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You Need to Understand the Relationship Between Agriculture and Climate Change
Farming contributes 10% to European greenhouse gas emissions, especially when current techniques are anything but eco-conscious.
The agricultural industry must conduct a massive overhaul of its current practices to avoid pushing the planet closer to permanent harm. Read more [...]
Story of a 15-year old scientist: How it all began
Zuzana Hudáčová, a 15-year old student from Slovakia, has always liked to go to labs and make experiments when she had free time. Read more [...]
THE SCIENCE AND POLITICS BEHIND THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON MASS-FIRES
In order to understand the science behind the recent mass-burning of the Brazilian Amazon, we must put this man-made catastrophe in the context of Brazilian politics. Read more [...]
Tecnoculture Podcast – Episode #22: Robin Boast
Robin Boast is Professor of Information Science and Culture at the Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In this episode, he speaks about how digital media have impacted our life and work environment. Read more [...]
THE POETRY OF SCIENCE – EPISODE 6: Daylight Transmission
Recent research has shown that across Africa a higher percentage of mosquito bites than previously thought take place at times when people are not protected by nets and insecticide. Read more [...]
Let’s improve research culture together: MetisTalk wants to hear from you
Huge issues are facing our societies; climate change, antimicrobial resistance, feeding a growing population, resource shortages and pollution to name a few. Humanity is going to need the best people doing the best research in order for us to find ways to meet these challenges. Read more [...]
Do Schools Need a Robotics Program?
There are multiple reasons why schools, students and society all benefit when schools invest in robotics programs. Plus, getting such a program off the ground isn’t as difficult as it might sound. Read more [...]
The Poetry of Science – Episode 5: Growing Dark in the Cold
Recent research has shown that mushrooms in colder climates tend to be darker than those in warmer environments. Read more [...]
Technoculture Podcast – Episode #1: Michael Matlosz
The first guest interviewed by Federica Bressan for the Technoculture podcast was Michael Matlosz, President of EuroScience Read more [...]
Games for Good – Carbon City Zero
In this Q&A we talk to Dr Sam Illingworth and Dr Paul Wake from Manchester Metropolitan University, about the card game that they have made to develop dialogue around climate change and heat decarbonisation. Read more [...]
Technoculture Podcast
Technoculture is a podcast launched in 2018 by Federica Bressan which consists of a series of one-on-one conversations with experts in the fields of technology, research, art, and science. Read more [...]
The social value of trained audio describers
Introduced in the 70s, audio description has improved access to several cultural services, and it has increased freedom, independence and life quality to a vast portion of the audience suffering from sight loss. Read more [...]
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