Scripta Varia
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Science and Actions for Species Protection. Noah's Arks for the 21st Century
Proceedings of the Workshop Science and Actions for Species Protection. Noah's Arks for the 21st Century 13-14 May 2019 Joachim von Braun (editor) Scripta Varia 146, Vatican City, 2019 E-Pub ahead of... Read more -
Robotics, AI and Humanity: Science, Ethics and Policy
Proceedings of the Workshop Robotics, AI and Humanity: Science, Ethics and Policy 16-17 May 2019 Joachim von Braun, Stefano Zamagni, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo (editors) Scripta Varia 144, Vatican... Read more -
Who was who and who did what, where and when?
Proceedings of the Workshop Who Was Who and Who Did What, Where and When? New fossils, new artefacts, new techniques, new datings, new questions 12-13 April 2019 Y. Coppens (editor) Scripta Varia... Read more -
The Revolution of Personalized Medicine
Proceedings of the Summit The Revolution of Personalized Medicine 8-9 April 2019 Scripta Varia 143 Vatican City, 2019 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
African Women Judges and Prosecutors on Human Trafficking and Organized Crime
Proceedings of the Summit African Women Judges and Prosecutors on Human Trafficking and Organized Crime 12-13 December 2018 Scripta Varia 142 Vatican City, 2018 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Food Safety and Healthy Diets
Proceedings of the Workshop Food Safety and Healthy Diets 12-13 September 2018 Scripta Varia 141 Vatican City, 2018 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Connectivity as a Human Right
Proceedings of the Workshop Connectivity as a Human Right 10 October 2017 Scripta Varia 140 Vatican City, 2018 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health
Proceedings of the Workshop Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health 2-4 November 2017 Scripta Varia 139 Vatican City, 2018 E-Pub ahead of... Read more -
Women Judges and Prosecutors on Human Trafficking and Organized Crime
Proceedings of the Summit Women Judges and Prosecutors on Human Trafficking and Organized Crime 9-10 November 2017 Scripta Varia 138 Vatican City, 2017 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Cell Biology and Genetics
Proceedings of the Workshop Cell Biology and Genetics 23-24 October 2017 Scripta Varia 137 Vatican City 2018 pp. 332 ISBN 978-88-7761-112-3 ... Read more -
Children and Sustainable Development
Children and Sustainable Development. Ecological Education in a Globalized World Battro, A.M., Léna, P., Sánchez Sorondo, M., von Braun, J. (Eds.). Springer © 2017 ... Read more -
Biological Extinction
Proceedings of the Joint PAS/PASS Working Group 27 February - 1 March 2017 Scripta Varia 134 Vatican City, 2017 e-pub ... Read more -
Power and Limits of Artificial Intelligence
Proceedings of the Workshop Power and Limits of Artificial Intelligence 30 November-1 December 2016 Scripta Varia 132 Vatican City, 2017 ISBN 978-88-7761-111-6 ... Read more -
Europe: Refugees are our Brothers and Sisters
Proceedings of the Mayors' Summit Europe: Refugees are our Brothers and Sisters 9-10 December 2016 Scripta Varia 131 Vatican City, 2016 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue
Proceedings of the Workshop 23-24 November 2016 Scripta Varia 130 Vatican City, 2016 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
"Laudato si'" and the Path to COP22 in Marrakech
Proceedings of the Joint Consultation 28 September 2016 Scripta Varia 128 Vatican City, 2016 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Bread and Brain, Education and Poverty
Proceedings of the Working Group 4-6 November 2013 Scripta Varia 125 © Libreria Editrice Vaticana Vatican City, 2015 pp. 278 ISBN 978-88-7761-105-5 ... Read more -
Big Data and Science
Proceedings of the Working Group 17-18 November 2015 Scripta Varia © Libreria Editrice Vaticana Vatican City, 2017 E-pub ... Read more -
Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?
