Second edition of the Venice Science Communication Symposia On the 15th and 16th of January, some of the major international experts in science communication met for the second time, in the context of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. The focus of this year’s Symposium was “Quality in the Communication of Science”. Coordinated…
Observa – Science in Society is a non-profit association. In line with its mission to offer a balanced and independent viewpoint on the debate regarding the relationship between science and society, Observa does not depend upon private, or public, institutions. Members’ support, together with funded projects and donations, results thus necessary for the implementation of…
Investigations on the relationships between science and society see some of their most fruitful and significant spheres in the themes of health and medicine. The concepts and the problems linked to health issues inscribe within themselves practices, competences and choices that refer to science – in fact, as it has emerged, Italians judge medicine a…