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Date of publication Dec 09, 2005 Category: Book Review
"The constant gardener" by John Le Carré
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Date of publication Dec 09, 2005 Category: Book Review
Science and natural philosophy in the Giacomo Leopardi's papers
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Date of publication Dec 09, 2005 Category: Book Review
Il nostro folle quotidiano
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Date of publication Dec 09, 2005 Category: Book Review
"Matematica, arte, tecnologia, cinema" of Michele Emmer, Mirella Manaresi (eds)
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Date of publication Dec 09, 2005 Category: Book Review
"The elegant universe" by Brian Greene
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Date of publication Sep 21, 2005 Category: Focus
What type of Science Communication best suits emerging countries?
If we wish to attempt an initial analysis of the inquiry on the communication of science in Brazil, India and China that JCOM proposed in its three most recent issues, we should paraphrase Chinese science and science-fiction writer, Yan Wu: even though these three countries are emerging in the fields of economy and science, and are now part of a wide group of communicators, promoting numerous methods to divulge information, they don't yet have a sound theory on the communication of science to the public. This is not an insignificant problem because according to David Dickson, the director of SciDev.Net, democratic dialogue on scientific matters is crucial to modern societies. However, it is difficult to propose the highest possible level of democratic dialogue on science topics without having a sound theory about the communication of science. In addition, the difficulties increase in those countries where developing economies and systems of science are both new and impetuous, as is the case of Brazil, India and China.
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Date of publication Sep 21, 2005 Category: Commentary
Communication for development. An Indian experience
"Knowledge and information are essential for people to respond successfully to the opportunities and challenges of social, economic and technological changes (...). But to be useful, knowledge and information must be effectively communicated to people", says the Food and Agricultural Organization. India is home to a number of ICT-enabled development initiatives, and we will look at one of them to learn how an effective communication strategy is used.
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Date of publication Sep 21, 2005 Category: Commentary
Networking at global and community levels for control of diseases
The world is facing an unprecedented situation in health management as fast transport and travel lead to spread of diseases at a rate that has not been seen before and into countries that had once conquered them. This is even more evident with infectious diseases which do not respect geopolitical barriers or economic progress. It is becoming increasingly clear that control of such diseases and good practices for public health need global sharing of knowledge and international cooperation. In addition networking of institutions involved in health care with the communities that they serve is fundamental to containing diseases and promoting good health. For reasons as yet unclear even non infectious diseases such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes are also increasing at an alarming rate globally. The advantages of international networking and timely communication which contained three diseases will be discussed in this article.
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Date of publication Sep 21, 2005 Category: Commentary
Scaling up communication of scientific information to rural communities
A wide gap exists between what scientists and rural farmers know. The rapid advancements in digital technology are likely to widen this gap even further. At the farmers' level, this knowledge gap often translates into poor and inefficient management of resources resulting in reduced profits and environmental pollution. Most modern rice cultivars can easily yield more than 5 tons per hectare when well managed, but millions of farmers often get less than 5 tons using the same production inputs.
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