Paul Kinas, professor os Statistics at FURG, introduced this article to me during his grad school course on Bayesian statistics. It is impressive how much I learned from Kinas and how many times I mention him throughout my scientific life. There are currently many plans for sustainable use or sustainable development that are founded upon […]
Euclydes Santos used this article during his course ‘Physiological adaptations to estuarine environment’, in graduate school. I seriously doubt that, even with all the interest that I have for everything that is Gould’s or Lewontin’s, I would bump into it if it wasn’t for him. So, thank you (again) Euclydes (The) adaptationist program (…) is […]
Comedian Will Rogers said that “Everyone is Ignorant, just in different subjects.” This was true back then but is more and more true in a world overloaded with information. But I only started to think about the concept of knowledge mosaics after reading the work of Leopoldo de Meis. In his book ‘Science and Education […]
I start this article with a strong opinion. You may say I am an opinionated person and I may agree with you on that. But can we decide who is right and who is wrong or we will remain in an endless discussion about the topic? One that can end up we both of us celebrating […]
The notice on the wall of the Biophysics Institute inviting to Ennio Candotti’s talk was provocative and I had to go. That was many years ago, but I still remember as if it was today. Far from being a celebrity, Ennio was pretty well know in academia in Brazil. Italian born, the physicist got his education in […]
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Bernardo MonteiroSays
One little step further and you would be to be to talk to future versions of you, to help you…
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"Tristo è quel discepolo che non avanza il suo maestro" Orgulho de te ver voando alto e fugindo com folga…