Stefano Mancuso

Prof. Stefano Mancuso, a scientist and communicator of global prestige – among the people who will change the world according to the New Yorker – arrives in Perugia for the first time to conduct an extraordinary Lectio Magistralis on plant intelligence: an invitation to radically change the our gaze on the plant world. Through scientific discoveries and ecological reflections, Mancuso accompanies us to discover a silent and widespread intelligence, capable of communicating, memorizing, choosing and collaborating for the survival of the entire ecosystem.

The Lectio intertwines Science with the spirituality of the prophetic message of Saint Francis, expressed within the Canticle — “Laudato Sì, mi’ Signore, per sora madre Terra” — in which a profound intuition resonates: the Earth as sister and mother, a living and interconnected organism where care for Nature becomes a form of justice and responsibility towards future generations.