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Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

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After winning the Nobel prize, Rita Levi-Montalcini was not as shy as she had been prior to that moment. Because she stood out as a woman in a "man's world," she was able to use her unique position to make her mark, not only in the science world, but in society.

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Colosseo View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio tells us plenty of interesting things about the history of one of the symbols of Rome, the Colosseum. To begin with, it wasn't always called the "Colosseum."

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

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Rita Levi Montalcini doesn't feel like she made any sacrifices in her life, including not having a family. She had a clear vision of what she wanted out of life, and she followed it.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 9 View Series View This Episode

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The formal, ceremonious aspect of the Nobel Prize awards was not what Rita Levi-Montalcini was used to, but she used that recognition to her advantage. Winning the Nobel Prize wasn't necessarily the high point in her career.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 8 View Series View This Episode

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Because of the racial laws in Italy during the period of Fascism, many Jews left the country, including Rita Levi Montalcini. In Italy she wasn't allowed to work or publish papers, but somehow, she found a way to keep going.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

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As a child, Rita Levi Montalcini was shy and insecure. Her father wanted her to get married and have children, but she had other plans for her life. She also had a twin sister who was an artist.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 14 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

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We learn more about how and why Piero's Resurrection was moved from its original position. It's fascinating.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 13 View Series View This Episode

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We learn some more about the origins of Piero's Resurrection and why it might have been commissioned. As with other works of art, the Resurrection likely had political symbolism as well as religious symbolism.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

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Rita Levi Montalcini dedicated a great part of her life to young people, especially young researchers, and though she had no children of her own, she felt that all kinds of young people were like sons and daughters to her.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 12 View Series View This Episode

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As a result of historical research and restoration, it was discovered that the Resurrection had not been painted on the wall on which we now see it, but had been transported from another location, likely the external facade of the building, under the arengario of Borgo Sansepolcro.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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Rita Levi Montalcini felt that imagination was the "secret sauce" of her research. And this encouraged her to turn to young people, who have plenty of imagination. She didn't hesitate to teach kids of junior high school age, which came as a surprise to some people, since she was a winner of the Nobel prize.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Had the Resurrection always been in the same spot or had it been moved? We are taken through the questions journalists and historians have to ask: where, when, and why. A researcher, after much research, finally found the answer.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Rita Levi Montalcini talks about when she won the Nobel Prize in 1986. Her niece, Piera, tells the story from her point of view, and Paola Tarassi, a research student of hers, tells about studying with her after she had already won the Nobel.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

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We take a look at the details of Piero's Resurrezione, details we might not notice by looking at the painting as a whole. Why is Christ not dressed in white? Is there something special about the countryside in the background? The answers are fascinating.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Italy

Comedian and actor Caterina Guzzanti is a guest at a middle school in Afragola, in the province of Naples, a school named after Rita Levi Montalcini. Guzzanti meets with the students from the theater class for a lesson on the imagination, which has a lot of importance in her work but was also very important to the great researcher from Turin, Montalcini.

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