The lectures 2013

October 3, 2013:   Introduction. Some initial remarks. Why a blog ? (1.30 PM - 6 PM)
October 10, 2013: Taxonomy, at the origin of a new science. Natural Sciences vs Artifact Sciences.
                              How to organize the homework: anatomy of an object. (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
October 17, 2013: Catalogues, the first steps of a comparative study. A primer: ABC.
                              History vs Science. The Hyperblog. How to describe an object.
                              The things in the literature. (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
October 24, 2013: Anatomy of an object: the Case of the Sewing Machine.  (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
October 31, 2013: NO LECTURE
November 7, 2013: Matter and shape: the thing. and its figures. The Craftsman by Richard Sennett.
                              (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
November 14, 2013: The Italian story: from the craftsman society to the technician one.
                              (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
November 21, 2013: The context of the innovation: society, culture and patents.  (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
November 28, 2013: L'Italia non è un paese povero, di Joris Ivens. After WWII the economic miracle.
                               (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
December 5, 2013: Things on the Walls: the material culture in advs. The Baroque Emblems
                               (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
December 12, 2013: Things at Home: The Kitchen & the Living Room. (1.30 PM - 6.30 PM)
December 12, 2013: Pi and the Sewing Machine. Anatomy Lecture on the Pi Number
                                (9 PM - 10.30 PM)
December 19, 2013: Things at Work: Tools & Machines. The Engine History  (1.30 PM - 7.00 PM)
January 9, 2014: Critical review of the Blog activities. Stop to the email correspondence.  (12 AM - 1.30 PM)
January 13, 2014: Critical review of the Blog activities. (1.30 PM - 7.00 PM)
January 16, 2014: Final evaluation. (1.30 PM - 7.30 PM)

The lectures

October  4, 2012: Introduction. How to follow the lectures. The first Thing: the club.
October 11, 2012: The Things: a critical review of the selected items. The second Thing: the "vase-bottle" family.
Octobrr 18, 2012: The Collection. Sign, Message, Writing, Document. The third Thing: the vacuum cleaner.
October 25, 2012: The Time Arrow. A movie: The Sleeper directed by Woody Allen. The fourth Thing: the toy.
November 8, 2012: The artisanal world. A movie: L'albero degli zoccoli by Ermanno Olmi. The fifth Thing: the shuttle.
November 15, 2012: The industrial world. A movie: Acciaio by Walter Ruttman. The sixth Thing; the bicycle.
November 22, 2012: The artificial time. A movie: Metropolis by Fritz Lang. The seventh Thing: the clock
November 29, 2012: The "lookmakers". The clothing history. The eighth Thing: the fabric.
December 6, 2012: The consumer society. The ninth Ting: the garbage.
December 13, 2012: The forgotten sense. Some smelling things.The tenth Ting: the coffee machine.
December 20, 2012: The philosophy of the museum. A "concept map" and "place" for the solid memory.