclude that vocal cues may have culturally distinct effects on judgment and decision making and that people with gay-sounding voices may face discrimination in adoption procedures in countries with antigay norms
Una mirada desde la teoría bourdiana a las acciones de clase en Argentina
No full textFil: Fasoli, Luis Eugenio, . Universidad Nacional de Villa María; Argentina.Fil: Aspinwall, Ayelén, . Universidad Nacional de Villa María; Argentina
Super Artifacts: Personal Devices as Intrinsically Multifunctional, Meta-representational Artifacts with a Highly Variable Structure
No full textThe computer is one of the most complex artifacts ever built. Given its complexity, it can be described from many different points of view. The aim of this paper is to investigate the representational structure and multifunctionality of a particular subset of computers, namely personal devices (PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets) from a user-centred perspective. The paper also discusses the concept of “cognitive task”, as recently employed in some definitions of cognitive artifacts, and investigates the metaphysical properties of such artifacts. From a representational point of view, the article introduces the concepts of artifactual meta-representation and of semi-transparency, two features that personal devices share with some cognitive and non-cognitive artifacts. Recognising the meta-representational nature of personal devices and of other cognitive artifacts, thus overcoming semi-transparency, is important for the understanding of why different artifacts offer us different cognitive affordances as well as different cognitive advantages. In this sense, it is not simply a theoretical achievement, but has some important practical consequences. In our highly technological world we can use different kinds of computers and artifacts for solving the same tasks, and we need to understand why some artifacts are better suited for some tasks than others. The ultimate characterisation of personal devices that emerges from this work is that of a sort of super-artifact. This special status is given to personal devices because of their distinctive features. They are in fact intrinsically multifunctional and meta-representational artifacts, with extremely variable structures. As super-artifacts, personal devices are characterised by macro-functionality and can be easily used as both cognitive artifacts and tools for other functions, depending on the kind of representations they instantiate
Effect of derogatory label on resource allocation
No full textFasoli F, Maass A, Carnaghi A. Effect of derogatory label on resource allocation. Presented at the 5. Phd meeting of Social and Organizational Psychology, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal
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