Issue # 195 _ May 2012
S&T Policy
Social networks
Liking and sharing
A new wave of digital tools causes an impact on the way researchers do their work
History of FAPESP XI
A busy brain
Advances made in the field of neuroscience were encouraged by the Foundation
Science diffusion
Reasons for progress
Editor of the Financial Times talks about media coverage of science
Science
Granular materials
The mysteries of sand
New pattern in the movement of grains may improve the manufacture of materials
Living together
Conflict in the nest
Guira cuckoos live in polygamous groups where the males are related
Oncological therapy
Another solution
Combination of radiotherapy with chemotherapy avoids radical surgery in some cases of rectal cancer
Technology
Corporate research
Skin-deep science
Natura works together with universities and research institutes to incorporate cutting-edge research into products
Collective archives
Cities in pictures
The Arquigrafia Brasil Project aims to strengthen the visual culture of architecture and urban spaces
