The Microplastics We Drink, the Air Pollutants We Breathe: How Dangerous Are They?
The Answer in EU’s Exposome Programme: Refining Risk Assessment with a novel approach to studying the role of the environment in human disease How dangerous are the pollutants that surround us in our daily lives? We are used to breathing polluted
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra: What is it and Can it Fly?
Once again, Facebook is shaking the world. After multiple privacy violations, with a potential $5bn fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which opened an investigation in response to the Cambridge Analytica revelations, now Facebook has come up with
Climate Change: A Wake-Up Call for Action
Two books that changed the world: David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth, like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, makes it impossible to ignore the issue You are concerned with climate change but the avalanche of news numbs you. Don’t feel guilty, you are
Europe’s Darkest Hour: The Danger Comes from the UK and Italy
Updated 10 June. Two political developments threaten Europe: A no-deal Brexit that would certainly hurt the British economy but would also be painful on the continent, and an out-of-control deficit in Italy. Taken separately, Europe could handle the issues. But
European Elections 2019: A Watershed for Europe
The 2019 European Parliament elections mark a real watershed for Europe. We are in new territory. European politics will never be the same again. Where there was at best indifference to the dream of a United States of Europe, there
European Parliament Elections: Why Italy is a Major Battleground
Update 25 May 2019: While results of the vote in the UK won't be made public until Sunday, early exit polls in the Netherlands delivered a surprise: Baudet's Eurosceptic populist party did not come ahead as predicted by the polls
Should Robots Be Built to Feel Pain?
What is the role of pain in our lives? Pain, we can all agree, is unpleasant, both physically and emotionally. Pain acts as an alarm when faced with danger. Pain can be excruciating, tragic, the forerunner of death. In short,
Capitalism is Broken, Here’s How to Fix It
Book Review “ People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent ” by Joseph. E. Stiglitz (published by W.W. Norton & Co, April 23, 2019) Joseph Stiglitz’s latest book, People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age
Universal Basic Income: Why It’s Not The Solution
It’s become conventional wisdom that technological progress destroys jobs but also creates new ones balancing out the loss after a painful period of adjustment. Painful for those out of a job who are too old or unable to learn new
Funding: Too Much for Notre Dame, Not Enough for Climate Change?
Soon after Notre Dame in Paris went up in flames, teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, in a speech to the European Parliament, said she did not want to diminish the Notre-Dame fire, but wished there was an equal outpouring of
Zelensky: The Promises of Ukraine’s New President
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Impakter Italia. Authored by Eduardo Lubrano, it was first published in Italian on our sister publication on 22 April. Now that he has won the elections with a popular mandate of over
Chaos in Libya: Why Europe is Paralyzed
When Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was ousted by a blitzkrieg in 2011, three European countries played a key role, the UK, France and Italy. With America “leading from behind”, a polite way to say that America provided only military support