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Travel Less. Make It Worthwhile.
Academic travel has a substantial carbon footprint. The ongoing pandemic has propelled the development and adoption of technologies for online delivery of seminars and remote attendance at scientific conferences. This should not lead to the complete elimination of in-person events, but the scientifi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Inc.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7440158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32822570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.026 |
Sumario: | Academic travel has a substantial carbon footprint. The ongoing pandemic has propelled the development and adoption of technologies for online delivery of seminars and remote attendance at scientific conferences. This should not lead to the complete elimination of in-person events, but the scientific community must seize the opportunity to permanently change its modus operandi and reduce the impact of its activities on the environment. |
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