Curriculum Vitae
JOÃO FILIPE LOURENÇO MONTEIRO
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- JOÃO FILIPE LOURENÇO MONTEIRO
Citation names
- Monteiro, João Lourenço
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 7E19-ACAA-EF7D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-8121-7807
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8KrvfH0AAAAJ&hl=en
Websites
- https://joaolourencomonteiro.wordpress.com/ (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Humanities - Philosophy, Ethics and Religion - History and Philisophy of Science and Technology
- Social Sciences - Media and Communications
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022/12/22
Concluded
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História, Filosofia e Património da Ciência e da Tecnologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
""Saberes Médicos em Rede: o Instituto de Medicina Tropical entre instituições, atores, doenças e agentes patogénicos (1935-1966)"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Aprovado por Unanimidade |
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2013 - 2013
Concluded
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Outros)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2008 - 2010
Concluded
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Developmental Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"Eugenia do Século XVIII: as motivações de Vandermonde em "Essai sur la manière de perfectionner l'espèce humaine"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2002 - 2008
Concluded
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Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2024/01/01 - Current | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Portugal | ||
| 2015/10/01 - 2022/12/22 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
| 2013 - 2015/09/30 | Science and Technology Management | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal | ||
| 2012/01/15 - 2012/10/01 | Science and Technology Management | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal | ||
| 2011/08/01 - 2011/09/01 | Science and Technology Management | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal | ||
| 2011/01/01 - 2011/07/31 | Science and Technology Management | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal | ||
| 2009/11/01 - 2010/11/30 | Research Trainee (Research) | Instituto Português de Malacologia, Portugal |
| 2009/02/12 - 2009/05/15 | Science and Technology Management | Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2024/01/01 - Current | HINT - Humanity internationalized: cases, dynamics, and comparisons (1945-1980)
PTDC/HAR-HIS/6257/2020
Post-doc Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2017/05 - 2019/09/30 | "Saberes Médicos em Rede: o Instituto de Medicina Tropical entre instituições, atores, doenças e agentes patogénicos (1935-1966)"
SFRH/BD/122284/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2015/10 - 2017/04 | "Saberes Médicos em Rede: o Instituto de Medicina Tropical entre instituições, atores, doenças e agentes patogénicos (1935-1966)"
Bolsa de Investigação no âmbito do Projeto Estratégico UID/ HIS/00286/2013
PhD Student Fellow
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2013/10/01 - 2014/03/31 | European Project: AARC - Atlantic Aquatic Resources Conservation
European Atlantic Area Programme (Interreg IV)
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
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European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
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| 2012/01/15 - 2012/10/01 | O Montado - da Biodiversidade aos Serviços do Ecossistema
compete/CV65-2010/16867
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
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Agência Nacional Ciência Viva
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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| Conference poster |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/11/16 | O Instituto de Medicina Tropical e a investigação médica na costa atlântica durante o Estado Novo (1943-1966) // The Institute of Tropical Medicine and the medical research in the Atlantic coast during Estado Novo (1943-1966) | 7º Encontro Nacional de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia
Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2023/06/16 | 2nd Session of the event "Colóquio Simples". Three researchers/academics talk about science, botany and society, in a conversation with a moderator and with questions from the audience. This event intends to bring the academy closer to the people. | Colóquios Simples
Casa da Memória de Guimarães (Guimarães, Portugal)
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| 2023/06/15 | What can snails tell us about Tropical Medicine in Portugal? (1943-1966) | 5th Luso-Brazilian Conference on History of Tropical Medicine
NOVA Faculty of Science and Technology & Minho University (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2023/05/06 | "Pendurados na árvore da vida: Charles Darwin e a Teoria da Evolução" | Conversas Humanistas
Humanistas de Portugal (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2023/04/29 | "Como comunicar ciência: estratégias e vantagens de comunicação de ciência para o sector agrícola" | 39ª OVIBEJA
CEBAL (Beja, Portugal)
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| 2022 | Desinformação nas redes sociais | Redes Sociais: informação e/ou desinformação
Escola Dr. Mário Sacramento (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2019 | O que "eles" não querem que vocês saibam. | TEDx Porto 2019
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2019 | Quando a Ciência é o alvo das teorias da conspiração | Ciência às seis
Rómulo Centro Ciência Viva da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2019 | Os custos das más escolhas no campo da alimentação | A falta de cultura científica paga imposto
