PELOPANTÓN/CSIC Studies on the remains of one of the individuals found at the La Braña site show that the old Mesolithic hunter-gatherer European had dark skin and
Interview with Cordelia Fine
New arguments for old stereotypes. That’s how professor Cordelia Fine describes «neurosexism», a term referring to the use of neuroscience to justify traditional gender role models, models that do not
Mikkel Ostergaard/ESOF2014 Pages and pages have been written about the Higgs boson in the media, even before the official announcement of its discovery on
Mikkel Ostergaard/ESOF2014 José Manuel Durão Barroso during the opening ceremony of ESOF 2014. The president of the European Commission stressed the importance of science and its development
Miguel Lorenzo One of Mètode’s Whys and Wherefores was chosen for the Catalan Language exam of the university entrance exams in Catalonia. The text,
Aphids, swallows, lizards and primates, among many other species, are part of migratory processes. At certain points in their life most animals leave what has been their birthplace. People have
Jordi Play We are all Africans, the Italian geneticist and writer assures. And should we want to find «genuine» Europeans, we would have to
Teresa Ciges Jordi Costa is in New York, but he still has a moment for us. After exchanging several emails, he answers our questions,
Teresa Ciges It seems clear that music plays a vital role in our lives. But what do we know? Friedrich Nietzsche said life would
Anna Mateu Carmen Vela, State Secretary for Research, Martí Domínguez, director of Mètode and Manuel Manrique, president of Sacyr, during the event. Mètode,
Anna MateuFrom left to right, Jaime Prats (El País), Martí Domínguez (Mètode), Agustín Domingo Moratalla (UIMP València), José Pío Beltrán (CSIC) and Miquel Calvet (CIBERER). The participants
Anna Mateu On Thursday 3 April at 19.30, the UIMP Valencia will host the panel «The Science of the Press: Trends and challenges for popular science
National Geographic Channel In 1980 an astronomer proved science communication could be compelling and entertaining for millions of people. It started with Carl Sagan’s
Science and communication, two professional cultures with no other choice but to reach an agreement. Sometimes confronted because of their different approaches to science communication, they still need each other.
Quim Puig Jordi de Manuel, professor, biologist and writer, will present the conference entitled «Science, Fiction and Literature» on Wednesday 12 March, at 19
Carmen Calvo Fragment from One Might Say a Fairy Has Already Been Here!, by Valencian artist Carmen Calvo, the illustration that opened the monograph «Women and
DICYT Founding member of the Association of Women Researchers and Technologists (AMIT) and vice-president from 2001 to 2006, member of the Chair-Network for Women,
Ovidi Twins Parotet, the rhythmic track chosen for the first video clip, is devoted to insects of the Odonata order, and collects some popular nicknames for them,
Mètode Mètode presents Científics lletraferits, a new monograph that collects twenty tales written by prominent figures of Catalan literature with a science or
Blade Runner A scene from Blade Runner, an interesting glance at a not-so-distant future. In 1964, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) published, on the
Amy Xinyang Hong i Cedric Tan Common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) limit their «harassment» to females when they compete with their brothers, helping them
On 5 November 2013, Mètode opened a call for artists with the 10 January 2014 as a deadline. The contest had a great level of participation
Jesús Ciscar Jorge Ballester (València, 1941), co-founder of Equipo Realidad, died this week. The artist illustrated Mètode’s last Annual Review. Ballester forged his artistic