MASS MEDIA & SCIENCE

In my opinion, science doesn't get the attention it should get from the media. We rarely read anything about scientific research in newspapers, TV or any other means of information. Given that, I can't help thinking that the media should give more importance to science, as if average people get to know about what scientists are doing, they could get a bigger support, not only economic, but also moral.

MASS MEDIA & SCIENCE	SCIENCE SECTION	FREQUENCY	EXTENSION	GENERIC THEMES	PSEUDOSCIENCE
LA RAZÓN	SUBSECTION ('A TU SALUD')	1 PER FORTNIGHT	½ PAGE	CULTURE RELIGION SOCIETY SPORTS ECONOMY	NO
EL PAÍS	YES	EVERYDAY	1PAGE	TECHNOLOGY SPORTS SCIENCE	HOROSCOPE
BERRIA	NO	-	-	SOCIETY RELEVANT NEWS	NO
GARA	YES	EVERYDAY	1/2PAGE	RELEVANT NEWS	NO
VANGUARDIA	NO	-	-	SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LIFE	NO
ABC	SUBSECTION ('TECH&HEALTH')	EVERYDAY	?	RELEVANT NEWS	NO

Seeing through sound.

This article was published in portalmedico.co the 8th December, 2012.

http://portalmedico.co/sistema-sonar-vision-permite-a-ciegos-ver-a-traves-del-sonido/

How is it possible to see thread sound? Ingeneers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created a way to do so. Blind people are now able to perceive a face, identify objects, and even words through sound, using a revolutionary system called "sonar vision", which was based on the echolocation bats use.

The way it works is really simple: you inlay a video camera in your glasses which is going to be connected to your smartphone. This camera turns images into sounds that will be projected by your earphones and your brain would automatically make a mental image.

This is only useful if you were born blind.
 

Scientific Culture: what do I expect?

Actually, I don´t really know what to expect from this new subject as it´s the very first time it´s tought in our school. I guess I´ll work on my English while I study different aspects of science... And, of course, I´d really love to go on an exchange if the opportunity comes up!