Agência Nacional Ciência Viva (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2018/07/09 | O Instituto de Medicina Tropical e a experiência colonial: o caso das Missões a Cabo Verde (1935-1966) // The Institute of Tropical Medicine and the colonial experience: Missions to Cape Verde as a case study (1935-1966). | 6.º Encontro Nacional de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia
CIUHCT - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Almada, Portugal)
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| 2018 | Médicos em Rede: o Instituto de Medicina Tropical entre 1935 e 1966 // Medical Networks: the Institute of Tropical Medicine between 1935 and 1966. | Ciclo de Seminários de História da Saúde e Medicina
Instituto de História Contemporânea, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2018 | O Instituto de Medicina Tropical durante o Estado Novo: redes de conhecimento médico entre Portugal, Brasil e África // The Institute of Tropical Medicine during the Estado Novo: networks of medical knowledge among Portugal, Brazil and Africa. | CILB – Colóquios Internacionais Luso-Brasileiros
CLEPUL, FLUL, CICS.NOVA, Univ. Europeia, CCEQ, FCT (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2017 | Tropical Medicine and Circulation of Knowledge: João Fraga de Azevedo between Portugal and Brazil (1963-1971) | 25th International Congress of History of Sciences and Technology
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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| 2017 | Invisible Women: a new perspective of the medical networks in the Institute of Tropical Medicine (1953-1966) | Workshop History of Tropical Medicine
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2016 | Origens e desenvolvimento da Coleção Zoológica da Escola-Oficina Nº1 da Graça | Seminário Permanente – Estudos de Caso de Cultura Material da Ciência
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUNHAC) (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2011 | Aperfeiçoar a Espécie Humana: o contributo português nas ideias do médico Vandermonde | III Encontros de História das Ciências
Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento (FLAD) (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/12/16 - 2023/12/16 | "8th Conference of Solstice, 2023": the theme of that year was dedicated to Artificial Inteligence. The speaker was João Leite,
Professor and Researcher at NOVA University of Lisbon. Annual conference organized in December by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization
focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2023/12/16 - 2023/12/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2023/11/04 - 2023/11/04 | "ComceptCon 2023". The thematic issue of that year was dedicated to Plastics (Chemistry of plastics; microplastics in nature
and polution; plastics in museums; plastics used by artists). Annual conference organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization
focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2023/11/04 - 2023/11/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2022/12/17 - 2022/12/17 | "7th Conference of Solstice, 2022": the theme of that year was dedicated to the Sexuality in the Ancient World. The speaker
was André Simões, Professor at University of Lisbon. Annual conference, organized in December, by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization
focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2022/12/17 - 2022/12/17)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2022/11/19 - 2022/11/19 | "ComceptCon 2022". The thematic issue of that year was dedicated to desinformation. Annual conference organized by COMCEPT,
a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2022/11/19 - 2022/11/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2021/11 - 2021/11 | Chair in the Session: "Urban and metropolitan mobilities" (2021/11 - 2021/11)
Conference (Other)
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
| 2021/07/29 - 2021/07/30 | Panel "Pedagogy and History of Science" | Recent research on pedagogical approaches to science education shows a capacity
to enhance content retention and improve attitudes toward both science and history, thus holding potential to improve current
educational institutions. However, these initiatives have been developed independently in contexts that are geographically
dispersed. Successful strategies need to be shared between like-minded professionals and challenges encountered must be discussed
in order to find solutions. (2021/07/29 - 2021/07/30) (2021/07/29 - 2021/07/30)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
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Univerzita Karlova, Czech Republic |
| 2019/12/14 - 2019/12/14 | "6th Conference of Solstice, 2019": the theme of that year was dedicated to the rise of extreme-right wing politics. The speaker
was the author and professor at NOVA University of Lisbon, Rui Zink. Annual conference organized, in December, by COMCEPT,
a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2019/12/14 - 2019/12/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2019/11/02 - 2019/11/02 | "ComceptCon 2019". The thematic issue of that year was dedicated to Human Evolution. Annual conference organized by COMCEPT,
a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2019/11/02 - 2019/11/02)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2019/05/09 - 2019/05/30 | "A falta de cultura científica paga imposto" - Public event about the economic costs of the absence of scientific literacy.
https://www.pavconhecimento.pt/a-falta-de-cultura-cientifica-paga-imposto/ (2019/05/09 - 2019/05/30)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Agência Nacional Ciência Viva, Portugal |
| 2018/12/15 - 2018/12/15 | "5th Conference of Solstice, 2018": the theme of that year was dedicated to the "Antibiotics: past, present, and future challenges".
