issue 04, december 2006
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editorial Systematically sceptical -
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 ...
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article Challenges of an exhibit on nanoscience and nanotechnology -
21/12/2006
This article presents some of the challenges faced in developing an interactive exhibit on nanoscience and nanotechnology in Brazil. Presenting a ...
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article Apriti Cielo: the public’s astronomical imagery as a key to evaluate a museum project -
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 ...
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comment John Ziman -
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 ...
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review Science, Technology, and the public in the European Periphery -
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 ...