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Revista MENSA BRASIL Solstício De Inverno/2018 • Ano 18 • Número 2 • ISSN 2594-8989 revista MENSA BRASIL solstício de inverno/2018 • ano 18 • número 2 • ISSN 2594-8989 •ENERGIA SOLAR FOTOVOLTAICA: TRANSFORMANDO O BRASIL •A IMPORTÂNCIA DA PESQUISA ESPACIAL •JOGOS PARA UM MUNDO MELHOR No aniversário de 16 anos da Mensa Brasil NASCE O PRÊMIO PIERLUIGI PIAZZI Concedido a indivíduos cuja inteligência contribui ativamente para um mundo melhor! REVISTA MENSA BRASIL • INVERNO 2018 REVISTA MENSA BRASIL • INVERNO 2018 • ANO 18 • NÚMERO 2 Conselho Editorial: Alexey Dodsworth MB672, Cadu Fonseca MB1334, Simone Vollbrecht MB1044. Diagramação/Arte/Capa: Wandeclayt Melo MB915 A Revista Mensa Brasil (ISSN 2594-8989) é editada e distribuída pela Associação Mensa Brasil – Sociedade de Alto QI, inscrita no CNPJ 05.544.091/0001-40. A Associação Mensa Brasil é reconhecida como Mensa Full pela Mensa Internacional desde 2006, sendo a única entidade no Brasil autorizada a representar a Mensa Internacional desde 2001 e utilizar a denominação Mensa, bem como aplicar testes e aprovar membros de acordo com o estabelecido na Constituição Internacional e em seu Estatuto. O nome Mensa e sua logo são marcas objeto de registro em diversos países e pertencem à Mensa International Limited (MIL), entidade de direito privado na Inglaterra com representações em todo o mundo. A Mensa não se pronuncia nem opina sobre política ou religião. Os textos publicados na Revista Mensa Brasil são de inteira responsabilidade de seus autores e opiniões neles emitidas não expressam, necessariamente, a opinião ou o posicionamento da Associação Mensa Brasil ou da Mensa International Limited. Nenhuma forma de vida baseada em carbono, natural ou replicante, foi maltratada ou ferida no processo de produção desta revista. 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CEP 05.401-000 www.mensa.org.br • [email protected] 2 REVISTA MENSA BRASIL • INVERNO 2018 NESTA EDIÇÃO EDITORIAL 04 Antonio Intini ENERGIA SOLAR FOTOVOLTAICA 06 Rodrigo Sauaia MENSA BRASIL ENTREVISTA | LUCAS FONSECA 12 DA BANCADA À ESTRATOSFERA 14 Lucas Boldrini PRÊMIO PIERLUIGI PIAZZI 24 Simone Vollbrecht INTRODUÇÃO AOS CONCEITOS DE PLANEJAMENTO POR CENÁRIOS 29 Ricardo Fischer DIALÉTICA MENSAN | PORTE DE ARMAS 42 Bruno Gontijo x Otavio Monteagudo JOGOS PARA UM MUNDO MELHOR 48 Pá Falcão INVENÇÕES DA FANTASIA PARA UM MUNDO MELHOR 62 Aline Malanovicz AS PROVOCAÇÕES DE FINNEGANS WAKE 70 Flavio Oliveira PRA QUE SERVE A MENSA? 76 Moysés Chaves BOLSA LUCAS STANQUEVISCH 80 Alexey Dodsworth MENSA WORLD JOURNAL 83 Suplemento Internacional 3 REVISTA MENSA BRASIL • INVERNO 2018 EDITORIAL Antonio Intini (MB1147) membro do Comitê Executivo da Associação Mensa Brasil Ao longo dos últimos anos, a Mensa Brasil Também temos trabalhado para aprimorar tem organizado o Annual Gathering, uma o programa e facilitar os procedimentos das grandes tradições de nossa associação. de transmissão para os apresentadores. O evento é realizado sempre em regiões Foi elaborado um manual de streaming diversas do país, onde associados têm a com um passo a passo e recomendações oportunidade de assistir a apresentações de boas práticas para os apresentadores. propostas por outros associados. O próximo Estes recebem o material com antecedência, Annual Gathering será sediado no Rio de o que lhes permite fazer testes bastante Janeiro, nos dias 6 e 7 de setembro de 2018, antecipados. Para garantir uma boa qualidade e as inscrições estão disponíveis no site de de transmissão, efetuamos também testes de nossa associação (www.mensa.org.br). velocidade de conexão, o que nos permite A despeito do grande sucesso que é o Annual identificar e corrigir possíveis problemas. Gathering, o alcance das apresentações é A receptividade ao programa Mensa limitado aos presentes, e, além disso, o evento Masterclass foi extremamente positiva. Há ocorre apenas uma vez por ano. Pensando associados que decidiram se regularizar nessas limitações, fizemos nascer o programa apenas para poder assistir aos eventos, o que Mensa Masterclass: mais uma alternativa para o intercâmbio intelectual entre mensans, demonstra a importância deste programa permitindo que temas sejam apresentados como forma de valorização da associação. durante todo o ano, e para qualquer associado A grande novidade para o programa Mensa no Brasil. Masterclass foi o anúncio da primeira O programa, surgido de uma sugestão do série de episódios, tratando do tema mensan André Teixeira, é uma oportunidade “Economia”. Serão cinco episódios, que serão para que nossos associados assistam a apresentados pelos mensans Wenersamy palestras de membros que se destacam Ramos de Alcântara e Marcos Silva, e por em suas áreas profissionais, acadêmicas e seus convidados. O primeiro episódio já está culturais. A plataforma escolhida foi o Youtube, agendado para o dia 3 de julho de 