Annual conference, organized in December, by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical
thinking. (2018/12/15 - 2018/12/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2018/11/10 - 2018/11/10 | "ComceptCon 2018". The thematic issue of that year was dedicated to the scientific advances in the frontier between science
and science fiction: exoplanets, astrobiology, synthetic biology and artificial intelligence (AI). Annual conference organized
by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2018/11/10 - 2018/11/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2017/12/16 - 2017/12/16 | "4th Conference of Solstice, 2017": the theme of that year was dedicated to the discipline of Quantum Physics. The speaker
was Patrícia Gonçalves, University Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, and researcher at LIP. Annual conference, organized
in December, by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2017/12/16 - 2017/12/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2017/11/11 - 2017/11/11 | "ComceptCon 2017". The thematic issue of that year was dedicated to History. Annual conference organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot
organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2017/11/11 - 2017/11/11)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2016/12/17 - 2016/12/17 | "3rd Conference of Solstice, 2016": the theme of that year was dedicated to the importance of Critical Thinking in everyday
life. The speaker was the science communicator António Gomes da Costa. Annual conference organized in December by COMCEPT,
a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2016/12/17 - 2016/12/17)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2016/11/19 - 2016/11/19 | "ComceptCon 2016". The thematic issue of that year was Neuroscience. Annual conference organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization
focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2016/11/19 - 2016/11/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2015/12/19 - 2015/12/19 | "2nd Conference of Solstice, 2015": the theme of that year was dedicated to the History and social relevance or Freemasonry.
Annual conference organized in December by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical
thinking. (2015/12/19 - 2015/12/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2015/11/21 - 2015/11/21 | "ComceptCon 2015: Negacionismo". The thematic issue of that year was denialism of scientific knowledge. Annual conference
organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2015/11/21 - 2015/11/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2014/12/20 - 2014/12/20 | "1st Conference of Solstice, 2014": the theme of that year was dedicated to Geoengineering. Annual conference organized in
December by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2014/12/20 - 2014/12/20)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2014/11/15 - 2014/11/15 | "ComceptCon 2014". Annual conference organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and
critical thinking. (2014/11/15 - 2014/11/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2013/11/09 - 2013/11/09 | "ComceptCon 2013: o fantástico mundo Q". The thematic issues of that year were Chemistry, Physics and Medicine. Annual conference
organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion of science and critical thinking. (2013/11/09 - 2013/11/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
| 2012/11/03 - 2012/11/03 | "ComceptCon 2012: realidade ou ficção". Annual conference organized by COMCEPT, a grassroot organization focused on the promotion
of science and critical thinking. (2012/11/03 - 2012/11/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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COMCEPT, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/07/03 - 2024/07/03 | Round table to discuss the environmental and social impacts of the textile industry. This event brought together academic
researchers, policymakers, and environmental activists to debate the complexity around this topic.
Round table
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Pequenos Passos: uma t-shirt não se esgota
ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Portugal
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| 2024/06/06 - 2024/06/06 | Debate around the theme of the impact of climate change on health and ecosystems. The event took place in the Lisbon School
of Medicine.
Round table
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Climate Change on Health
ANEM - Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Medicina, Portugal
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| 2024/06/01 - 2024/06/01 | Debate around the theme: "European Ecological Pact, Democracy and Sustainability"
Round table
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Pacto Ecológico Europeu, Democracia e Sustentabilidade
European Environmental Bureau, Belgium
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| 2024/05/21 - 2024/05/21 | Debate around the theme of environmental priorities for Europe.
The event took place in the NOVA School of Business and Economics.
Round table
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Prioridades ambientais para a Europa
WWF Portugal, Portugal
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| 2023/05/19 - 2023/05/19 | Debate around the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI): definitions and societal challenges.
