Matter matters
The first joint conference of the two institutions was dedicated to artificial intelligence, its practical applications and its social impact. It brought together 20 scientists from various disciplines in Italy and Germany, including physics, paleography, finance and medicine. During the conference, a cooperation agreement was also signed between the CNR and the German research center for artificial intelligence
The discussions, in particular on the topics of digitization and dematerialization of cultural objects, gave rise to the desire to reflect on matter and the relationships between materiality, dematerialization and abstract description. This topic offers an exciting basis for the exchange of different scientific approaches and opens up numerous possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Matter is a classic (and one might say the only legitimate) object of study for fundamental science. In recent years, however, the apparent simplicity of a reductionist approach has been abandoned in favor of new forms of (self-)organization of matter at different scales, which represents a conceptual and practical revolution. At the same time, the study of “materiality” is playing an increasingly important role in archaeological, art historical, historical and philological research. The spread of digitalization, in particular, has brought to the fore questions such as the material and temporal preservation of artefacts or the loss of information in digital reproduction compared to the original. The search for practical solutions and conceptual advances requires a deeper investigation of the appearance and structure of matter, which can be advanced by the intensive interdisciplinary exchange promoted at the conference.
The conference will be attended by scientists from Italy and Germany working in the fields of theoretical physics, astrophysics, art history, biomedicine, heritage conservation, computer science, contemporary history, mechanics, engineering, papyrology, modern philology and archiving.
Matter matters
The first joint conference of the two institutions was dedicated to artificial intelligence, its practical applications and its social impact. It brought together 20 scientists from various disciplines in Italy and Germany, including physics, paleography, finance and medicine. During the conference, a cooperation agreement was also signed between the CNR and the German research center for artificial intelligence
The discussions, in particular on the topics of digitization and dematerialization of cultural objects, gave rise to the desire to reflect on matter and the relationships between materiality, dematerialization and abstract description. This topic offers an exciting basis for the exchange of different scientific approaches and opens up numerous possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Matter is a classic (and one might say the only legitimate) object of study for fundamental science. In recent years, however, the apparent simplicity of a reductionist approach has been abandoned in favor of new forms of (self-)organization of matter at different scales, which represents a conceptual and practical revolution. At the same time, the study of “materiality” is playing an increasingly important role in archaeological, art historical, historical and philological research. The spread of digitalization, in particular, has brought to the fore questions such as the material and temporal preservation of artefacts or the loss of information in digital reproduction compared to the original. The search for practical solutions and conceptual advances requires a deeper investigation of the appearance and structure of matter, which can be advanced by the intensive interdisciplinary exchange promoted at the conference.
The conference will be attended by scientists from Italy and Germany working in the fields of theoretical physics, astrophysics, art history, biomedicine, heritage conservation, computer science, contemporary history, mechanics, engineering, papyrology, modern philology and archiving.
