Mario Scharfbillig works at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and co-authored the report Fractured Reality – how democracy can win the global struggle over the information space, published by the JRC. He notes: “My answers are based on the report and do not necessarily reflect...

Professor Stephan Lewandowsky is a cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol (UK). His research explores people's responses to mis- or disinformation and propaganda, why people reject well-established scientific facts, such as climate change or the effectiveness of vaccinations, and the potential...

Ever more often, bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites stop responding to the medicines designed to treat them, such as antibiotics. This antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing threat, with an estimated 8.22 million deaths globally in 2050. Armed conflicts are escalating the situation: conflicts...

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,...

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...

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,...

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)...

To manufacture innovative high-tech and sustainable products, advanced materials play a key role. In response to their growing importance, the European Commission requested scientific advice on how Europe can strengthen its position in this field. The resulting report concludes that while Europe has...