Proceedings of the Workshop 13 January 2014 Scripta Varia 124 Vatican City, 2014 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
The Emergency of the Socially Excluded
Proceedings of the Workshop 5 November 2013 Scripta Varia 123 © Libreria Editrice Vaticana Vatican City, 2015 pp. 142 ISBN 978-88-7761-109-3 ... Read more -
Trafficking In Human Beings: Modern Slavery
Proceedings of the Working Group 2-3 November 2013 Scripta Varia 122 Vatican City, 2013 E-Pub ahead of print ... Read more -
Neurosciences and the Human Person
Proceedings of the Working Group 8-10 November 2012 A. Battro, S. Dehaene and W. Singer (eds) Scripta Varia 121 Vatican City, 2013 pp. 320 ISBN 978-88-7761-106-2 ... Read more -
Subnuclear Physics: Past, Present and Future
Proceedings of the International Symposium 30 October -2 November 2011 Scripta Varia 119 Vatican City, 2014 pp. 594 ISBN 978-88-7761-107-9 ... Read more -
Fate of Mountain Glaciers in the Anthropocene
Proceedings of the Working Group 2-4 April 2011 P.J. Crutzen, L. Bengtsson and V. Ramanathan (eds) Scripta Varia 118 Vatican City, 2013 Epub ahead of print ... Read more -
Human Neuroplasticity and Education
Working Group 27-28 October 2010 A.M Battro, S. Dehaene and W.J. Singer (eds) Scripta Varia 117 Vatican City, 2011 pp. 260 ISBN 978-88-7761-103-1 ... Read more -
Atherosclerosis: The 21st Century Epidemic
Working Group 31 May - 1 June 2010 C.J. Estol, M. Sánchez Sorondo (eds) Scripta Varia 116 Vatican City, 2011 pp. 199 ISBN 978-88-7761-102-4 ... Read more -
Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Development
Study Day 10 February 2010 Scripta Varia 115 Vatican City, 2010 pp. 254 ISBN 978-88-7761-100-0 ... Read more -
Transgenic Plants for Food Security in the Context of Development
Proceedings of a Study Week of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Ingo Potrykus and Klaus Ammann (eds) New Biotechnology Vol. 27, Issue 5, November 2010 Elsevier Scripta Varia 113 ISSN 1871-6784 ... Read more -
I documenti vaticani del processo di Galileo Galilei (1611-1741)
Nuova edizione accresciuta, rivista e annotata da Sergio Pagano Scripta Varia 112 Vatican City, 2009 pp. CCLVIII-340 ISBN 978-88-7761-096-6 ... Read more -
Stem Cell Technology and Other Innovative Therapies
Working Group 10-11 November 2003 Scripta Varia 111 Vatican City, 2007 pp. XXVIII-152 ISBN 978-88-7761-092-8 ... Read more -
The Signs of Death
Working Group 11-12 September 2006 Scripta Varia 110 Vatican City, 2007 pp. XCIV-466 ISBN 88-7761-090-4 ... Read more -
What Is Our Real Knowledge About the Human Being
Working Group 5-6 May 2006 M. Sánchez Sorondo (ed.) Scripta Varia 109 Vatican City, 2007 pp. XIX-186 ISBN 978-88-7761-093-5 ... Read more -
Water and the Environment
Working Group 12-14 November 2005 I. Rodríguez-Iturbe, M. Sánchez Sorondo (eds) Scripta Varia 108 Vatican City, 2007 pp. XVIII-234 ISBN 978-88-7761-091-1 ... Read more -
The Educated Brain
Working Group 7-8 November 2003 (Coedition Pontifical Academy of Sciences/Cambridge Univ. Press) A.M. Battro, K.W. Fischer, P.J. Léna (eds) Scripta Varia 107 Vatican City, 2008 pp. XXIV-256 ISBN... Read more -
Interactions between Global Change and Human Health
Working Group 31 Oct - 2 Nov 2004 Scripta Varia 106 Vatican City, 2006 pp. XXVIII-421 ISBN 88-7761-085-9 ... Read more -
The Cultural Values of Science
Plenary Session 8-11 November 2002 Scripta Varia 105 Vatican City, 2003 pp. 389, XVII tables ISBN 88-7761-082-4 ... Read more -
The Challenges for Science. Education for the Twenty-First Century
Working Group 19-21 November 2001 Scripta Varia 104 Vatican City, 2002 pp. 292, III tables ISBN 88-7761-080-8 ... Read more -
The Challenges of Sciences
A Tribute to Carlos Chagas Working Group 23-24 February 2001 Scripta Varia 103 Vatican City, 2002 pp. 168, VI tables ISBN 88-7761-081-6 ... Read more -
I Papi e la scienza nell'epoca moderna
