Anyone who works in IT knows this well: there is never really a moment when you can say “now I know everything I need”. Technologies, tools and development practices cha…
Today a computer stores a huge part of our digital life: documents, photos, passwords, email, work data and access to online services. That is why simply talking about “a…
A new small project from Calia Software: it is called Calia Vulkan Upscaler, an application designed to enhance and enlarge images using GPU acceleration through Vulkan. …
Coding can be much more than a programming course. With thoughtful educational mediation, it can become a tool that helps children observe, plan, control impulsivity, for…
Before writing a program, we must decide what it should do, in which order, and how it should react to different situations. A flowchart represents that plan graphically,…
Logic gates are the elementary building blocks of digital circuits. They receive one or more inputs interpreted as logical 0 and 1 and produce an output according to a pr…
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division all work in the binary numeral system. Their logic is the same as in decimal arithmetic: align equal place values, work…
The decimal and binary systems represent the same numbers with different sets of digits. Decimal uses ten digits, from 0 to 9; binary uses only 0 and 1. The written form …
A computer can display a photograph, play a song, show a film and store a sentence written in almost any language. Yet memory chips and electronic links do not directly c…
When we look at a motherboard, we see chips, connectors, copper traces and tiny components. We do not see data moving. That is why it is tempting to imagine a bit as a mi…
Culture is not simply knowing many things. It is not a display of books read, degrees obtained or difficult words used to impress others. True culture is recognised by so…
Self-irony is a gentle form of intelligence. It does not mean belittling oneself or allowing others to disrespect us. It means being able to look at our defects, mistakes…
Communication is not only speaking. Often the most important part begins when we stop preparing our answer and start listening. Active listening means being present in a …
School is not a place where someone knows everything and someone else knows nothing. It is, or should be, a community where people grow together. The teacher has the task…
Bullying is not a simple quarrel between young people and it is not a normal stage of growing up. It is an aggressive behaviour repeated over time, with an imbalance of s…
Choosing the most beautiful places in the world is almost impossible, because beauty is not a mathematical ranking. It depends on the eyes of the traveller, on the moment…
Family holidays are not just a break from work, school and daily commitments. They can become a precious space in which parents and children meet again, listen to each ot…
Giacinto Auriti is often mentioned when people discuss monetary sovereignty, the value of money and the relationship between money and citizens. His ideas generated a str…
The European Central Bank, usually called the ECB, is one of the most important institutions in the European Union. Its main task is to maintain price stability in the eu…
Wars are often described through maps, borders, strategies and political decisions. But before all of this, war is made of people: broken families, destroyed cities, chil…
Time is one of the few forms of wealth we cannot store. Every day we receive a new amount of it, but we cannot keep it for tomorrow. Learning to use time well is therefor…
Final exams are not only a school test. They are one of those moments in which students learn to know themselves better. Being prepared does not mean memorising everythin…
Optical fiber transmits data using light pulses inside very thin glass or plastic fibers. It supports streaming, smart working, cloud services, backups and business appli…
Cybersecurity is often less cinematic than people imagine. Many attacks start from weak passwords, fake emails, outdated software or missing backups.Password and accessUs…
Quantum computing is fascinating because it uses rules that are very different from everyday intuition. Classical computers use bits, while quantum computers use qubits.A…
Artificial intelligence can explain, summarize, correct, generate examples and help when you are stuck. But because it is so convenient, it must be used with clarity.AI m…
The final school exam is not only a test of knowledge. It asks students to speak, connect topics, manage time and control emotions. Anxiety is normal; the point is not to…
When I teach, the goal is not simply to “finish the programme”. The programme matters, but a classroom is not a single block. It is made of different students, different …
The Invisible Art of Being a Woman: Strength, Brains, and the Right to Freedom There is a thin thread that unites women of all times. It is not only made of shared stru…