All posts by Aspasia Daskalopoulou

Aspasia Daskalopoulou is a Greek science journalist based in Athens, Greece and Geneva, Switzerland. She is the science editor of the Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini, chief researcher at the documentary production company Filmosophy and one of the heads of the nonprofit enterprise SciCo, whose aim is to communicate science to the public via innovative and entertaining ways.

Saul Perlmutter: critical thinking for all

2011 Physics Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter is on mission to equip future generations with critical thinking, an approach taken from the scientific toolbox, that can be useful within and outside science, he believes. In this podcast interview with EuroScientist, Perlmutter shares his views on how this can be done. Read more [...]

Costas Fotakis: Investing in blue sky research helps to create long-term wealth

EuroScientist talks to Costas Fotakis, who is the former research minister for the Syriza leftist government of Alexis Tsipras, in Greece. He has been involved in designing the science policy of the Syriza party, which is competing in forthcoming national elections on Sunday 20th September 2015. In this exclusive interview to EuroScientist, he shares his view on how to build research capabilities in Greece. Read more [...]