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
By Fabrício MarquesHistory of FAPESP XI
A busy brain
Advances made in the field of neuroscience were encouraged by the Foundation
By Fabrício MarquesScience diffusion
Reasons for progress
Editor of the Financial Times talks about media coverage of science
By Neldson MarcolinScience
Climate
From drizzle to downpour
Storms are becoming more frequent and rainfall has increased by 30% in São Paulo in 80 years
By Marcos PivettaStone age
Rejuvenated rocks
Layers of the rocks in Central Brazil may be as much as 200 million years older than was thought
By Carlos FioravantiGranular materials
The mysteries of sand
New pattern in the movement of grains may improve the manufacture of materials
By Salvador NogueiraLiving together
Conflict in the nest
Guira cuckoos live in polygamous groups where the males are related
By Maria GuimarãesOncological therapy
Another solution
Combination of radiotherapy with chemotherapy avoids radical surgery in some cases of rectal cancer
By Ricardo ZorzettoObituary
Fascinated with regeneration
A liver cancer expert, Nelson Fausto was known for his ability to make friends
Obituary
What young people owe Velho
The researcher from Rio de Janeiro was a pioneer of urban anthropology in Brazil
