Issue # 277 _ March 2019
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 By Christina Queiroz
- Sources of inspiration
- Higher education in Brazil incorporates different approaches from around the world By Christina Queiroz
S&T Policy
Communication

Open mics for science
Podcasts gain audiences and open new avenues for science communication throughout Brazil
By Fabrício MarquesPublications

Reaction to Plan S
Consultation receives more than 600 suggestions on how open-access strategy could be changed
By Bruno de PierroAffirmative action

Medals worth a spot at university
UNICAMP welcomes first students admitted on science competition performance without admission exams
By Carla AranhaScience
Physiology

An enemy unknown
Brazilian researchers find that fasting causes growth hormone to activate neurons that induce hunger and undermine weight loss
By Ricardo ZorzettoPublic health

Emotions weigh heavy on the heart
A study of 15,000 people in Brazil indicates an association between psychiatric problems and cardiovascular diseases
By Carlos FioravantiEvolution

The origin of the butterfly
Studies based on gene and fossil analysis estimate that butterflies emerged between 120 and 100 million years ago
By Ricardo ZorzettoHeritage

Inside the ruins of the National Museum
Five months after the fire, a visit to the rubble shows what remains of São Cristóvão Palace
By RedaçãoINTERVIEW

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
By Marcos PivettaPhysical 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
By Rafael GarciaTechnology
Mining

The niobium controversy
Niobium, of which Brazil is by far the world’s largest producer, is surrounded by myths and misconceptions
By Yuri VasconcelosComputer vision

The machines that see everything
Image processing systems are increasingly being used for industrial applications, from helping people with disabilities to diagnosing disease
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeINTERVIEW

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
By Yuri Vasconcelos