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Scientists from all the world meet in Brazil to discuss their role in the 21st century
Hundreds of scientists from all over the world under the umbrella organization World Science Forum, WSF, meets this week in Rio do Janeiro to discuss their role in the 21st century and to emphasize the importance of scientific advice in political and economical decisions. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSo for the first five years the WSF was held in Hungary. Never heard of it frankly, but now it’s in Rio, I am underwhelmed. Isn’t the Brazilian Academy of Science an oxymoron?
Nov 25th, 2013 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I love these little gems:
“Due to the fact that nature does not recognize national borders, scientists see both issues from a global perspective.” I would have thought everybody realise nature is bigger than ANY country.
“Therefore, they are using their knowledge so that science is able to integrate the construction of equitable societies, which ensure the quality of life of the populations without depleting the natural resources needed for future generations.” HA, HA, HA. Of course they are darling! The scientists I know don’t think at all like that, they just want to advance their own careers and themselves, and why not?
But for all the little argies and self-centred Brazilians, here is the truth of the matter:
“The event will be broadcast via internet in English, the official language of the event, and will be covered in social networks via hash tags.”
TOLD YOU!
Not only is nature bigger than any country, but science is similarly global (so your 'oxymorons' are inappropriately rude).
Nov 25th, 2013 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I see it as entirely appropriate that Brasil should host a scientific meeting on:
* equitable societies (including infrastructure & education),
* quality of life of populations (including favelas) and
* depletion of natural resources (including rainforests).
If science - in all its forms, including 'technology' - can be harnessed to better the condition of sentient and non-sentient life in countries like Brasil ... *especially in Brasil and countries like it* .... then I'm all for it.
“ equitable societies”
Nov 25th, 2013 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh for gosh sakes!
If that's their goal they might as well give up now.
@ 2 GeoffWard2
Nov 25th, 2013 - 02:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Regretabbly I might have got it right:
http://www.iamp-online.org/node/106
http://www.iamp-online.org/node/106
It started as The National Academy of Medicine in 1829 and it was in 1921 that it formed the BAS.
It seems from the programmes that non-medical science and engineering are non-existent.
At least they have something in their favour, they are not “Earth Scientists”.
'BAS congregates scientists in ten areas: Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences, Engineering Sciences, and Social Sciences.'
Nov 25th, 2013 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is a world science forum - and it would still be a world science forum were it held in Harvard or Butlins, Pwellhi.
@2 How do you manage to get “Brazil” and “sentient” in the same sentence and are able to finish the sentence. I make this comment from a specific perspective. As I see it, one can research 323 years of Falkland Islands history from an objective point of view or one can believe the constantly-changing argie version. Brazil has gone for the constantly-changing argie version and acts accordingly. So there's no chance of “sentience”. The main question is; will the scientists be able to leave in the same state as they arrive?
Nov 25th, 2013 - 07:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 5 GeoffWard2
Nov 25th, 2013 - 07:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What you have posted is cut and paste from the website of course, however have you looked at their “Programmes”. Apart from Medical programmes, there aren’t any.
BAS has only been held in Hungary since it started 5 years ago. Had you heard of it before this article because I certainly had not?
Butlins, Pwellhi. Not since 1998, it’s now Haven which also used to be part of the Rank Organisation until they sold them to Bourne Leisure (in a roundabout way). Hardly the same as Rio though is it. Mind you, I bet you have more chance of understanding Portuguese than Welsh. I can speak a word or two of Welsh: Tractor and er, that’s it. :o)
Ah, Butlins! Sad, sad, Chris.
Nov 26th, 2013 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I was a kitchen porter by day and a security guard by night at that Butlins .. before I growed up and became a Blue Coat.
The key week of the year was the Welsh miners v the Liverpool dockers (shows how long ago it was!). Night-time was mayhem for all clean-fighting young Security Guards.
Still, it set me up a treat for managing the Maoist mayhem of the Students' Union.
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