In a seminal 1950 article on artificial intelligence, British scientist Alan Turing (1912-1954) asks: Can a machine think? In the text, Turing suggests a game…
Indian government warns of “Delta Plus” variant; See what its properties are – 6/24/2021 – balance and health
The Indian Ministry of Health announced last Tuesday evening (22) the discovery of a new variant called “Delta Plus” (B.1.617.2.1), which comes from the dominant…
Neutralizing antibodies from HIV patients can prevent viral infection, according to the study – 6/24/2021 – Balance and Health
In an article published on Thursday (24) in the prestigious journal Science by the immunologist and pioneer in studies with monoclonal antibodies Dennis Burton succeeded…
What secrets are in the stars? – basic science
By Murilo Bomfim In astroparticle physics, discoveries arise from what we cannot see * Anyone who has gazed at a star-studded sky has thought about…
“Science and technology create money,” says the President of FAPESP – 06/22/2021 – Science
Doctor and scientist Marco Antonio Zago, current president of FAPESP (São Paulo State Research Support Foundation), has more than a decade of experience developing scientific…
FAPESP begins its 60th anniversary with a series of conferences on science and society – 06/22/2021 – Science
FAPESP (Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo) will end its 60th anniversary on May 23, 2022, and the celebrations on that date…
A pop discovery of science – 06/22/2021 – Marcelo Viana
This year I got myself the book “The Mathematics of the Periodic Table” for my birthday. The periodic table of the elements is one of…
Renato Janine Ribeiro is elected chairman of the SBPC – 06/22/2021 – Science
Renato Janine Ribeiro, Professor of Political Philosophy and Ethics at the USP and former Minister of Education, has been elected President of the SBPC (Brazilian…
Two-week rehearsal of the madness that killed Brazil’s 500,000 – Sidereal Messenger
The plan today was to talk about the supermassive black holes at the heart of each galaxy and how they act as conductors and control…
SBPC holds elections amid paradoxical science in the pandemic scenario – 6/20/2021 – Science
The SBPC (Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science), the most influential body that brings together researchers in the country, elects its new board this…
