Issue # 287 _ January 2020

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Agriculture 4.0
Data collected, transmitted, and processed in real time can improve farming productivity and sustainability, but limited connectivity and access to digital technology are barriers still needing to be addressed By
The rise of agtechs
Agribusiness startups are growing the innovation ecosystem in agriculture By
Agricultural innovation
Learn about some of the new-generation technologies that are reshaping farming and agriculture By
A snapshot of Brazilian agriculture
New technologies are increasing efficiency but shrinking the job market, studies show By
Silvio Crestana: A Matter of Survival
Cost reduction, eco-efficiency, and integration with the supply chain make investment in technology a vital imperative By

Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Indicators

Young and world class

Asian institutions stand out in ranking of universities younger than 50, which includes Brazil’s UNESP and UFABC

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Science spaces

Pesquisa FAPESP articles have presented interesting places for science tourism

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S&T Policy

Interview

Fernanda De Negri: Leveraging the benefits of technology

IPEA economist talks about her ambitions for a new research center that seeks to understand and debate the social and economic impacts of generating knowledge

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Scientific education

Creative solutions

A contest grants awards for videos made by students from São Paulo public schools proposing solutions to issues faced by the community

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Open access

Unearthing hidden treasure

A new platform allows users to search scholarly data from eight universities in São Paulo

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Science

Climate Change

The Amazon is now a source of CO2

Between 2010 and 2017, the rainforest emitted more carbon than it absorbed

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Paleoclimate

Storms in the Ice Age

In the last glacial period, torrential rainfall in what is now Brazil was mostly concentrated in the Northeast and the Amazon

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Physics

The first images

In its initial test, Sirius, Brazil's newest synchrotron light source, produces microtomographic images of a rock and a heart

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Public health

A diagnosis of medical error

Recent studies survey hospital medical teams' mistakes and show how to overcome them

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Technology

Computer Science

Discriminatory algorithms

How artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it

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Interview

João Batista Calixto: The voice of Brazilian pharmaceuticals

The pharmacologist from Minas Gerais has dedicated his life to developing new drugs

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Humanities

Tourism

Travel lessons

Travel itineraries combine science learning with exploring new horizons, allowing visitors to act as research assistants on scientific studies

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History

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

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