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Our AI generated a professional podcast of your paper…

Compositions

I am receiving around one e-mail per month, at least, with this subject. So the question is once more raised…why, as a professional and a researcher should I be interested to “preemptivee generation” of a random article from my scientific literature body of work?

In addition to not wanting this, and getting mildly irritated (but this is my fault), I also need to spend unwarranted time and energy to interrupt this sterile flow of information. Why? Because in order to do this I need to log in in my profile on this prestigious platform for the promotion of academic content, and toggle off an option which I never toggled on in the first place. In the meantime, people are suffering, and the ice caps are melting (o vice versa, you choose the order).

If you know of a valid reason for which, in a professional space, the preemptive generation of podcasts based on your original content makes sense, please let me know at micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228. I will be glad to buy you a drink the next time we meet.

p.s. clearly – is it worth to unsubscribe from the prestigious platform and then risk being told by fellow scientist “hey, are you not on ABCDEFGXXXX? come oooon” (choose your favourite accent)

Lastovo 2013 – How did it go?

Compositions, Photos

In 2013 I was invited, as the Italian point of contact in the European “Loss of the Night” research network (LoNNe) with BuioMetria Partecipativa, to the first night sky monitoring campaign for this project. This was in the island of Lastovo, Croatia.

This experience spawned the proposal to repeat the monitoring campaign the the Farma Valley, Southern Tuscany (with activities in Torniella, Belagaio, and Sesto Fiorentino) in 2015 (see https://www.pibinko.org/official-report-on-the-lonne-intercomparison-campaign-in-tuscany/)

For more information and anecdotes on this mission: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.

RSVP for the Jubelfest in Tatti, Southern Tuscany, Sep. 21, 2025

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This is for those who want to attend, for those who would like to attend but cannot make it, and for those who do not want to attend. The data collected will be used for statistical purposes. If you fill in the form by Friday, Sep. 19 11:59PM (CET), come to the fest, and go to say hello to Wolfgang (aka Tattistampa) you will receive a cool souvenir.

For more info on the Jubelfest: https://www.pibinko.org/jubelfest, micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228

Sep. 21, 2025: Jubelfest in Tatti (Southern Tuscany) with the Jug Band Colline Metallifere

Announcements

Musica, mappe, stampe e vinili…dai colli, dalle valli, dalle piane e dai fienili…

Sunday, Sep. 21, from 4 to 8PM CET the first edition of the Jubelfest will take place in Tatti, Southern Tuscany.

The Jubelfest is a civic cultural event where participants will be able to experience, and contribute to, a melting pot of food for their mind and their stomachs. The hosts for the afternoon will be Jug Band dalle Colline Metallifere (JBCM), an international and inter-generational collective created in 2018 with the intent of combining music and professions around to create outreach on its territories. The JBCM has over one hundred events in its track record and is has recently toured Germany for the fourth time in what was called “Jubel Tour”.

For your mind: the band will be proposing in a street music combo its enticing folk-blues-rock repertoire, next to a micro-exhibition including hand-made prints and T-shirts (produced by Tattistampa), vynils, ancient games, maps, and books…this is a sample of objects that surround and inspire the JBCM’s activities (and are often created or kept by them, or by folks they collaborate with).

For your stomach: it will be possible to taste peculiar and high-quality products from Tuscany and Germany, in addition to a selection of wines (not just from the Metalliferous Hills, where Tatti is located). For the tasting, booking is required by September 19. Please book by writing to micalosapevo@pibinko.org or contacting +393317539228.

The Jubelfest might also be an opportunity to get to know Tatti and its surroundings, thanks to the trails proposed by the local Amministrazione Separata Beni Usi Civici (see link).

To add to this platter a little more international spice, some parts of the fest will be covered by ARTE TV, which since May is producing a documentary featuring Wolfgang Scheibe, the one-bass-string player with the JBCM, aka Tattistampa.

To wrap up the evening, as the 21st will be a new moon night, if the sky is clear it will be possible to take some measurements of light pollution and night sky quality, in the context of the BuioMetria Partecipativa project.

The Jubelfest is created and managed by the pibinko.org network (active since 2007 in interdisciplinary projects concerning the promotion and development of lesser-knon territories), with support by CircolArte Tatti and Associazione Beni Usi Civici di Tatti (additional support by other subjects is in the process of being finalized).

Last, but not least, the Jubelfest will be the opportunity to have a preview of the activities that the pibinko.org network is planning for the 2025-2026 Winter, and -who knows- maybe develop new collaborations.

Attending the Jubelfest is free, but it will be possible and appreciated if you leave something to further support the organizers and their projects (see https://www.pibinko.org/support). Non-Italian-speaking visitors are encouraged: the JBCM speaks Italian, English, French, German, and Portuguese.

If the weather will not help us, we have a plan B for an indoor fest. In this case, a reservation to micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228 will be much appreciated (our premises are not huge).

For more information on the project: http://www.jugbandcm.it, jugbandcm@pibinko.org or +393317539228

[no generative AI was used in the creation of this blog post]

Participatory Civic Works Atlas

Interactive Maps

In the map below you will find cases of “civic works” reported to the pibinko.org network. By “civic works” we refer to restoration of old fountains, trail maintenance, art installations etc… the common trait is that these are projects created (and supported) by local communities**. If you click on a point you may see more details and, if available, access a page for more information. The map legend and the links are currently in Italian, but we will be glad to provide a full bi-lingual version of the atlas if enough cases from out of Italy emerge.

Map update: Aug. 25, 2025

** (for example, cases like “cleaning your village for one day” as a part of national campaigns is not relevant)

Updates

Aug 28 – We have added the “hand-made crochet Christmas trees” layers from our Dec. 2024 survey, as these are in fact community-made installations. For more information: https://www.pibinko.org/a-summary-of-the-first-italian-survey-of-hand-made-crochet-hook-christmas-trees/

Ecotourism Projects

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Since 2016 we have been providing support to ecotourism solutions, mostly for mapping services, but also in support of field logistics optimization and interaction with local stakeholders. In the map you find a selection of trails and hikes for which we have worked.

For more details: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.

PLEASE NOTE: this map provides an overview of the designed trails, but it does not certify the current conditions/maintenance of the trails. We encourage you to contact the subjects in charge of the trail maintenance for more information (or contact us at micalosapevo@pibinko.org o 3317539228).

For other maps in the pibinko.org network.org: https://www.pibinko.org/maps