Society
Speed limit 30 – less noise?
Research
Empa
Kurt Heutschi, a senior scientist in Empa's Acoustics / Noise Control lab, explains what noise does and why we perceive sound so differently.
Girl Power: Can we Break the Bias in Al and Beyond?
Research
EPFL
We all know the story. It gets rolled out every March when women and men around the world celebrate International Women’s Day. Human biases are well documented, from the implicit to the explicit and they have always existed but as algorithms and big data increasingly run our lives these biases become embedded in everything.
Gender equality in Swiss research
Politics
ETH Zurich
On International Women’s Day, the ETH podcast has a close look at facts and figures regarding gender equality at ETH Zurich.
Reducing poverty and inequality
Research
ETH Zurich
Two-thirds of the world's population still lives on less than ten International Dollars a day. Although global inequalities remain gigantic, Adina Rom is convinced that living conditions can be sustainably improved for all.
Agreement on the differences in the Gene Technology Act
Politics
ETH Board
The extension of the moratorium on the cultivation of genetically modified organisms in agriculture by another four years until the end of 2025 is a done deal. However, there could be an exception for new technologies. The National Council and the Council of States are looking for compromises in the spring session.
“This is a historic rupture”
Politics
ETH Zurich
Russia attacked Ukraine on Thursday night. ETH researcher Benno Zogg from the Center for Security Studies on President Putin’s goals, the effectiveness of sanctions and the consequences of the invasion for European security.
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