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ETH4D Research Challenges

ETH4D Research Challenges

The goal of the ETH4D Research Challenges is to enable collaborations on project-​based research between ETH researchers, non-​academic partners and partners from the Global South to develop effective solutions for poverty reduction combining technologies, policies and a profound understanding of human behaviour.

What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Reponses Have In Common? Women Leaders

What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Reponses Have In Common? Women Leaders

From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world how to manage a messy patch for our human family.

Putin's Long War Against American Science

Putin's Long War Against American Science

A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.

'Suppress and Lift': Hong Kong and Singapore Say They Have a Coronavirus Strategy That Works

'Suppress and Lift': Hong Kong and Singapore Say They Have a Coronavirus Strategy That Works

Both cities tighten control measures after cases spike, but they could soon be relaxed again.

Decades of Science Denial Related to Climate Change Has Led to Denial of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Decades of Science Denial Related to Climate Change Has Led to Denial of the Coronavirus Pandemic

After the fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars undermining climate science, it's easy to see how epidemiology came next.

The Asian Countries That Beat Covid-19 Have to Do It Again

The Asian Countries That Beat Covid-19 Have to Do It Again

Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan had flattened the curve. Then travelers from the US and Europe began reimporting the virus.

Einstein's Letters Illuminate a Mind Grappling with Quantum Mechanics

Einstein's Letters Illuminate a Mind Grappling with Quantum Mechanics

The latest volume of Einstein's papers covers the infancy of quantum mechanics and new challenges to the theory of relativity.

The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration

The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration

Richard Epstein, a professor at N.Y.U. School of Law, discusses two articles he wrote, on the Hoover Institution Web site, entitled "Coronavirus Perspective" and "Coronavirus Overreaction," and his views of the pandemic.

A Revolution in Science Publishing, or Business As Usual?

A Revolution in Science Publishing, or Business As Usual?

"Open access" was supposed to change scientific publishing. Critics worry that the model is being corrupted by big corporate publishing money anyway.

Covid-19: How Unprecedented Data Sharing Has Led to Faster-than-ever Outbreak Research

Covid-19: How Unprecedented Data Sharing Has Led to Faster-than-ever Outbreak Research

Advances in gene sequencing have allowed scientists to trace and monitor the COVID-19 pandemic faster than any previous outbreak. However, gaps in our knowledge of how coronaviruses work has made it difficult to understand what makes the new coronavirus special.

'I'm Going to Keep Pushing.' Anthony Fauci Tries to Make the White House Listen to Facts of the Pandemic

'I'm Going to Keep Pushing.' Anthony Fauci Tries to Make the White House Listen to Facts of the Pandemic

The infectious disease researcher has become the United States's most trusted coronavirus expert.

How ProMED Crowdsourced the Arrival of Covid-19 and SARS

How ProMED Crowdsourced the Arrival of Covid-19 and SARS

The low-tech site run by health experts collects reports of new diseases in real time. They've got a shoestring budget-and a stunning track record.

Why the Coronavirus Has Been So Successful

Why the Coronavirus Has Been So Successful

We've known about SARS-CoV-2 for only three months, but scientists can make some educated guesses about where it came from and why it's behaving in such an extreme way.

NSF Marshals Data Science, Blockchain to Streamline Federal Grant Processing

NSF Marshals Data Science, Blockchain to Streamline Federal Grant Processing

The National Science Foundation is testing a creative mix of machine learning, blockchain technology and data science to tackle a stubborn challenge: How to better evaluate more than 60,000 grant applications it receives each year.

The Power of the Individual in an Exponential Crisis

The Power of the Individual in an Exponential Crisis

A simple graph illustrates the power of exponential growth in infectious times and how individuals can affect change.

What is Peer Review in Science? A Complete Guide - ARTiFACTS

What is Peer Review in Science? A Complete Guide - ARTiFACTS

Ready to stop asking yourself, what is a peer review in science? Allow us to enlighten you. Here is your complete guide!

How to fight the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its disease, CoVID-19

How to fight the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its disease, CoVID-19

An informational briefing on COVID-19.

Mutations Can Reveal How the Coronavirus Moves-but They're Easy to Overinterpret

Mutations Can Reveal How the Coronavirus Moves-but They're Easy to Overinterpret

Real-time analysis of hundreds of viral genomes helps scientists understand how the virus is spreading - but overinterpretation is a real danger.