Round table
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"A Inteligência Artificial no Ensino e Investigação: jornada de reflexão na NOVA FCSH" [Artificial Intelligence in Teaching
and Research: debate at NOVA FCSH]
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
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| 2023/03/22 - 2023/03/22 | Workshop about Digital Humanities applied to History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Workshop
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Workshop on History and Digital Humanities
Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024 | Medicina e património cultural em Tomar: o caso do Dr. José Vieira da Silva Guimarães
(Thesis) Arguer
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João António Alves Amendoeira Peixoto (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2020 - Current | Associação Ateísta Portuguesa | President |
| 2018 - Current | Associação República e Laicidade | Chairman of the Supervisory Board |
| 2016 - Current | COMCEPT - organization for the promotion of science and critical thinking | Co-founder & Vice-President |
| 2013 - 2019 | Sociedade Promotora de Escolas | Member of the Board |
| 2011 - 2015 | Instituto Português de Malacologia // Portuguese Institute of Malacology | Supervisory Board |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2016 - 2019 | Member of the Pedagogical Committee from FCT-UNL, in representation of students from the Department of Applied Social Sciences.
Member
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2023/02/07 | Interview about ways to promote better mobility in the city of Lisbon: "40 Vizinhos da Penha de França promovem Assembleia para discutir a bicicleta na freguesia" | Lisboa Para Pessoas |
| 2019/06/03 | A colecção científica de uma antiga escola anarquista | Público |
| 2017/10/03 | Se parece bom demais, os cépticos desconfiam | Jornal de Notícias |
| 2017/09/11 | E, 16 anos depois, persistem teorias da conspiração sobre 11 de setembro | Notícias ao Minuto |
| 2017/09 | Duvidar é bom... | Saber Viver |
| 2017/08/13 | Quando a Ciência passa a pseudociência | Público |
| 2017/07/06 | Os caça-petas e outras tretas | Sábado |
| 2017/07/03 | Homeopatia? Detox de pés milagroso? Não se deixe enganar. | Observador |
| 2017/06/28 | Desconfiados, este livro é para vocês | Notícias Magazine |
| 2016/09/12 | Francisco Cambournac: a história do médico português que foi Diretor Regional Africano da OMS | Elvas News |
| 2014/02/02 | Uma comunidade de céticos à caça de tretas em Portugal | Diário de Notícias |
| 2013/04/11 | Contra tretas, marchar | Visão |
| 2013/01/31 | A conspiração da condensação | Visão |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
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| 2023/04/24 - 2023/05/01 | "Portugal de Culto" Podcast | Denialism and Conspiracy Theories |
| 2023/03/06 - 2023/03/13 | "Portugal de Culto" Podcast | Atheism and the Apology of Reason |
| 2021/01/23 - 2021/01/23 | Bruá Podcasts | Skeptics and Scientists |
| 2019/04/05 - 2019/04/05 | TVI24 - Diário da Manhã | 10th edition of TEDxPorto |
| 2017/07/22 - 2017/07/22 | Hotel Babilónia - Antena 1 | Radio interview to talk about science. |
| 2017/07/02 - 2017/07/02 | Os Dias do Futuro - Antena 1 | Radio interview concerning the publishing of the new book of popularization of science "Não se deixe enganar" |
| 2017/06/26 - 2017/06/26 | EfervesCiência | Faladoiro escéptico co a COMCEPT [in spanish and portuguese] |
| 2017/06/20 - 2017/06/20 | Inferno - Canal Q | TV interview on Science vs pseudocience, and the publishing of the new book "Não se deixe enganar" |
| 2017/06/16 - 2017/06/16 | As donas da casa - Antena 3 | Radio interview about science and the publishing of the new book "Não se deixe enganar" |
| 2017/06/15 - 2017/06/15 | Prova Oral - Antena 3 | Radio interview about science and the publishing of the new book "Não se deixe enganar" |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2006 - 2006 | The "Luso-Expedição 2006" was a scientific expedition on board of the ship "Creoula", which aimed to study the biodiversity, evolution and ecological aspects of the fauna found in the seamounts of the Gorringe Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean. The expedition allowed to increase the number of species identified in the Gorringe Bank by 43%, and some of the species identified were new to science. This was one of the earliest contributes to the Mission for the Continental Shelf Extension, as provided under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. | Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal |