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Newsletter #198

by Richard Meckien - published Sep 10, 2014 01:10 PM - - last modified Apr 22, 2019 11:32 AM

Issue 198 — March 24, 2014
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The water crisis in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo

The debate Summer 2013/2014 and Scenarios of Water Stress, held at the IEA-USP on March 19, discussed the crisis of water supply in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (RMSP) from an interdisciplinary perspective. Research groups have addressed environmental, legal, socio-political, philosophical and food safety aspects of the current problem and general aspects on the access and management of the resource.

The interaction of values and science according to Hugh Lacey

Both the positivist objectivism, which questions the influence of ethical and social values in scientific endeavor, and the postmodern relativism, that denies the distinction between these values and the cognitive ones, are rejected by philosopher Hugh Lacey, visiting professor at the IEA-USP. In an interview, Lacey explains his model of interaction between values and scientific practices, intermediate between those two extremes.

Researchers analyze the new edition of the dietary guidelines for Brazilians

This year's edition of the "Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population", produced by the Ministry of Health, will be examined in a seminar at USP's School of Public Health (FSP) on March 25 at 2 pm (GMT-3). The exhibitors will be Carlos Augusto Monteiro, professor at FSP-USP, and Semírames Domene, researcher at the IEA-USP. The event is intended to introduce the guide and collaborate with its improvement.

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