Interviews
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A scientist's opinion: interview with Dr Laura Vandenbosch on AI and young people
Laura Vandenbosch is an associate professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) and director of the Media Psychology Lab. The core subject of her research is the relationship between media and well-being, leading to international publications in several fields including developmental psychology, sexology, body image,... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Stefan Ebenberger on AI and young people
Stefan Ebenberger is board member of the pan European Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), and Secretary General of the Austrian ISPA. As part of the European Safer Internet Initiative, in which ISPA is involved, they conduct an annual survey. The last one was on AI chatbots, and 500 people... -
‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’
What are the possibilities and limitations of engineered living materials? Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Dr Andrés Díaz Lantada (Technical University of Madrid, Spain). He has served as principal investigator in several European projects, including TOMAX, UBORA, INKplant,... -
‘Engineered living materials are adaptive, resilient and self-healing’
What are the most promising applications of living materials? Interview with scientific director at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and professor at Saarland University in Germany, Prof. Dr Wilfried Weber. He is also involved in the European projects STEADY (funded by the European Research Council)... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Prof. Roel Vermeulen on extreme weather and the impact on our health
“We should treat extreme weather events as an important health issue in Europe,” says Prof. Roel Vermeulen, professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposome Science at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Across Europe, we’re seeing more extreme weather... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Dr Paulo Morgado on extreme weather and the impact on our health
Dr Paulo Morgado is associate professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). He studies smart cities and how city design affects the human brain and health. We often talk about the physical health effects of extreme weather. How does it also affect... -
Bringing tailored AI tools into the newsroom - interview with Jyri Kivimäki
Jyri Kivimäki leads the AI development and transformation at Yle, the Finnish national public broadcasting company. He will hold a workshop on “AI in journalism and newsrooms” at the 2026 ESMH Summer School on science communication in the age of artificial intelligence. We asked him a few questions about... -
Covering AI: behind the curtain of hype and doom - interview with Svea Eckert
Svea Eckert is a freelance tech journalist and expert for NDR/ARD television, Germany’s national public broadcaster. She will hold a workshop on “responsible reporting on AI” at the 2026 ESMH Summer School on science communication in the age of artificial intelligence. We asked her a few questions about...