Jaca Book Scripta Varia 101 Milano, 2009 pp. LXXXIV-564 ISBN 978-88-16-30454-3 ... Read more -
Papal Addresses
to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1917-2000 and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences 1994-2001 Scripta Varia 100 Vatican City, 2003 pp. LIV-526 ISBN 88-7761-076-X ... Read more -
Science and the Future of Mankind
Working Group 12-14 November 1999 Jubilee Plenary Session 10-13 November 2000 Scripta Varia 99 Vatican City, 2001 pp. 527, XV tables ISBN 88-7761-075-1 ... Read more -
Science for Survival and Sustainable Development
Study Week 12-16 March 1999 V.I. Keilis-Borok, M. Sánchez Sorondo (eds) Scripta Varia 98 Vatican City, 2000 pp. 427 ISBN 88-7761-071-9 ... Read more -
Food Needs of the Developing World in the Early Twenty-First Century
Study Week 27-30 January 1999 T.T. Chang, B.M. Colombo, M. Sánchez Sorondo (eds) Scripta Varia 97 Vatican City, 2000 pp. 479 ISBN 88-7761-072-7 ... Read more -
Geosphere-Biosphere Interactions and Climate
Working Group 9-13 November 1998 L.O. Bengtsson, C.U. Hammer (eds) Scripta Varia 96 Vatican City, 2001 pp. XVI-302 ISBN 0-521-78238-4 ... Read more -
Changing Concepts of Nature at the Turn of the Millennium
Plenary Session 26-29 October 1998 Scripta Varia 95 Vatican City, 2000 pp. 340 ISBN 88-7761-070-0 ... Read more -
Breast-Feeding: Science and Society
Working Group 11-13 May 1995 Scripta Varia 94 pp. IV-453 ... Read more -
Human Genome
Plenary Session 25-28 October 1994 Scripta Varia 92 Vatican City, 1998 pp. 351 ISBN 88-7761-066-2 ... Read more -
The Legal and Ethical Aspects Related to the Project of the Human Genome
Working Group 19-20 November 1993 B. Pullman, C.R. Casabona (eds) Scripta Varia 91 Vatican City, 1995 pp. XIV-193 ISBN 84-88562-41-1 ... Read more -
Chemical Hazard in Developing Countries
Working Group 21-23 October 1993 R. Dardozzi, C. Ramel (eds) Scripta Varia 90 Vatican City, 1996 pp. XX-158 ... Read more -
The Emergence of Complexity in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Plenary Session 27-31 October 1992 B. Pullman (ed) Scripta Varia 89 Vatican City, 1994 pp. XX-474 ISBN 0-691-01238-5 ... Read more -
Resources and Population
Study Week 17-22 November 1991 B. Colombo, P. Demeny, M.F. Perutz (eds) Scripta Varia 87 Vatican City, 1996 pp. XXIV-338 ISBN 88-7761-057-3 ... Read more -
Science in the Context of Human Culture II
Symposium 30 September-4 October 1991 G.B. Marini-Bettòlo, P. Poupard (eds) Scripta Varia 86 Vatican City, 1997 pp. 351 ISBN 88-7761-037-9 ... Read more -
Science in the Context of Human Culture - Part I
Plenary Session 29-31 October 1990 Nicola Dallaporta (ed) Scripta Varia 85 Vatican City, 1994 pp. 502 ISBN 88-7761-050-6 ... Read more -
Man and His Environment Tropical Forests and the Conservation of Species
Study Week 14-18 May 1990 G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (ed) Scripta Varia 84 Vatican City, 1994 pp. XXXII-440 ISBN 88-7761-049-2 ... Read more -
The Determination of Brain Death and its Relationship to Human Death
Working Group 10-14 December 1989 R.J. White, H. Angstwurm, C. De Paula (eds) Scripta Varia 83 Vatican City, 1992 pp. XXVII-210 ISBN 88-7761-048-4 ... Read more -
Issues on International Development and Solidarity
Study Week 23-27 October 1989 A. Quadro Curzio (ed) Scripta Varia 82 Vatican City, 1992 pp. LVI-200 ISBN 88-7761-043-3 ... Read more -
Future Trends in Spectroscopy
Symposium 27-28 June 1989 (coedition Pergamon Press) Scripta Varia 81 pp. XIX-332 Vatican City, 1990 ISBN 88-7761-054-9 ... Read more -
The Responsibility of Science
Plenary Session 27-31 October 1988 Scripta Varia 80 Vatican City, 1990 pp. XIX-300 ISBN 88-7761-040-9 ... Read more -
Brain Research and the Mind-Body Problem
Round Table 25 October 1988 G. Del Re (ed) Scripta Varia 79 Vatican City, 1992 pp. XV-186 ISBN 88-7761-042-5 ... Read more -
The Principles of Design and Operation of the Brain
