Issue # 344 _ October 2024

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Proliferation of betting sites increases household spending and risk of gambling problems
Brazilians bet R$20 billion per month online and the demand for addiction treatment is rising By and

 

Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Research topics that have stood out since the magazine was launched in 1999

A diverse range of topics, from climate change and exoplanets to ultra-processed foods, have influenced the direction of science and technology over the past two and a half decades

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Content published in the early issues sparked debates and backed Brazilian science

Researchers talk about how their fields of interest have evolved since the magazine was created

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Researchers explain important humanities concepts

Topics that play a major role in scientific discussions are frequently covered in the magazine

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Teachers use articles from the magazine to discuss science in class

Classroom activities using content from Pesquisa FAPESP have also inspired research

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Magazine wins over readers in every state

Pesquisa FAPESP is read in every state in Brazil

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Legislation

Companies test innovative products and services in experimental regulatory sandbox environments

The approach has been adopted by regulatory bodies and government agencies to evaluate and accelerate the implementation of new technologies

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Entrepreneurship

Support for artificial intelligence startups on the rise

The number of projects funded by the PIPE program for innovative AI companies has increased 20-fold in the last decade

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Physics

Brazilians participate in the largest international experiment studying neutrinos

Scientists created a method of purifying liquid argon for the experiment

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Cryogenics

High cost and disruptions in helium supply make it difficult to carry out research at temperatures close to absolute zero

The liquefied from of the noble gas is used to cool magnetic resonance imaging machines, particle accelerators, and quantum computers

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Immunology

Butantan Institute stops development of ButanVac

The COVID-19 vaccine candidate’s ability to generate immunity was inferior to the Pfizer vaccine

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Ecology

New map reveals diversity of the Caatinga biome

Proposed division is based on the distribution of species exclusive to the semiarid northeast

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Archaeology

Corn arrived in Brazil via the western Amazon and was domesticated over the course of several waves of migration

Study reveals that primitive characteristics of the species still exist, despite long-term human intervention and cultivation in a diverse range of environments

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Defense

Brazilian company develops monocular capable of seeing heat emitted by the body

Military equipment is designed to detect people in dark, smokey, dusty, or foggy environments

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Agriculture

New compounds to be tested against citrus canker

Farmers are turning to copper to stop one of the oldest pests in Brazilian citrus farming

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Political science

Electoral model and party dynamics harm women’s chances in politics

Despite having had quotas for female candidates for almost 30 years, the country ranks 132nd in a gender equality index that includes 180 countries

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Interview

Francis Wolff: Traveling the tropics

French philosopher looks back on his time teaching at USP and says his work is fueled by dialogue

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