2018. Este dada a sua praticidade e difusão como mídia formato de série nasceu também de uma para transmissões pela internet. O vídeo outra discussão em fóruns, o que demonstra transmitido ao vivo (streaming) apenas para o caráter de espontaneidade deste programa. associados. Isto permite que os espectadores Associados, não deixem de participar! possam interagir com o apresentador, e façam Temas já apresentados: perguntas no chat da apresentação. O vídeo também fica disponível para os membros “Introdução ao Sistema de Edição Genômica ativos da associação através de um link, que CRISPR Cas 9”, por Camila Leal. é transmitido antes do início de cada sessão. “Arte de dar vida: Técnicas e conceitos do Até o momento, foram apresentadas cinco aulas desenho animado”, por Rafael Pah. dos mais variados temas: desde tecnologia genômica até temas de fotografia, passando “Noções de fotografia: vale até com câmera também por investigação genealógica, de celular”, por Douglas Drumond. animações e blockchain (a tecnologia por “Introdução à Pesquisa Genealógica”, por trás do Bitcoin), com profissionais com Alexey Dodsworth. grande experiência e conhecimento técnico. Temos mantido uma periodicidade mensal “Entendendo Blockchain, a tecnologia por de apresentações. Houve um grande número trás do Bitcoin”, por André Motta. de inscrições de temas, o que demonstra Próximos temas: o interesse pelo programa. Interesse este que se reflete também na participação, não Série “Economia” – 5 Episódios, com Marcos somente no número de participantes ao vivo, Silva e Wenersamy Ramos de Alcântara. mas também de visualizações posteriores. Episódio 1: “Economia 101”, por Marcos Silva. 4 REVISTA MENSA BRASIL • INVERNO 2018 Energia solar fotovoltaica: tecnologia estratégica e transformadora para o Brasil Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia (MB 1043) Cofundador e presidente executivo da Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica (AB- SOLAR), cofundador e co-chairman do Global Solar Council (GSC). Atua como um dos princi- pais representantes do setor solar fotovoltaico brasileiro junto a tomadores de decisão, represen- tantes governamentais, legisladores, reguladores, a mídia, ONGs, empresas e a sociedade civil. É um ativo palestrante nacional e internacional. Possui doutorado em Engenharia e Tecnologia de Materiais pela PUC-RS (Brasil) e Fraunhofer ISE (Alemanha), mestrado em Energias Reno- váveis com especialização em Energia Solar Fotovoltaica pela Loughborough University (UK), Northumbria University (UK) e ETH Zürich (Suíça), e bacharelado e licenciatura em Química pela USP-SP (Brasil). Foi reconhecido com prêmios e titulações, nacionais e internacionais, por suas relevantes contribuições em prol do desenvolvimento da energia solar fotovoltaica no Brasil. A energia solar fotovoltaica no mundo suficiente para abastecer o equivalente a 400 Ao longo das duas últimas décadas, a energia mil residências médias brasileiras) para mais solar fotovoltaica, tecnologia de geração de de 403 GW ao final de 2017 – um impressio- energia elétrica baseada na conversão da ra- nante salto de mais de 400 vezes em um curto diação solar em eletricidade, tem experimen- período de menos de 20 anos, conforme ilus- tado um notável crescimento exponencial ao trado pelo gráfico de evolução da capacidade redor do planeta. Com sua rápida expansão, instalada no mundo, do relatório preliminar o mercado solar fotovoltaico passou de uma da International Energy Agency Photovoltaic potência acumulada de aproximadamente Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS), dis- 1 Gigawatt (GW) no início do ano 2000 (o ponível abaixo. Fonte: Snapshot of Global PV Markets, IEA PVPS, 2018. 6 REVISTA MENSA BRASIL • INVERNO 2018 Com isso, o crescimento anual acumulado 4. Na quarta etapa de difusão da tecnologia, médio do setor foi de mais de 30% por duas que começou a ganhar força a partir de décadas consecutivas, tornando-o uma refe- 2014, com a disseminação da energia solar rência internacional de desenvolvimento se- fotovoltaica em novos mercados emergen- torial bem-sucedido. Poucos foram os setores tes no Oriente Médio e norte do continen- econômicos do mundo que atingiram tal faça- te africano. nha, demonstrando o elevado potencial trans- 5. Por fim, numa quinta etapa a energia solar formador que a tecnologia possui nesta área. fotovoltaica tornou-se tão competitiva que No mesmo período, a tecnologia se difundiu chegou aos mercados de países emergen- pelo mundo por meio de cinco ondas conse- tes com economias menos estruturadas na cutivas, divididas em diferentes regiões do pla- África, na Ásia e nas Américas neta: A energia solar fotovoltaica no Brasil 1. A Europa foi a primeira região a investir Em 2017, o Brasil entrou, pela primeira vez na na energia solar fotovoltaica de forma mais história, no ranking das 10 nações
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