My latest book, entitled Storia rapida della velocità, was published in May 2025 by the Milanese publishing house Il Saggiatore. It proposes a deep and panoramic history of the human fascination with speed: an “anthropology of speed” as it were that travels across epochs as well as imaginings, technologies, narratives, and neuroscience. For the moment, the book exists only in Italian, but editions in other languages, including English, are likely to follow. It was awarded…
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As many friends are aware, since June 2015 I have been leading a new venture that seeks to pioneer smart approaches to the mobility of people and things: Piaggio Fast Forward. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near MIT and Harvard, the startup is a development partner of the Piaggio Group, the largest European manufacturer of two-wheel motor vehicles and one of the world leaders in its sector. The Piaggio Group product range includes e-bikes, scooters, and…
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