The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies, edited by Edward J. Hackett, Olga Amsterdamska, Michael Lynch and Judy Wajcman, includes a chapter on “Science and Public Partecipation” written by Federico Neresini, president of Observa, and Massimiano Bucchi, Observa Scientific Committee coordinator. Science and Technology Studies is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development,…
Journalism, science and society:science communication between news and public relations
Le mille e una notizia scientifica By Carola Frediani Book Review: Journalism, Science and Society, by Martin W. Bauer and Massimiano Bucchi By Rick Borchelt
The use of homeopathy
In the November issue of Lancet magazine, homeopathic products have been declared ineffective, citing many revisions of scientific studies carried out in the last few years. Even if we assume that this debate can be reopened on a political as well as a scientific and academic level – especially concerning government funding – it will…
Scientists? May merit and transparency prevail
Recently, in many statements the importance of an instrument like the so-called ‘cinque per mille’ (5 ‰) has been quite rightly stressed. The clear willingness of citizens to sustain research also corresponds with an increasing demand for transparency with regards to the institutions involved. In fact, Italians are extremely critical of organizational processes in the…