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Professor Andy Way: 'Smaller languages could soon become extinct online, if the EU doesn't address the matter'
The EU’s rich linguistic landscape consists of 24 official languages and over 60 regional and minority languages. But when it comes to technology support and digital services, a big imbalance persists between the five most spoken EU languages and the remaining ones. To battle this, a large consortium... -
How much has digital news consumption affected the public perception of climate change?
Digital news consumption has been overtaking traditional news consumption in the past decade. Academics are researching the effect this has on the public perception of climate change.
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ESMH Media Review – October 19, 2022
AI, digital skills and research integrity: check out the ESMH selection of 44 science and tech news published in the last weeks on the web.
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Bringing biodiversity back from the brink: the EU Nature Restoration Law proposal
In June this year the European Commission released a proposal for a milestone: an EU Nature Restoration Law. It comes at a crucial moment in the crisis the natural world is facing. Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans described it as "threatening the very foundation of our life on Earth". Marking... -
Professor Tommaso Calarco: 'Quantum technologies 2.0 can bring huge benefits for society'
This week, quantum technology is one of the news headlines. The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for work "that has laid the foundation for a new era of quantum technology". But what is this new era about? We asked Prof. Tommaso Calarco, Director... -
Prof. Maryna Viazovska: 'Science is a dream of the future and a refuge for the soul'
In July 2022, mathematician Prof. Maryna Viazovska received a Fields Medal, a prestigious honour often described as the 'Nobel Prize of Mathematics'. The 37-year-old professor, who works at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is the second woman to receive this prestigious award in... -
ESMH Media Review – September 21, 2022
Energy policy, climate change and media freedom: check out the ESMH selection of 35 science and tech news published in the last weeks on the web.
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Between truth and trust – young and established scientists discuss public trust in research
The pandemic has changed a lot in our society, including the perception of science by the general public, politicians and governments. The general media has increasingly covered science news during the rise of the health crisis. Shortly after the start of the coronavirus outbreak, public confidence...
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