Gas from Argentina, realities and fictions in forking paths

Argentina busca poner en valor hidrocarburos no convencionales en NorPatagonia, los que pueden contribuir a paliar los déficits energéticos y fortalecer los sistemas existentes. Implica la reactivación de lugares productivos y aprovecha recursos estratégicos para las matrices energéticas argentina y mundial. Al mismo tiempo, en el país, se apalanca la explotación de fuentes renovables. El objetivo del artículo es reflexionar acerca de los procesos de transición energética y la dependencia a los sistemas tradicionales. Se busca comprender la (re)configuración del espacio a distintas escalas -local, regional y nacional- y cómo interactúan las nuevas organizaciones productivas, con las heredadas. La explotación de gas no convencional en la región NorPatagónica, ejemplifica cómo se refuerza la dependencia a los sistemas tradicionales, a la vez que se apuesta a la innovación, con proyectos que muchas veces no se concretan. La realidad de los senderos consolidados y sus bifurcaciones contrasta con numerosas ficciones que se crean en torno a los recursos energéticos.Argentina attempts to valorize unconventional hydrocarbons in North Patagonia which may contribute to tackling energy deficits and strengthening existing systems. Doing so entails the reactivation of productive spaces and the leveraging of strategic resources for both global and national energy mixes. At the same time, in the country, the exploitation of renewable energy resources is promoted. This paper seeks to reflect on the energy transition processes and the dependence on traditional systems. The aim is to understand the (re)configuration of space at different scales -local, regional and national-, and the interaction between new and inherited productive organizations. The exploitation of unconventional gas in the Argentinian North Patagonian region exemplifies how the dependence on traditional systems is strengthened while the bet is on innovation through projects which are often not completed. The facts about consolidated paths and their forks contrast with a wealth of fiction surrounding energy resources.Fil: Carrizo, Silvina Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Velut, Sebastien. Universite de Paris III. Institut des Hautes Etudes de L?Amérique Latine; FranciaFil: Villalba, María Sofía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentin

Electrodermal activity as an index of food neophobia outside the lab

IntroductionUnderstanding how food neophobia affects food experience may help to shift toward sustainable diets. Previous research suggests that individuals with higher food neophobia are more aroused and attentive when observing food-related stimuli. The present study examined whether electrodermal activity (EDA), as index of arousal, relates to food neophobia outside the lab when exposed to a single piece of food.MethodsThe EDA of 153 participants was analyzed as part of a larger experiment conducted at a festival. Participants completed the 10-item Food Neophobia Scale. Subsequently, they saw three lids covering three foods: a hotdog labeled as “meat”, a hotdog labeled as “100% plant-based”, and tofu labeled as “100% plant-based”. Participants lifted the lids consecutively and the area-under-the-curve (AUC) of the skin conductance response (SCR) was captured between 20 s before and 20 s after each food reveal.ResultsWe found a significant positive correlation between food neophobia and AUC of SCR during presentation of the first and second hotdog and a trend for tofu. These correlations remained significant even when only including the SCR data prior to the food reveal (i.e., an anticipatory response).DiscussionThe association between food neophobia and EDA indicates that food neophobic individuals are more aroused upon the presentation of food. We show for the first time that the anticipation of being presented with food already increased arousal for food neophobic individuals. These findings also indicate that EDA can be meaningfully determined using wearables outside the lab, in a relatively uncontrolled setting for single-trial analysis

Energy Transitions and Regional integration in South America

South American countries have very different energy mixes but, with the exception of Brazil, these are not very diversified. The dependence on fossil fuels remains strong even in this continent rich in agricultural and other energy resources. In this sense, diversification possibilities are wide. States are concerned about new energy sources promotion, but there is no shared vision of a common energy future. On the contrary, integration is rather seen as a means to ensure the existing functioning by limited exchanges, rather than as a genuine transition instrument.Fil: Carrizo, Silvina Cecilia. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Centro de Estudios Sociales de América Latina; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; ArgentinaFil: Velut, Sebastien. Universite de Paris Iii. Centre de Recherch Et de Documentation de L'amerique Latine; Franci