AIR AND WATER. AN HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH

Angelo Camerlenghi, ricercatore in Geoscienze marine OGS

Alessandro Iannace, docente di Geologia stratigrafica Università di Napoli Federico II

Corinna Guerra, ricercatrice in Storia della scienza e della tecnica Cà Foscari Università di Venezia

Friends or foes? Should we protect ourselves from the Earth or protect the Earth itself? This dialogue explores the history and science of our planet, both above and below the surface. Earth is an immense natural laboratory of chemistry, physics, and biology, in constant transformation for billions of years. Driven by curiosity, adventure, economic interests, and the need to protect society, our exploration has revealed deep connections between oceans, lands, atmosphere, and life: visible and invisible lands, real and digital landscapes, slow and rapid movements, and microscopic and planetary chemical reactions.