Issue # 277 _ March 2019

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Cover

A complex machine: Sustained by taxation, educational funding systems like FUNDEB, which will end in 2020, represent a new challenge for the federal government
Sources of inspiration: Higher education in Brazil incorporates different approaches from around the world

S&T Policy

Communication

Open mics for science

Podcasts gain audiences and open new avenues for science communication throughout Brazil

Publications

Reaction to Plan S

Consultation receives more than 600 suggestions on how open-access strategy could be changed

Affirmative action

Medals worth a spot at university

UNICAMP welcomes first students admitted on science competition performance without admission exams

Science

Physiology

An enemy unknown

Brazilian researchers find that fasting causes growth hormone to activate neurons that induce hunger and undermine weight loss

Public health

Emotions weigh heavy on the heart

A study of 15,000 people in Brazil indicates an association between psychiatric problems and cardiovascular diseases

Evolution

The origin of the butterfly

Studies based on gene and fossil analysis estimate that butterflies emerged between 120 and 100 million years ago

Heritage

Inside the ruins of the National Museum

Five months after the fire, a visit to the rubble shows what remains of São Cristóvão Palace

INTERVIEW

Peter Goddard: The risks of knowledge

British physicist Peter Goddard, former director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, says innovative research must be unpredictable

Physical chemistry

The periodic table at a crossroads

After 150 years, the diagram that arranges the chemical elements based on their similar properties faces difficulties for further growth

Technology

Mining

The niobium controversy

Niobium, of which Brazil is by far the world’s largest producer, is surrounded by myths and misconceptions

Computer vision

The machines that see everything

Image processing systems are increasingly being used for industrial applications, from helping people with disabilities to diagnosing disease

INTERVIEW

César Gon: On the path of digital transformation

The founder of the multinational CI&T speaks about the challenges that companies of the twentieth century face to adapt to a digital environment

Humanities

Landscape architecture

A barometer in the garden

Burle Marx's deep connection to the issues of his era mobilizes researchers who discuss the importance and challenges involved in preserving his work

Gender

The faces of domestic violence

Studies investigate the profile of women who are victims of domestic violence in Brazil