Study Week 19-24 October 1988 J.C. Eccles, O. Creutzfeldt (eds) Scripta Varia 78 Vatican City, 1990 pp. XXIII-589 ISBN 88-7761-038-7 ISBN 3-540-53416-4 ISBN 0-387-53416-4 ... Read more -
Agriculture and the Quality of Life. New Global Trends
Study Week 17-22 October 1988 G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (ed) Scripta Varia 77 Vatican City, 1993 pp. XXV-345 ISBN 88-7761-037-9 ... Read more -
Large-Scale Motions in the Universe
Study Week 9-14 November 1987 V. Rubin, G.V. Coyne (eds) Scripta Varia 76 pp. XX-604 ISBN 88-7761-034-4 ... Read more -
A Modern Approach to the Protection of the Environment
Study Week 2-7 November 1987 G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (ed) Scripta Varia 75 Vatican City, 1989 pp. XXIV-606 ... Read more -
Cinquantenaire de la fondation de l'Académie Pontificale des Sciences
Compte Rendu et Actes de la Session Plénière et des Célébrations 27-30 Octobre 1986 Scripta Varia 73 Vatican City, 1988 pp. XX-436 ISBN 88-7761-030-1 ... Read more -
Immunology, Epidemiology and Social Aspects of Leprosy
Working Group 28 May-1 June 1984 C. Chagas (ed) Scripta Varia 72 Vatican City, 1988 pp. XXIII-212 ISBN 88-7761-022-0 ... Read more -
L'attività della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze 1936-1986
G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (ed) Scripta Varia 71 Vatican City, 1987 pp. XIX-265 ISBN 88-7761-021-2 ... Read more -
Molecular Mechanisms of Carcinogenic and Antitumor Activity
Working Group 21-25 October 1986 C. Chagas, B. Pullman (eds) Scripta Varia 70 Vatican City, 1987 pp. XXIII-489 ISBN 88-7761-023-9 ... Read more -
Persistent Meteo-Oceanographic Anomalies and Teleconnections
Study Week 23-27 September 1986 C. Chagas, G. Puppi (eds) Scripta Varia 69 Vatican City, 1988 pp. XXI-665 ISBN 88-7761-025-5 ... Read more -
Remote Sensing and its Impact on Developing Countries
Study Week 16-21 June 1986 C. Chagas, V. Canuto (eds) Scripta Varia 68 Vatican City, 1987 pp. XXIX-676 ISBN 88-7761-007-7 ... Read more -
The Activity of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1936-1986
G.B. Marini-Bettòlo Scripta Varia 67 Vatican City, 1987 pp. XX-245 ISBN 88-7761-019-0 ... Read more -
Discourses of the Popes to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1936-1986
P. Haffner (ed) Scripta Varia 66 Vatican City, 1986 pp. X-202 ISBN 88-7761-006-9 ... Read more -
Discours adressés par les Souverains Pontifes à l'Académie Pontificale des Sciences 1936-1986
Scripta Varia 65 Vatican City, 1986 pp. X-212 ISBN 88-7761-005-0 ... Read more -
Discorsi indirizzati dai Sommi Pontefici alla Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze 1936-1986
Scripta Varia 64 Vatican City, 1986 pp. X-200 ISBN 88-7761-004-2 ... Read more -
Federico Cesi nel quarto centenario della nascita
E. di Rovasenda e G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (eds) Scripta Varia 63 Vatican City, 1986 pp. 47 ISBN 88-7761-003-4 ... Read more -
Galileo Galilei e gli orientamenti esegetici del suo tempo
R. Fabris (ed) Scripta Varia 62 Vatican City, 1986 pp. 45 ... Read more -
The Interaction of Parasitic Diseases and Nutrition
Study Week 22-26 October 1985 C. Chagas, G.T. Keusch (eds) Scripta Varia 61 Vatican City, 1986 pp. XIX-352 ISBN 88-7761-002-6 ... Read more -
The Artificial Prolongation of Life and the Determination of the Exact Moment of Death
Working Group 19-21 October 1985 C. Chagas (ed) Scripta Varia 60 Vatican City, 1986 pp. XXVII-114 ISBN 88-7761-001-8 ... Read more -
Developmental Neurobiology of Mammals
Working Group 3-7 June 1985 C. Chagas, R. Linden (eds) Scripta Varia 59 Vatican City, 1987 pp. XV-484 ISBN 88-7761-000-X ... Read more -
The Impact of Space Exploration on Mankind
Study Week 1-5 October 1984 C. Chagas, V. Canuto (eds) Scripta Varia 58 Vatican City, 1986 pp. XXVII-364 ... Read more -
Energy for Survival and Development
