Elena Gagliasso, lecturer in the Philosophy of Science at the Università La Sapienza in Rome, has directed the Res Viva research centre and is a member of the Women and Science Association. Her research ranges from the philosophy of biology to the relations between science, philosophy and society. She has written and curated various books, including: Verso un’epistemologia del mondo vivente (Guerini, 2001) and Percorsi evolutivi (Franco Angeli, 2016).