16-22 April. The 13th edition of Rome’s annual science festival teams up with the National Geographic for the second consecutive year at the Auditorium Parco della Musica from 16-22 April. 
Entitled Le cause delle cose, the 2018 edition of the festival is dedicated to the concept of "cause and effect", examining the impact of human activity on the world's environment. The programme of the week-long festival features debates, performances and readings by 40 eminent international scientists, journalists and philosophers.
There are also more than 200 educational activities and workshops for children and young people, from the age of five upwards. For full details see Auditorium website.