Success in this area involves thinking strategically about the problem, evaluating its impact, and planning the methodological path. Children often hear the question: “What are you going to be when you grow up?”. In academia, this phrase takes on a new guise: “What is the objective of your research?”. Laden with expectation and, often, anxiety, this question […]

Bringing society closer to research results strengthens public trust in science and contributes to more informed decisions. In the 18th century, as smallpox outbreaks ravaged various parts of the world, anti-vaccination movements began to emerge — even before the production of vaccines as we know them today. At that time, it was common […]

Inclusion in international databases is one of the main standards used to attest to the quality of a journal. The oldest scientific journal in the world, the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, turns 360 in 2025, being recognized as the first journal exclusively dedicated to science (Jornal da USP, 2022). Since […]

Lack of clear policies, lack of standardization in data opening processes, and structural inequalities are obstacles “Scientific knowledge, like language, is intrinsically the common property of a group or else it is nothing.” This phrase from the physicist and one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century Thomas Kuhn (1922–1996), […]

In addition to favoring neurological and psychological aspects, reading also strengthens critical thinking and broadens people’s worldview. Released in September 2024, the 6th edition of the survey “Portraits of Reading in Brazil,” conducted by the Pró Livro Institute (IPL) and the Ministry of Culture (MinC), indicated that, for the first time since […]

Approach is useful as a tool to explore the complexity of human and social interactions Regression, graphs, boxplots, tables, software… Data science dominates the organizational research landscape. Quantitative approaches have been gaining ground due to the precision, objectivity of numbers, and ease of translating results into impactful graphs and data, the main tools used for […]