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Interview with Prof Dietram A. Scheufele on the challenges of science communication today

More evidence does not move a skeptical public; often, it makes them sit tighter. Prof Dietram A. Scheufele, an expert in science communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, explains why science communication often fails on polarized topics and how AI may worsen the problem. Science communication...

on July 22, 2026 - Articles, Communication

Tocilizumab : a treatment alternative in COVID-19 pneumonia

Articles, Health, Research

Patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia often need to be mechanically intubated and have an increased mortality risk. Tocilizumab, a drug used against the cytokine storm underlying this clinical condition, has shown positive effects in clinical trials.

on December 02, 2020
The key role of antivirals in COVID-19 treatment (remdesivir)

Articles, Health

A few weeks after the SARS-CoV-2 was identified by Chinese researchers as the cause of ‘COVID-19’, an antiviral called remdesivir, originally used during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, came into play as the first available option to treat patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Even if the approval...

on November 25, 2020
ESMH Press Review – November 18, 2020

Media review

Renewable energy, Robots, and Covid-19 vaccines : Check out the ESMH selection of 20 science and tech news published in the last weeks on the web.

on November 18, 2020
The potential of digital well-being in times of physical social distancing

Articles, Health, Social Sciences

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?

on November 11, 2020
ESMH Press Review – November 4, 2020

Media review

Covid-19, cyber attacks & Brazil's amazon fires: check out the ESMH selection of 19 science & tech news published in the last weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media!

on November 04, 2020
Peter Piot interview: The pandemic has catapulted science to the forefront of policy-making

Articles, Health, Policy

Interview with Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission on the response to the coronavirus and COVID-19: how science has been feeding into policy-making? What does your role as EU special advisor on...

on October 28, 2020
Cary Funk: "It is important to engage with people who have a low level of trust in scientists"

Articles, Communication

Cary Funk from Pew Research Center talks about the impact of people’s ideology and education on their trust in scientists, medical treatments and vaccines, and how science communication can overcome this.

on October 21, 2020
The way of on-life: Introducing the Digital Humanities Series

Articles, Communication

Voluntarily or not, social distancing in 2020 means relying on digital communication more than ever before. Which challenges and choices arise from the all-digital living lab? A new dedicated ESMH Digital Humanities series explores the developing on-life in the EU.

on October 14, 2020