Contemporaneamente podcast: Odifreddi and Solarino on art and science

The Contemporaneamente podcast, curated by Mariantonietta Firmani, features a conversation between mathematician Piergiorgio Odifreddi and actress Valeria Solarino. They discuss transversal readings, rational data analysis, and poetic nuances that distinguish individuals beyond preconceptions. Topics include truth, reality, democracy as simulacra, and the instinctive difference between male and female thought. They argue that public opinion is ahead of politics in social belonging and respect. Odifreddi, a renowned mathematician and academic, has taught at the University of Turin and Cornell University, and writes for La Stampa, Repubblica, Domani, and Le Scienze. He won the Premio Galileo in 2011. Solarino, born in Venezuela to Italian parents, studied at the University of Turin and trained at the Teatro Stabile di Torino. She debuted in film in 2003 with Mimmo Calopresti and has acted in 26 films, including works by Giovanni Veronesi and Gabriele Muccino. Her TV roles include Anita Garibaldi in a Rai1 miniseries and Rocco Schiavone on Rai2.