The potential of digital well-being in times of physical social distancing
Digital well-being tools hold the promise of empowering users to regain control of time spent online. How successful are these tools during the Covid-19 global pandemic?
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Disruptive innovation requires humanities’ input
Disruptive innovation has to be accompanied by social and cultural progress. In the provocative opinion piece, Kirsten Drotner from the University of Southern Denmark and Mariachiara Esposito from Science Europe call for policy makers in Europe to abandon the prevailing approach to innovation that has informed European policies and funding programmes, in particular Horizon 2020. Instead, they call for a recognition of the role of arts and humanities research in fostering future innovation.
Digitally-enhanced research has yet to become more collaborative
Sharing practices build the essence of science. In the process they generate two important “Rs” for scientists: recognition and reputation. This trend has been exacerbated by an increase scientific activity. This means they have the potential for enhancing the sharing practices associated with the scientific endeavour. Ultimately, this trend will also have an impact on the way research is translated into innovation, albeit at the cost of enhanced collaboration and at the detriment of competition.
Technoculture Podcast – Episode #12: Aleš Vaupotič
In this episode, Aleš Vaupotič shares his perspectives on the world of digital humanities and its impact in the society.
Technoculture Podcast – Episode #4: Harry Verwayen
Harry Verwayen has been Executive Director of the Europeana Foundation since May 2018. Europeana Collections is the largest digital repository of cultural data in the world. It provides access to over 60 million digitised items – books, paintings, photographs, 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.
Thank you readers; best wishes for 2019, and be with us again
2018 has been a productive year for EuroScience and EuroScientist. You, readers of EuroScientist, are important for us: you shape debates and provide contributions. Thank you for that. EuroScience, a pan-European association established in Strasbourg, Read more […]
A gender scholar’s visit to ESOF 2018: she came, she saw, she ranted
In this theory-informed auto-ethnographic account, I relate my experience of participating in the EuroScience Open Forum Conference 2018 (ESOF). Gender equality was certainly on the agenda at ESOF, however, I argue that the manner in which gender equality was addressed at the conference is not only problematic but potentially counter-productive to the intended purpose of promoting women in research careers. If we keep 1) essentialising a presumed lack of confidence to women, 2) omitting men’s role in the reproduction of gender hierarchies in research from equality discussions, and 3) excluding gender scholars’ expertise from gender equality debates, I fear that women’s equal participation in academic research and leadership will remain a distant prospect in the future still.
Machine learning and big data are unlocking Europe’s archives
Europe’s history is stored in billions of archival pages across the continent. While many archives try to make their documents public, finding information in them remains a low-tech affair. Simple page scans do not offer the metadata such as dates, names, locations that often interest researchers. Copying this information for later use is also time-consuming.
2021: Beyond coronavirus – what’s in store for science in the year ahead?
This article presents the science dominant themes beyond coronavirus for 2021, from the perspective of scientist from different disciplines.
Accessibility at the heart of a study on experience of forced displacement and migration
Refugee groups in the areas where they have resettled in Europe are in constant danger of marginalization or exclusion due to different languages and communication strategies. One way of overcoming these barriers are new IT tools, that increase the media accessibility of refugees to foster social cohesion and mutual understanding.
Women scientists: “The world need science and science needs women”
The second Eurasian Women’s Forum (EWF), which took place from September 19 to September 21, 2018, ended in St. Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the forum. The head of state noted that it is necessary to Read more […]
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