Italian Innovators Podcast
1) S5 E100 - Giulio Natta
The inventor of plastic and the ethics of innovation. A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD)* Oslo, December 10, 1963. The only Italian #scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry* Achievement & fr...Show More
2) S5 E99 - Giulia Falletti di Barolo
The woman behind Italy’s greatest wine (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)* The call to serve. The beginning of Giulia Falletti’s mission in Turin’s prisons* The story of Juliette Colbert de Maulevr...Show More
3) S5 E98 - Arnoldo Mondadori & Angelo Rizzoli
The Masters of Italian Publishing (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)* The Martinitt orphanage in Milan, home of 3 great #innovators* From poverty to entrepreneurship. The parallel path of Angelo Ri...Show More
4) S5 E97 - Guido Alberti
Liquore Strega and the bewitching power of literature (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)* The fascination for "La" Strega (the witch) and the apprenticeship at "Lo" Strega liqueur factory* Poster #...Show More
5) S5 E96 - What is "Made in Italy" made of? (lecture)
A presentation by Luca Cottini (PhD). Keynote address of the International Conference of the Canadian Association of Italian Studies (CAIS). Delivered on July 5, 2022.* The culture behind the label. W...Show More
6) S5 E95 - Piera Cillario
The creative compass of Ferrero (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)* Finding the recipe. How Pietro Ferrero arrived to the hazelnut and cocoa paste* The early years. The marriage of Piera and Pietro...Show More
7) S5 E94 - Gio Ponti
The father of Italian design (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)* Domus. The theory and practice of “industrial design” (What is design? Who is the designer?)* Designing life: a worldview in an obje...Show More
8) S5 E93 - Italy and the neuroscience of branding and innovation (Interview)
A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Marco Baldocchi, Neuromarketing research director at NINA (the Italian Association of Applied Neurosciences), author, public speaker, and visionary entrep...Show More
S5 E93 - Italy and the neuroscience of branding and innovation (Interview)
18:18 | Feb 15th, 2023
9) S5 E92 - Alfieri Maserati
The pursuit of legend (A presentation by Luca Cottini, PhD)* The finish line at the 1908 Targa Florio. How it all started* The birth of Italy's #automobile industry. Nazzaro (#Ferrari); Trucco (#Maser...Show More
10) S5 E91 - A nation's novel and the art of translating (Interview)
A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Michael F. Moore, PhD (freelance translator, interpreter, and author of a wonderful English version of Alessandro Manzoni’s novel “The Betrothed")* A nove...Show More