At some point in our history we realized that in addition to Earth our neighborhood had a few more planets. Until recently we thought there were nine in total but then Pluto was demoted. Well the number eight is fine to me as it reminds me of a complete atomic shell. Later we discovered that…
The 14th of July, besides being a national holiday for the French as the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, was a great day for the scientific world and by extension for all mankind. Among local political and finance news in our small country here in the eastern Mediterranean, some other important international headlines…
Welcome to Science View’s monthly newsletter. In the February 2016 issue you can read about: Countdown to Science View’s educational activities! The clock is ticking, so mark your calendars! 21-23 March 2016 for the Greek Student Parliament on Science, 2-3 April in Athens and 9-10 April 2016 in Thessaloniki for the Learning Science Through Theater. More…
Climate change is happening now. Its impacts on our health, the nature and the economy, may differ across the earth’s regions yet there are longer terms dangers for all of humanity. How can this crisis adequately be addressed? And how realistic are the action plan set during the COP21 last December by 195 countries? Professor…
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the four most common neurodegenerative diseases of the elderly. The World Health Organization estimate that about 5 million people worldwide suffer from the disease. PD is a relentlessly progressive, incurable, neurological disorder in which the neurotransmitter ‘dopamine’ is depleted in certain regions of the brain. The result is a…
Welcome to Science View’s monthly newsletter. In the January 2016 issue you can read about: More than 1,150 students participate in SV’s educational activities! More than 1,150 students from 106 schools from all over Greece participate in Science View’s educational activities, Learning Science Through Theater and the Greek Student Parliament on Science. Both of these major educational…
The European Patent Organisation is recruiting 200 European scientists and engineers to work as patent examiners at EPO headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands. The deadline for applications is 29 January 2016. The European Patent Office (EPO) is the second-largest European organisation, with 7,000 staff members and a self-financed annual budget of EUR 2 billion. EPO…
