Food-related health problems are a grand challenge for European societies. Over the past decade, most EU Member States have identified food and health as key priorities. This is in response to increases in obesity and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases amongst their populations. Also an insufficient nutrient supply in subgroups of…
To celebrate its first tenth anniversary, Observa has published Ten Years of Science in Society, a special book in Italian and English. With texts and images the book illustrates key Observa activities, events and publicationsduring the past ten years. Download the book (full pdf version) Ten Years of Science in Society was presented during a…
The call for proposals for the XII International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, which will be held in Florence from the 18th to the 20th of April, 2012, is now closed. More than 500 proposals from five continents were submitted. The final programme will be announced in January 2012. Plenary speeches will…
Robert K. Merton is widely recognized as the founder of the sociology of science. He was the first to reflect on science as an institution and on its relationship with other fields such as politics and religion, as well as author of the first empirical studies of science activity. This selection of his most influential…
Almanacco della Scienza: Neuroscienze, queste sconosciute, 28 settembre 2011. Fidest – Agenzia stampa: Le neuroscienze e gli italiani, 23 settembre 2011. Sanihelp.it: Le neuroscienze secondo gli italiani: un sondaggio, di Roberta Camisasca, 22 settembre 2011. La Repubblica: Se le neuroscienze non danno la felicità, di Massimiano Bucchi, 21 settembre 2011. Il Giornale di Vicenza: Neuroscienze? Lontane dalla vita dei sentimenti,…
New data from the Science and Technology in Society Monitor by Observa, presented during the Seventh World Conference on The Future of Science held in Venice. Most Italian citizens have high expectations towards neurosciences, especially with regard to therapeutic applications: 71,6% of respondents believe that they can find a cure for diseases such as Alzheimer’s…
Journal of Science Communication: Review of PCST2012 conference: where is communication going?, by Brian Trench, September 2012. Science Writers: News from Afar, by Fabio Turone, Summer 2012. Almanacco della Scienza: Florence hosts PCST 2012.