This week we will talk about one of the most prestigious research institutions on the planet, at the forefront of a very promising research field, gravitational waves. Not many know that it's in the middle of the countryside outside Cascina, in the lower Valdarno. We attended a public meeting with two lead scientists of the European Gravitational Observatory, better known as VIRGO, and learned many things about the facility's history, its amazing characteristics and the love story between Tuscany and science. Walking on the footsteps of Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci, their heirs follow a method that is both scientific and very Tuscan: never believe in anything unless you have experimental proof, never accept the status quo, always keep an open mind. One of the researchers like to say that "if it's beautiful, it works", a sentence that could both describe a physics equation or the Tuscan hills landscape. Follow us in this quick journey into the far reaches of the universe that starts just a few miles from my home. Let us know what you think and if you would rather us cover this kind of topics instead of our traditional mix of legends, traditions, cuisine and quirky facts about our land. Drop us a direct message on our social media accounts: we're more than happy to receive all sorts of feedback or suggestions. Links here below:
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://larno.ilgiornale.it/2021/04/11/le-onde-gravitazionali-virgo-e-luniverso-a-cosa-serve-la-fisica-teorica-ce-lo-spiega-il-professor-federico-ferrini/
https://www.sif.it/riviste/sif/sag/ricordo/giazotto
https://www.unipi.it/index.php/news/item/20059-ai-rivelatori-virgo-e-ligo-la-milestone-ieee-della-scienza-e-della-tecnologia
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2017/press-release/

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Title: Leopard Print Elevator
Author: Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
License: Creative Commons Attribution
Links: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500077