The Growing Threat of internet addiction

The growing threat of internet addiction

Excessive and problematic internet use is increasingly recognised as a potential threat to public health.

ESMH Press Review January 9, 2019

ESMH Press Review – January 9, 2019

Here is the ESMH selection of science and tech news published in the last two weeks all around the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media.

Debate on killer robots: do we need a perspective change?

Debate on “killer robots”: the crucial role of human control

Advancement in military automation is raising concerns across the world, especially about the prospects of so-called "killer robots".

Antibiotics on farms: Europe starts to curb bad practices

Antibiotics on farms: Europe starts to curb bad practices

Resistant infections kill an estimated 33 000 people in the European Union annually.

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ESMH Press Review – December 12, 2018

Here is the ESMH selection of science and tech news published in the last two weeks all around the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media.

Another focus on the panel, Seminar for journalists. Fighting Disinformation in Digital Age.

Technology and elections : first event for journalists from all 28 EU member states Nov. 6-7, 2018

How technology could be used or misused in electoral campaign? This was the main topic debated during the two-day event in the European Parliament (EP), organised by the European Science-media Hub/ the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) together with the Communication Directorate of the EP.

Communicating Science via Social Media

The ESMH kick-off event : Communicating Science via Social Media June 27, 2018

More than 50 representatives of the scientifics, researchers and journalists engaged into a stimulated debate. This was on the challenges of communicating science via social media.