title: [Scientists in cartoons: humanizing science].
abstract: Published daily from 1994 to 2002 in Correio Popular, a Campinas-based newspaper, Os cientistas (The scientists) comic strips produced by Brazilian researchers and journalists presented science critically and irreverently, exposing the insecurities and frustrations of scientists, as well as the conflicts between them and their communication difficulties with other groups, like journalists. This article shows the diversity of personalities, subjects, graphic styles, and potential meanings in a sample of comic strips published in the first four years.
authors.affiliation: Jornalista científico. Avenida Doutor Cândido Mota Filho, 183/24. 05351-000 - São Paulo - SP - Brasil. chfioravanti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Fioravanti
authors.affiliation: Jornalista científico. Rua Sargento Osvaldo, 26/124. 03069-020 - São Paulo - SP - Brasil. rodrigo.oliandrade@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodrigo de Oliveira
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Professor, Programa de Pós-graduação em História das Ciências e das Técnicas e Epistemologia/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Avenida Atlântica, 822/402. 22010-000 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil. imarques@nce.ufrj.br.
authors.forename: Ivan da Costa
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002359:Cartoons as Topic / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic / Q000266:history