Environmental issues are increasingly central in public opinion and debate. In the relationship between science, technology and nature, relevant emphasis is placed on the natural dimension, particularly with regard to the area of food. The tendency to favor what is perceived as ‘natural’ – rather than artificial – has therefore encouraged the consumption of organic…
To what extent are citizens aware of the issues related to blood donation and transfusion? What are the main attitudes towards blood donation and the main resistances to giving blood? The survey “Gli italiani, la medicina trasfusionale e la donazione di sangue” conducted by Observa for the National Blood Centre provides a broad overview on…
Why should we learn to map techno-scientific controversies? A quick glance at newspapers would be enough to answer this question. When science experts openly show their contribution, this is the phenomenon we are unexpectedly witnessing: the debate continues, nay it restarts even more heatedly. Just think of asbestos, GMOs, stem cells, discussions on the environmental…
Earth’s climate is really changing as a result of human activity? GMOs are an effective response to hunger problems worldwide? Are there potential risks in the development of nanotechnology? Which are the safer facilities for waste treatment? As citizens, we are daily subjected to such dilemmas through the media, committed to face a growing amount…
Within the short films competition “È un piccolo passo” (“It’s a small step”), involving young Italian artists and video makers, Observa invites you to choose the technologies that have changed society more significantly and the technology you could not do without. Take Observa’ survey The National Festival of Short Films “È un piccolo passo” will…
Is it true at all that Italian media do not engage so much with science? What space is left for science and technology in comparison with other topics? Which are the most addressed scientific-technological issues? And how are these issues discussed? Science in the Media Monitor was created to answer such questions. Science in the…