Issue # 311 _ January 2022

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Cover

Articulated modernisms
The Centenary of the Week of Modern Art is marked by reflections about its influence on Brazilian culture By
Contested significance
New research sheds light on modernist projects in Brazil's furthest reaches By
The role of women
Uncommon in the history of modern art, in Brazil some women artists gained recognition during their own lifetimes By

 

COVID-19

The uncertainties of omicron

New SARS-CoV-2 variant is highly transmissible, but for now, there is no evidence that it causes more severe disease or more deaths

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COVID-19

New coronavirus drugs

Pharmaceuticals announce orally administered drugs designed to treat the disease caused by SARS-Cov-2

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Gender

A system imbalance

The distribution of research productivity grants from CNPq is marked by gender inequality

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Interview

André Tortato Rauen: Research focused on mission

Economist from IPEA suggests bolder investment that tackles society’s greatest challenges in addition to basic science

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Academic training

Educated leadership

Companies whose employees hold PhDs may perform better economically and be less vulnerable to risk, suggests study

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Funding

Committed effort

Survey finds investment in cancer research has fallen in Brazil

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Genetics

The rise and fall of Tupi

Speakers of the language may have numbered 4 to 5 million a millennium ago but began declining sharply before Europeans arrived on the continent

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Geophysics

Shifting sands

Studies suggest crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways

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Paleoecology

Caribbean incursions

Studies back up the hypothesis that the Caribbean Sea flooded parts of the western Amazon between 23 and 10 million years ago

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Interview

Rodolfo Nogueira: Stunningly real dinosaurs

How a paleoartist combines technical and scientific knowledge to recreate extinct animals with a wealth of detail

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Aerospace engineering

Launch remains distant

Brazil makes progress on satellite launch vehicle, but several obstacles need to be overcome before it can make its first flight in 2025

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Energy

Underground cooling

Geothermal system could replace air conditioning as a means of controlling temperatures, with potentially lower electricity costs

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Biodiversity

Wild species at the table

Wild varieties can enrich the diet and the decor

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History

Short stay, long legacy

A book of essays explores the cultural and social impacts of the short-lived French presence in Guanabara Bay

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Literature

A foreign perspective

Brazilian researchers have taken a lead role in studies on the complex career of Portuguese writer and poet Florbela Espanca

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