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issue 04, december 2006

editorialSystematically sceptical
Pietro Greco
21/12/2006

One can no longer rely on the presumption that scientists comply with the Mertonian value of disinterest and assume that they always tell the truth when ...

articleChallenges of an exhibit on nanoscience and nanotechnology
Sandra Murriello, Djana Contier, Marcelo Knobel
21/12/2006

This article presents some of the challenges faced in developing an interactive exhibit on nanoscience and nanotechnology in Brazil. Presenting a ...

articleApriti Cielo: the public’s astronomical imagery as a key to evaluate a museum project
Stefano Giovanardi
21/12/2006

An effective communication of astronomy cannot take place without considering the view the general public has on the universe. Through a number of narrative ...

commentJohn Ziman
Pietro Greco
21/12/2006

What pushed His Excellency Enrico Fermi, acclaimed Academician of Italy entitled to a state car and driver, to leave Italy all of a sudden in December 1938 ...

reviewScience, Technology, and the public in the European Periphery
Agustí Nieto-Galan, Faidra Papanelopoulou
02/02/2006

From 1 to 3 June 2006, the 5th STEP Meeting devoted to the “Popularisation of Science and Technology in the European Periphery” was held in the city of ...