The book will be freely available to download and share. The researchers who participated will hold online talks to disseminate their work
TO Through the Kultrún publishing house, the journalist and director of the digital media www.cienciaenchile.cl Lorenzo Palma Morales, released the 174-page publication, in which 25 scientific investigations are disseminated, publicizing works from the north of Chile to the Antarctica. (Download the book here)
This book reveals what is currently being investigated in Chile, in its pages you will learn, from north to south, current research, such as the calculation of water evaporation in the Altiplano; the extremophile organisms of the Maule hot springs; heat islands in large cities; peasants facing climate change; the mental health of migrants; the bacteria that clean the water; the secrets of carrots; math and other apps
“The first thing is to thank each researcher who participated in this publication. As a medium and agency, we deeply value the interest in disseminating the investigations they carry out”, commented the author of this publication. “I also thank TCL Group, since they sponsored the book and our media throughout 2022,” explained the author of the book and director of www.cienciaenchile.cl
The objective of www.cienciaenchile.cl is to disseminate and bring the science that is carried out in the country closer to different audiences and with the help of different formats. “What we do is permanently or occasionally support universities, research centers and researchers, to disseminate their scientific work, conducting news, interviews and reports or transforming their papers into news, to ensure that their topics and results are published in other non-specialist spaces”, explained Palma.
This publication will be permanently available. In addition, the printed version will be distributed free of charge in some libraries in the country.
The next
The second book of its kind is in the interview process, explains the director of CienciaenChile, “In January we closed the second call for this book format. The ideal is to do two per year in terms of Fondecyt projects. This second publication will be carried out by 4 prominent journalists, two men, two women”, the director of the outlet announced.
For researchers interested in disseminating their Fondecyt projects in book format, they can register at the following link: https://forms.gle/j5Zs82y69hBhMYWg7