Study Week 11-14 June 1984 C. Chagas, U. Colombo Scripta Varia 57 Vatican City, 1986 pp. XXI-615 ... Read more -
Chemical Events in the Atmosphere
Study Week 7-11 November 1983 G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (ed) Scripta Varia 56 Vatican City, 1985 pp. XIX-702 ... Read more -
Specificity in Biological Interactions
Working Group 9-11 November 1983 C. Chagas, B. Pullman (eds) Scripta Varia 55 Vatican City, 1984 pp. XXXV-318 ... Read more -
Pattern Recognition Mechanisms
Study Week, 25-29 April 1983 C. Chagas, R. Gattass, C. Gross (eds) Scripta Varia 54 Vatican City, 1985 pp. XV-359 ... Read more -
I documenti del processo di Galileo Galilei
S.M. Pagano, A.G. Luciani (eds) Scripta Varia 53 Vatican City, 1984 pp. XXVII-280 ISBN 88-85042-11-2 ... Read more -
Science and the Modern World
Plenary Session, 11-13 November 1979, Part III Scripta Varia 52 Vatican City, 1984 pp. 213 ... Read more -
Modern Biological Experimentation
Study Week, 18-23 October 1982 C. Chagas (ed) Scripta Varia 51 Vatican City, 1984 pp. XXIX-260 ... Read more -
Recent Advances in the Evolution of Primates
Working Group, 24-27 May 1982 C. Chagas (ed) Scripta Varia 50 Vatican City, 1983 pp. xvii-204 ... Read more -
Science and the Modern World
Plenary Session, 11-13 October 1978, Part II Scripta Varia 49 Vatican City, 1983 pp. 148 ... Read more -
Astrophysical Cosmology
Study Week, 28 September - 2 October 1981 H. A. Brück, G.V. Coyne, M. S. Longair (eds) Scripta Varia 48 Vatican City, 1982 pp. xxxvii-600 ... Read more -
Perspectives of Immunization in Parasitic Diseases
Working Group, 29 September - 2 October 1981 Carlos Chagas (ed) Scripta Varia 47b Vatican City, 1981 pp. xix-178 ... Read more -
Mental Deficiency
Working Group, 3-6 November 1980 Carlos Chagas (ed) Scripta Varia 47a Vatican City, 1981 pp. xvii-102 ... Read more -
Mankind and Energy: Needs, Resources, Hopes
Study Week, 10-15 November 1980 A. Blanc-Lapierre (ed) Scripta Varia 46 Vatican City, 1981 pp. xxxv-719 ... Read more -
Nervecells, Transmitters and Behaviour
Study Week, 9-14 October 1978 R. Levi-Montalcini (ed) Scripta Varia 45 Vatican City, 1980 pp. xix-679 ... Read more -
Science and Technology for Developing Countries
Report prepared by a special Committee of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences composed of C. Chagas, G.B. Marini-Bettòlo, G.P. Puppi, Father E. di Rovasenda, together with Prof. P. Bisogno (CNR) and... Read more -
The Role of Non-Specific Immunity in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
Study Week, 17-21 October 1977 Michael Sela (ed) Scripta Varia 43 Vatican City, 1979 pp. xxxv-589 ... Read more -
Science and the Modern World
Plenary Session, March 1976, Part I Scripta Varia 42 Vatican City, 1978 pp. viii-78 ... Read more -
Natural Products and the Protection of Plants
Study Week, 18-23 October 1976 G.B. Marini-Bettòlo (ed) Scripta Varia 41 Vatican City, 1977 pp. xliv-846 ... Read more -
Biological and Artificial Membranes and Desalination of Water
Study Week, 14-19 April 1975 R. Passino (ed) Scripta Varia 40 Vatican City, 1976 pp. xxxix-901 ... Read more -
Pontificiae Academiae Scientiarum Edita Omnia
MCMXXXVI-MCMLXXIII Pietro Salviucci (ed) Scripta Varia 39 Vatican City, 1973 pp. 360 ... Read more -
Use of Fertilizers and its Effect in Increasing Yield - Part II
Study Week, 10-16 April 1972 Scripta Varia 38 Vatican City, 1978 pp. xci-1423 ... Read more
Scientific bases and problems of natural fertility regulation
Working Group 16-19 November 1994
Scripta Varia 93 (unpublished)
The epoch of galaxy formation
Working Group 2-4 September 1992
Scripta Varia 88 (unpublished)
Aspects of the uses of genetic engineering
Working Group 19-23 October 1987
Scripta Varia 74 (unpublished)
Scripta Varia
Plenary Sessions 1976-2002, Study Weeks and Working Groups 1949-present
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