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I spent March and April working on the thesis outline, while part of April and May on the collection and analysis of data for my Master thesis.
Last week I started writing it. Well, mostly it was adjusting the thesis outline and setting up the introductory chapter. Ahead are coming some stressful weeks.
The thesis is an [...]

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After having a view at the basic literature on relevant STS topics, we are now at the stage in which we (me and the other classmates) are supposed to come up with a topic for a problem-based project.
The project is meant to be a group project, based on our preferred topic touched by the lectures, [...]

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Having just followed a lecture about the economics of knowledge which, besides other things, also touched the problem of how the tension between protecting vs promoting knowledge, within a period in which mobility and access of information, is crucial, I happily welcome the announcement, made by the Executive Director of Science Commons, to start the [...]

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The first lecture of the ESST has been quite interestin, mainly for a couple of reasons:

I have no background in economics; thus, seeing knowledge from the point of view of the economy is quite interesting and formative. Most likely economy perspective it's not the direction where my interests will push me, but for sure it [...]

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After a relatively short period of doing little or nothing concerning my interests and my future life, time to wake and start studying again is approaching.
As of this post is getting published i'm flying to Denmark, and if no delay happened, i should be landing in Aalborg airport in about 20 min.
 There i will, [...]

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