Events
  • Wednesday 12 February
  • Hour: 18:00
  • Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali

    Via Accademia Albertina, 15,

    10123 Torino TO

Troppi in un mondo darwiniano

Presentation of the book “Troppi,” by and with Alfonso Lucifredi in dialogue with Franco Andreone.

In the debate on environmental sustainability, natural resource depletion, pollution and climate crisis-in short, on the future of the planet-the central issue is always the search for those responsible and who will have to shoulder the burden of the ecological transition. What is excluded from all reasoning, however, is the deep root of the problem, the uncomfortable question that no one seems to want to answer: are there too many of us on this planet? In recent decades, the issue of overpopulation has been addressed, yes, but often accompanied by catastrophic predictions and apocalyptic tones that have nipped in the bud the possibility of setting up a rational and constructive discourse. Instead, it is a delicate, multifaceted topic that has implications in every sphere of human activity (social, economic, political) and sometimes unexpected surprises. Alfonso Lucifredi therefore decided to interview experts from different disciplines that are more or less directly related to population growth (from climate physics to economics, from demography to medicine, from biology to agriculture) to give the reader back a lucid look at an urgent issue that deserves our attention.

Alfonso Lucifredi, a naturalist and science journalist, has written about science, nature and travel for Italian and international magazines. He is one of the founders of the online magazine Radar Magazine, and is communications manager for a foundation that works to protect and restore biodiversity. Since 2018 he has been taking theatrical monologues about the great naturalists of the past around Italy.

How many things can one learn about the natural world? Find it all out at the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences!