 Reação Espontãnea Episode 6: Epigenetics Air date: March 2nd, 2013 For our final episode we go back to the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) to learn about epigenetics. Lars Jansen, head of the Laboratory for Epigenetic Inheritance, will be our guide to this new field that deals with genetic traits that aren’t inherited through the genes. How the environment can influence one’s genetic makeup and a new application for Lamarck’s Law of Use and Disuse in the sixth and final episode of Reação Espontânea.  1+1
Episode 6: Paper Chase Air date: March 2nd, 2013 Rui convinces Marta to join him on a Paper Chase. Have you ever wondered why manhole covers are round instead of squared? What’s the equation to calculate the wage of a person who worked an hour and a half and earns five euros per hour? Is it possible to play fair using a biased coin? What happens when you try to divide by zero? Eugénio Compasso will lend a hand to our friends one last time in the season finale of 1+1.
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 Reação Espontânea Episode 5: Ageing Air date: February 23rd, 2013 This week we’re going on a cross-country trip. Our first stop takes us to Oeiras, to the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) where we meet Miguel Godinho, a researcher that’s studying how the telomerase enzyme influences ageing and how a small fish can help us slow down this process. Porto is the next destination where we find Alberto Queiroz, a “young 88-year-old” with a passion for dancing. Finally we visit Cláudia in Viseu. Cláudia is a 14-year-old girl who suffers from Progeria a genetic disorder that speeds-up the ageing process. The most recent breakthroughs in the field of ageing genetics in a brand new episode of Reação Espontânea.  1+1
Episode 5: Playing the Odds Air date: February 23rd, 2013 After dropping off his mother at home from a weekend trip, Rui meets Marta at a café. They’re in luck, the café is having a promotion where if they can solve a certain riddle they only get to pay for 80% of their order. In a house with three switches and a lamp behind a closed door how can you find out which switch turns on the light with only one chance to look inside? Will our friends be able to solve this riddle, or will they need the help of Eugénio Compasso? Also, does Marta know an easy way to calculate how many hugs can a group of 10 people give each other? Playing the odds on an all-new 1+1. 
Reação Espontânea Episode 4: Malaria Air date: February 16th, 2013 This week’s episode takes us back to Lisbon where we meet Maria Mota and Miguel Prudêncio, researchers at IMM (Instituto de Medicina Molecular), to talk about their recent breakthrough in the development of an effective vaccine to prevent the spread of Malaria. We also follow Carla Sousa, from the IHMT (Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical), while she guides us on a hunt for mosquitoes. Find out how close we are to eradicating this disease on a brand new Reação Espontânea. 
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Episode 4: Eureka! Air date: February 16th, 2013 Marta is looking for a gift for her grandmother but Rui has other plans and decides to take a break from shopping to stop by a comic book store. Want to learn a neat trick to divide by 5? Rui will shed a light on this matter, while an unexpected guest surprises our friends with a riddle involving a set of mysterious boxes. Are they ready to play a game? 
Reação Espontânea Episode 3: Breast Cancer Air date: February 9th, 2013 Reação Espontânea visits IPATIMUP, one of Portugal’s leading medical research institutes, to talk with Fernando Schmitt about his team’s latest breakthroughs in Breast Cancer diagnostics. We also meet Sónia Gonçalves, a woman who won the battle against cancer after removing both her breasts. Her story and IPATIMUP’s latest achievements in the field of cancer research are this week’s highlights. 
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Episode 3: To Give and Take Air date: February 9th, 2013 Marta challenges Rui to solve the following question: How to slice a cake in eight equal parts with only three cuts? As he wraps his head around this one, Marta begins planning her birthday party, too bad she was born on February 29th on a leap year. Did you know that every once in a while leap years only come round after eight years? Eugénio Compasso will help our friends answer these and many more questions on a brand new episode of 1+1. 
Reação Espontânea Episode 2: AIDS Air date: February 2nd, 2013 This week Reação Espontânea talks with João Gonçalves, researcher at IMM (Instituto de Medicina Molecular), about his research into Zinc Fingers and how this study can take us one step closer to finding the cure for AIDS. We also visit Amílcar Soares, head of the Associação Positivo (an organization that helps people suffering from AIDS), to listen to his first-hand account on how to cope with HIV on a daily basis. 
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Episode 2: Before the Movie Begins Air date: February 2nd, 2013 After arriving at the movie theater, Rui and Marta are having a little trouble purchasing their tickets. Will they be able to get a 15% discount? What about that weird number on the back of Portuguese ID cards? Does it really stand for the number of people who’ve got the same name as yours? Once again, Eugénio Compasso swoops in to save the day and help our friends solve the mysteries of the movie business.  Reação Espontânea Episode 1: Human Evolution Air date: January 26th, 2013 The season premiere of Reação Espontânea takes us to Coimbra where we meet Eugénia Cunha, a forensic anthropologist keen on uncovering the mysteries of Human Evolution. From the early Australopithecus to modern Homo Sapiens, Eugénia Cunha unravels the story behind the remains our ancestors left behind.  1+1
Episode 1: Better Late than Never Air date: January 26th, 2013 Rui convinces Marta to make a little detour on their way to the Cinema. With one broken clock and another that runs one hour fast, which one will be more accurate? Have you ever found yourself wondering if it’s actually worth it to change lanes when you’re stuck in traffic? Eugénio Compasso will help our friends find the answer to these and many more questions on 1+1’s season premiere. 
This update is at least a couple of weeks behind schedule. As some of you may or may not know, Reação Espontânea and 1+1 have premiered on January 26th and are already releasing their third episode this Saturday at 11 a.m. on RTP 1.
Don’t miss Reação Espontânea’s and 1+1’s third episodes this Saturday, February 9th at 11 a.m. on RTP 1. This week Reação Espontânea will let you know how IPATIMUP’s researchers are contributing to improve breast cancer diagnosis. As for 1+1, Marta challenges Rui to solve a riddle: How to slice a cake in eight parts with only three cuts? I’ve been a little busy over the last few weeks and have been unable to write this post. However, I did update the RTP section of my portfolio with links to Reação Espontânea’s and 1+1’s episodes. Both shows are part of Magneto, a half-hour show that airs on Saturdays at 11 a.m. on RTP 1, Portugal’s public television. Magneto is divided into five parts under the labels Sustainability, Tolerance, Knowledge (1+1), Coolture and Science (Reação Espontânea). Roughly 10 minutes in, you can tune in to watch 1+1 under the label Knowledge. Reação Espontânea closes the show 20 minutes in, just after Mau Maria, under the label Science. I’ll be posting detailed updates with in-depth info on all the episodes that have aired so far. For those of you who haven’t seen them yet, you can find the links on the RTP section of my online portfolio, or just by clicking on one of these links: Magneto Episode 1; Magneto Episode 2. Unfortunately, RTP doesn’t post links for the shows independently so the best I can do is link you to Magneto’s video podcast and remind you that 1+1 begins at about 10 minutes in, and Reação Espontânea at 20 minutes. And now something completely different Zut Alors! That’s right, I’ve decided to freshen-up on my French and I’ve just finished a three week intensive course in Front Desk French. Basically it’s a business level French course that focuses on vocabulary for people who are looking for work in customer service. Not necessarily my area of expertise, but it was a good way to get me talking in French, something that I haven’t done out loud in a while. I finished the course top of my class with an A. Yay, for me. My classmates were great and I really feel that I’ve learned a lot over those three weeks. Will I get to put it into practice? Who knows, I might just pack my bags and fly off to Paris, Lyon or Marseille in the next couple of weeks. My future is now, like never before, utterly unpredictable. Remember to check out this page for any further updates, until then, à bientôt! Christmas break is now over and my Monday evenings are once again booked with Russian classes for the better half of the year. Having classes on January 7th obviously meant we’d be celebrating Рождество. My teacher surprised us with a small but considerate gift, a post-card with a holiday poem and an Ukrainian chocolate bar. Can’t say I’ve eaten it, yet, after being flooded with sweet goodies over the last few weeks I’ve sort of developed a little aversion to candy. Not to worry, I’m sure it will soon pass.
Back to business. I’ve recently finished updating my press releases and news archive from the last couple of years. I had quite a few material to go through, especially from my previous work as Media Relations at INESC Porto. It was hard to go through it all, but I’ve managed to select some of my best work and post it on my News Blog, Mercúrio do Porto. For easy access to the articles I wrote while working at INESC Porto, I suggest you follow the label with the company’s name. I’ve been working on some personal projects over the last couple of weeks – what is this obsession with the over use of the expression “I have”, oh well, never mind – the most popular of which being my own personal blog. Coming to a seven year-old continuous run I thought it was time to unlock a few personal achievements. December 2012 was not only the month with the most published articles of all time, but also the month with the highest views, going over the one thousand views line for the first time ever! I’m currently going over a few job offers and, hopefully, I’ll have some good news for you anytime soon! Until then keep an eye out for this page for any new updates.  To all of you who are wondering why my Christmas card's Russian entry only says Happy New Year, instead of Merry Christmas, it's like this because Christian orthodoxy celebrates Christmas on January 7th, instead of December 25th. Also, their version of our Christmas tree, called New Year's Pine, is related to the New Year's festivities instead of Christmas.
But aside from all that, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very good night! 
Sending your run of the mill standard resume just doesn’t cut it anymore. These days you’ve got to find original and creative ways to impress your potential employer. Showing them your skills in a practical way is the first step to doing so. Up-to-date online portfolios, show reels, popular social network profiles and original and concise resumes are essential to making a good first impression. Over the last few months I’ve been trying to establish my online portfolio as my own personal brand. Doing so, I’ve decided to create a micro-CV card. Not that different from your usual business card, I have adapted it to suit my online portfolio’s logo, graphic identity and design. As you can see, my CV card includes a QR code on the back which links directly to this site. The stripes on the back are coloured in reference to the visual identity of the places where I’ve worked or studied, and each colour skill is linked with the colour of the place that I used to work. For example, the skill “Media Relations” is in light blue, because that’s the colour of INESC Porto where I’ve worked in Media Relations. I’m hoping this card will be a good way to present my skills as well as a short resume and contact card to any potential employers. However, I have a few questions I would like you to help me with. Do you think I should include my online portfolio’s URL along with the QR code? I’m thinking of doing so, since some employers might not have a smartphone, and also because my portfolio is better suited to be viewed on a standard computer browser instead of a smartphone screen. If you have any other suggestions or commentaries be sure to reach me, either by commenting on this post or through the Contac Me page. Also, if you have any knowledge about a low-cost printing service that offers good quality print business cards, don’t hesitate in letting me know! |
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