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Helio Jaguaribe

Helio Jaguaribe: A short-term optimist

Social scientist believes in a prosperous outlook for Brazil in the near future

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Sergio Re­zende

Sergio Re­zende: Politics with science

Physicist commands the Ministry of Science and Technology in Brazil

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Walnice Nogueira Galvão

Walnice Nogueira Galvão: The maiden warrior

She maintains her wise daring in talking about reality and culture

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Philip Hanawalt

Philip Hanawalt: “What we don’t know is what is most important in science”

Stanford professor upholds creativity in research

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Zeev Maoz

Zeev Maoz: Reasoning by others

A professor from the University of California revisits the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict

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Maria Immacolata V. de Lopes

Maria Immacolata Vassallo de Lopes: TV soap opera, the Brazilian narrative

Professor examines why the soap opera is a favorite folktale

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Manning Marable

Manning Marable: Living black history

Professor argues that re-inventing the past could re-shape the USA's racial future

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Fernando Henrique Cardoso: No leniency for deforestation

Society cannot be lenient toward environmental damage

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Dieter Muehe

Dieter Muehe: Don’t forget the sea

Geographer says that it is crucial to monitor the coast and the ocean to find out what is actually going to change in terms of the climate

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Charles Naspitz

Charles Naspitz: Epidemic in the air

Child allergy expert talks about the challenge of understanding and treating asthma

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José Goldemberg

José Goldemberg: From critic to herald

The former Dean of USP looks back on 60 years of academic life

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João Paulo dos Reis Velloso: A new world in the Tropics?

An economist believes that Brazil can become number one among emerging countries

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Newton da Costa

Newton da Costa: Passion and contradiction

The mathematician who created paraconsistent logic has three books republished

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José de Souza Martins

José de Souza Martins: Sociology examining the edges of society, dreams and hope

Sociology examining the edges of society, dreams and hope

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Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro

Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro: The “undesirable” race

Concern with racial prejudice hides the historical anti-Semitism in Brazilian society

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Alexandre Kalache

Alexandre Kalache: A policy for ageing well

Creator of age-friendly cities says that this issue is important for the country's development

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Fernando Haddad: Against fragmentation

Minister explains the Education Development Plan

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Léa Velho: The need for a Brazilian view of science

Unicamp researcher discusses the challenges necessary to improve Brazil's academic production

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Luiz Hildebrando P. da Silva

On the banks of the Madeira river

Sanitation expert speaks as chemotherapy that can block the action of parasites

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Luis Fernandes: The motor of development

Finep President modernizes management to turn technological innovation into an agent of growth

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José Sérgio Gabrielli

José Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo: “Let’s not downgrade petroleum now”

An interview with the economist and President of Petrobras

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Simon Schwartzman: The science critic

Former IBGE president analyzes the social impact of the provincial notions of Brazilian universities

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Paul Leduc: Cinema that is full of life

Mexican director is honored at São Paulo Festival

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Henrique Lins de Barros: From the atom to the airplane

LÉO RAMOSIn Henrique Lins de Barros’s office at CBPF, the Brazilian Physics Research Center in the district of Urca, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, there is a picture on the wall on the right. On the left side there is a poster showing details of a multicellular organism, Candidatus Magnetoglobus multicellularis. In the... View Article

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Sérgio Mascarenhas

Sérgio Mascarenhas: Physics in the current world

The impact of condensed matter physics on the contemporary world

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Esper Abrão Cavalheiro: The reconstruction of man

Given its potential for profoundly altering human performance, the new convergence of technologies must be debated by the scientific community

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Claudia Bauzer Medeiros: Computer science in the future

MIGUEL BOYAYANResearcher Claudia Bauzer Medeiros leads quite a busy academic life: a professor at the Computer Science Center of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) for the last 20 years, her extensive academic output has involved over 30 projects in the field of scientific databases, mainly as applied to biodiversity and agro-environmental planning. “The Unicamp... View Article

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Lilia Moritz Schwarcz: Almost blacks, almost whites

Anthropologist Lilia Schwarcz discusses the link between science and racism in Brazil

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José Sérgio Gabrielli

José Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo: “Let’s not downgrade petroleum now”

An interview with the economist and President of Petrobras

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Angelo Machado: Between books and dragonflies

GLÁUCIA RODRIGUESResearcher Angelo Machado has the habit of taking big leaps from time to time. Graduated as a physician, he specialized in neuroanatomy. Once retired, he entered an entrance exam for zoology and became a renowned entomologist. When 50 years old, he began to write books for children and is an acclaimed author. Simultaneously with... View Article

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