ITALY: FROM 11 TO 13 JULY HERE IS 'INCASTRO – THE FESTIVAL OF THINKING' ON LAKE BOLSENA

FESTIVAL OF THINKING

FESTIVAL OF THINKING SPEAKERS

PROGRAM FESTIVAL OF THINKING

Three days of meetings on Lake Bolsena to rediscover the power of critical thinking, between science, philosophy and innovative projects.

An important opportunity to discuss issues of fundamental importance in an engaging and participatory way. An event that should definitely be repeated.”

— Giacinto Sabellotti

ROME, ROME, ITALY, July 6, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Thinking. Do we really know how to do it? This is the provocation that the 2025 edition of “InCastro – The Festival of Thinking” starts from, which will be held from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 July in Grotte di Castro (VT), between the town square and the suggestive beach on

Lake Bolsena. Three days of conferences, dialogues and workshops open to all, in a context that blends landscape, science, philosophy and civic activation.

The festival, conceived and directed by Prof. Francesco Orzi, former professor of neurology at La Sapienza University of Rome and now city councilor with responsibility for culture, proposes itself as an inclusive space dedicated to free thought, critical reflection and the valorization of knowledge, to counter the growing forms of misinformation, manipulation and credulity.

The focus of the 2025 edition is: “ Thinking: what does it mean, and why is it more urgent today than ever? ”

How many choices – personal, social, political – could improve if only we used our thoughts better? The festival addresses issues related to the awareness of cognitive biases, the critical reading of data, and education in reasoning as an antidote to fake news, racism, abuse, and intolerance.

Guests expected include:
Piergiorgio Odifreddi, mathematician and popularizer
Charles Guttmann, Prof. Harvard University
Annie Cohen Solal, Distinguished Professor, Bocconi University
Enrico Alleva, Academician of the Lincei
Salvatore Aglioti, neuroscientist, La Sapienza University
Gilberto Corbellini, professor of bioethics, La Sapienza
Daniela Scotto di Fasano, full member of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society
Paolo Conte, journalist and host of Radio3 Scienza
Luciano Dottarelli, philosopher and professor
Marco Francesconi, neurologist and psychoanalyst, University of Pavia
Franco Battagello, expert in technology and agriculture (Terravionics Srl)
Stefano Pirolli, engineer and beekeeper
Alessandro Zocchi, popularizer of educational neuroscience
Giacinto Sabellotti, creator of the Neurons – Connect your sparks!
app And of course Prof. Francesco Orzi, scientific director of the festival.

The initiative combines science and dissemination, practice and theory, welcoming participants of all ages and backgrounds in an atmosphere of interdisciplinary dialogue. Workshops, talks, installations, presentations of innovative projects will alternate between the historic center of the town and the lake shore, offering opportunities for stimulating discussion in a landscape rich in beauty and meaning.

Admission to all events is free, except for reservations for some laboratory activities with limited places.

Info and updates:
https://incastro.iperhub.space/
www.comune.grottedicastro.viterbo.it/it