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“It would be interesting and prestigious for INESC Porto to be referenced as a place where there is a significant amount of good published articles in order to obtain a degree”, Orlando Frazão

Free Nonsense

This collaborator tells us the story of Matt, a young man who conquered the world… dancing! The four-minute video where the North-American young man can be seen dancing in 42 countries is already a phenomenon on YouTube, registering almost 10 million visits.

Gallery of the Uncommon

Among the dozens of questions and requests that we receive every month in our portal, it is not uncommon for us to find that some of them are a bit unusual or incredible. However, in 2008, no other message topped this one.

Jobs 4 the Boys & Girls

In this section, the reader may find reference to public announcements made by INESC Porto offering grants, contracts and other opportunities of the same kind.

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Gallery of the Uncommon

Gallery of the Uncommon

Among the dozens of questions and requests that we receive every month in our portal, it is not uncommon for us to find that some of them are a bit unusual or incredible. However, in 2008, no other message topped this one.

This is a message from a certain Sebastien from Brazil:

Dear editor,

Good afternoon.

I cannot wait to send you some articles for your appreciation. These articles address several issues, from world events, to self-esteem or even religion. Last year, there wasn’t much discussion regarding this latter subject. However, while religion cannot reconnect man to God, the discussion is becoming more and more intense in all sectors of society, including in the great media. I cannot help but giving my humble contribution with the following articles: Religion in the centre of the world’s discussions; How can we identify false prophets?; The end of religion is near. I’ll be waiting for your email. Best regards.

We always reply to everyone. So, we respectfully said:

Dear Mr. Sebastien,

INESC Porto is an internationally acknowledged institution of excellence and, as such, we always strive to provide an answer to the doubts and questions that trouble mankind. From the material you’ve sent us, we believe that the theme that interests us the most is the second one, “How can we identify false prophets?”. In fact, we have at our disposal advanced optical sensor technology that could be applied in order to analyse the halo which can naturally be used by those who are willing to prove themselves as prophets. A subsequent spectral analysis will give us a safe indication on the most primary deceit. If we combine a Doppler analysis with a moving subject, we can obtain the confirmation that there is a shift to violet (supposedly, the colour of religious ornaments, therefore hinting that there has been an ascension to heaven) or to red, which originates no doubt in its relation to hell.

If we can be of any service, please do not hesitate to provide new detail.
Best regards.

Our “seuf-esteem” (ah!ah!ah!) is so high: so much so we are hallucinating…