Rede das Curas e Pesquisa Acadêmica : Open House weekend 19

sábado, 19 de setembro de 2020

Open House weekend 19 – 20 September

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Discover the secrets of Carlton House Terrace

Over the Open House weekend on 19 – 20 September, visitors are invited to discover online the secrets of the Grade I listed, Nash-designed Carlton House Terrace town houses that are home to the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. It's a unique opportunity to uncover some of the countless treasures and explore our curated collection of digital resources.

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Celebrating the best writing in popular science writing

The judging panel for this year’s Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize has just been announced. The Prize celebrates the very best in popular science writing from around the world, and the judging panel is to be chaired by biologist and poet, Professor Anne Osbourn FRS OBE. She will be joined on the panel by Blackwell's Trade Buying Manager, Katharine Fry; journalist, Katy Guest; Royal Society University Research Fellow, Dr Kartic Subr and actress and author Sophie Ward. The shortlist will be announced on 22 September with the winner awarded in November.

Economists warn against abrupt lockdown lift

DELVE, the group convened by the Royal Society to support a data-driven approach to learning from countries managing the pandemic, has published a report looking at the economic consequences of COVID-19. The authors identify a range of targeted economic interventions which could stave off both a second peak and the looming prospect of a double-dip recession.

Social distancing in humans and non-human animals

Humans are not the only social animal struggling with new infectious diseases, but are humans the only species familiar with ‘social distancing’? A new review article published in Proceedings B examines how ‘social distancing’ in response to disease occurs, not only in humans, but throughout the animal kingdom.

Botanists’ barbecue in Canada, with Clara Pratt [?] 1924

Fun with scientists

Keith Moore looks through our collection of photographic portraiture and finds some images of scientists letting their hair down a little and chooses his own personal favourite.