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peter schulz
Peter Schulz, former professor at the "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics (IFGW) at Unicamp, is a professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FCA). He is dedicated to scientific dissemination and the study of aspects of interdisciplinarity. He is the author of the book The crossroads of nanotechnology – innovation, technology and risks. He was curator of the exhibition “So far, so close – telecommunications and society”, at the Museu de Arte Brasileira, in São Paulo.
What does a 19th-century scientist have to say to the 21st century?
"It's a feeling of unease that I share and that has reminded me of times past. Without fear of anachronisms, I present some aspects of the life of Michael Faraday (1791-1867)."
On empty innovation
Innovation is present in universities, where we have innovation and entrepreneurship courses in the curricula, in addition to innovation agencies.
Science with toys
The fundamental instruments used in the so-called scientific revolution of the 17th century, the telescope and the microscope, appear in plastic versions in some stores.
A look back to the future
“Perhaps we need to reinvent our missions, as teaching, research and extension are possibly no longer enough.”
“I am not a science cheerleader”
Peter Schulz: In the background we have the uncomfortable question of how a scientist can criticize science and academia
The sunset of the public academic?
"How to assess the impact of communicating with the public? Without easy answers, the rewards for academics accrue to those who communicate with each other rather than with others"
Science outside its borders?
"The rigidity of science is not limited to the issue of gender, but let's start with it to understand other connections normally forgotten."
Remembering organized anarchy
"Today I see the university as a place where you can do many things, as long as they are within the rules on the website, to be properly registered, accounted for and evaluated."
How did science go from paper to the cloud?
"We don't forget the first article, but I no longer remember the one that was my first in which this entire manual, analogue and printed process was being replaced by electronic and digital steps without paper and physical mail"
The fetish of novelty in science, the andor and the saint
Peter Schulz: "Science is like that, but the news doesn't remember that its progress needs to go slowly, because the saints to be appreciated and, why not, venerated, are made of clay. This type of science dissemination forgets the most important thing: the procession of science is from Minas Gerais"
