Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Let's try to imagine a world where scientific illiteracy is the exception rather than the rule. That is a world of subjects who are, in the vast majority, informed and aware of the main ongoing scientific debates, and who are capable of critically and independently thinking about them. A world in which everyone could dispose of the resources to develop a thoughtful opinion on cloning techniques, genetically modified organisms, new anti-cancer therapies or even on the origin of life on Earth and the final destiny of the universe. If this world were possible, what would it look like? The scepticism about the feasibility of such a scenario is justified, however it is equally undeniable that during the twentieth century there have been such profound transformations in the relationship between science and public opinion as to make the question at least legitimate and worthy of an answer.

Science --- Social aspects.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The book wants to offer a presentation, albeit restricted, of the themes and approaches used by Italian and Spanish sociologists of communication and culture in two privileged areas: that of institutional, social, and political communication; and the one dedicated to the developments and possible landings of digital and "immersive" technologies. These are two intersecting and mutual reflecting perspectives that are primarily united by the evidence of the repercussions that digital technologies have on our lives. In fact, technological development impacts our communication, interactive and cognitive skills, redefining our relationships with others at all levels, even including relations with public institutions and the political sphere, and modifying, at the same time, our way of learning and understanding the world.

Communication --- Social aspects.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Download the free epub version Listen to the interview on Radio Treccia Ischia TV Is it possible to disseminate science through social networks? Facebook was created to share thoughts, ideas, sensations and anything mild and fleeting; certainly not for the dissemination of scientific and academic knowledge. On the contrary ... by combining the obligatory conciseness of a post, the taste for fantasy at the service of the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and the socialization of such a widespread means of communication, there is a metamorphosis turning the irreversible, ineffable volatility of a social network into the lapidary and realistic fixity of this book of digital cameos, dedicated to many aspects of chemistry, a science which is so inextricably enveloped in our daily life. A "chemical" Rector disguises himself as Alice and ventures into a land, the Facebook land, where the wonders coming from imaginative journeys in matter, in its laws and in its imponderable enigmatic nature, take shape.

Internet --- Social aspects.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The book, after introducing the concept of "digital scholarship" and the interpretative nodes connected to it, retraces the issues related to the implications of the social media usage in the scientific production workflow. A conclusive reflection shifts the attention from technology as a support to the research to tecnology as an object of the research, by introducing digital ethnography and delimiting the ​​discussion area to a specific medium, the multi-user virtual worlds.

Science --- Social aspects.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Questo volume si inserisce nel discorso accademico e pubblico sullo studio del territorio con un contributo specifico: da un lato riporta in modo critico alcune esperienze di eccellenza, dall’altro offre approfonditi elementi di sfondo per comprendere il fenomeno nel suo complesso. La diffusione di nuove tecnologie e il mutevole scenario culturale e sociale ci obbligano a ripensare le tradizionali alleanze tra i soggetti presenti sul territorio (istituzioni, enti, privati…) per dare nuova forma ai servizi, al ruolo dei diversi attori, all’offerta formativa/creativa sia nei confronti dei ragazzi in età scolare, sia per i percorsi di formazione continua. Il libro descrive alcune esperienze che si sono sviluppate in un territorio specifico ovvero l’area Nord della città metropolitana di Milano, campo di studio privilegiato da diversi studiosi dell’Università degli Studi di Milano – Bicocca in quanto territorio di appartenenza. Analisi locali quindi, accompagnate da uno sguardo più esteso su fenomeni che interessano più in generale l’Italia, come il caso della Dote Lavoro o la diffusione di inedite collaborazioni di ricerca e promozione della cultura (ecomusei, Fablab…), e sul ruolo che l’educazione, nelle sue varie declinazioni, può giocare nella promozione di nuovi percorsi di sviluppo sociale ed economico. Il dialogo tra dimensione locale e nazionale attraversa tutto il volume e lo rende uno strumento versatile per lo studio dei percorsi di innovazione territoriale in contesti anche molto differenti, fornendo una serie di spunti di riflessione e di linee guida per pianificare interventi concreti.

Education --- Social aspects.