interview
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Dr. Alexis Lion: 'Physical inactivity is a significant issue in Europe and worldwide'
Interview with Dr. Alexis Lion, director of the Association Luxembourgeoise des Groupes Sportifs Pour Cardiaques and the Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Associations de Sport de Santé, and chair-elect of the European HEPA (Health-Enhancing Physical Activity) network. According to OECD data, almost... -
Risks and challenges of the agent of the lung disease Mycoplasma pneumoniae
The prevalence of this atypical lung infection agent is widely underestimated - people are often not even aware that they have it - and many antibiotics cannot effectively treat it; Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreaks occur every few years. This winter, countries like China, Denmark, France and the Netherlands... -
Future of farming: adapting agriculture and food to a warming climate
Agricultural economist Hermann Lotze-Campen leads climate resilience research at the world-famous Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and he’s also a professor of sustainable land use and climate change at Humboldt University in Berlin. In this interview, he explains more about the relationships... -
Rachel Mazac: 'The whole food system needs to change'
Rachel Mazac is a postdoctoral researcher at Stockholm University’s Stockholm Resilience Centre, working on food systems transformation for sustainability in a globalised context for Sweden and at the broader Nordic and EU levels. She focuses her research on the nexus of global food systems sustainability,... -
Mark Post: 'The future of lab-grown meat is promising'
Mark Post is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Mosa Meat, a European food technology company that grows beef directly from animal cells as well as co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Qorium which grows leather in a similar fashion. Mark Post is Professor of Sustainable Industrial Tissue... -
'We should protect the intangible aspects of our mental worlds'
"Once we start seeing ourselves only in terms of data, we’ve reduced ourselves to something that can be bought and sold." Interview with philosopher and cognitive scientist Ophelia Deroy. Professor Ophelia Deroy (Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich Interactive Intelligence lab and University... -
How to ensure democratic integrity and participation: interview with Prof. Michael Bruter
In 2024, the world will witness pivotal elections, including those for the European Parliament in June. With political populism, polarisation and turmoil stemming from crises like the Russian-Ukraine war, the stakes for democracies around the world are high. Hence, this year's Annual Lecture hosted... -
Eating insects: 'Good for your health, the planet and nutritionally equivalent to meat'
Entomologist Arnold van Huis (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) is an advocate of entomophagy - the human consumption of insects. In this interview Professor Van Huis explains why farming and consuming insects might be good for humans and our planet, and the outlook for a burgeoning insect industry....