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Scientific information: direct (or by web) contacts with researchers is more credible
The new data of the Science in Society Monitor

When it comes to science, Italians place increasing trust in information that originates directly from researchers and research institutes; information which they may obtain on the Web (websites of scientific institutions, researchers’ blogs) or, even more so, from personal contacts with researchers...
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Euroscience Open Forum 2010 in Torino
Observa among the scientific partners ...>
6° World Conference on the Future of Science – Virus: the invisible enemy
Venice, 19 - 21 September 2010 ...>
Energy saving: among good intentions and actual behaviors
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PUBLICATIONS CONTRIBUTIONS
The 2010 Science in Society Facts and Figures, Il Mulino
Scientism and Anti-Scientism: Why Science and Society Don’t Understand Each Other
by Massimiano Bucchi, 136 pages
The 2009 Science in Society Facts and Figures
Il Mulino publishing
The recognition of women in science
by Iulia Nechifor and Giuseppe Pellegrini

The presence of women in science is constantly expanding. Inspection of data from the most recent surveys set out in this book shows the increasing interest of women in scientific careers and the good results that they have achieved, as well as their ability to gain qualifications that in some cases surpass those of their male counterparts. However, this tendency does not receive support from policies for employment and research. There is a lack, amongst o
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