Society
Vaccination – personal values and group dynamics are decisive
Research
ETH Zurich
How do you get more people to have vaccinations? Gudela Grote firmly believes that it’s worth looking at team dynamics.
Science advice is crucial
Politics
ETH Zurich
The scientific community is taking a clear stand on the CO2 Act. Given their expertise, they are not only permitted, but obliged to do so, asserts Reto Knutti.
87 million tons of material each year
Research
Empa
Empa researchers have analyzed the entire material and energy flows of the Swiss economy. Their final report now provides important data and comparisons. The team also looked into how the behavior of the Swiss population affects greenhouse gas emissions.
Are Chinese politics a threat to the patent system?
Politics
EPFL
EPFL researchers show that foreign companies are less likely to have their patent applications granted in China than their Chinese counterparts. This discrimination occurs in technologies of strategic importance to the Chinese government: the telecommunication and biotech industries.
A physical party to prove you're a real virtual person
Research
EPFL
The ease of creating fake virtual identities plays an important role in shaping the way information – and misinformation – circulates online. Could ‘pseudonym’ parties, that would verify proof of personhood not proof of identity, resolve this tension?
Every bunny counts
Politics
ETH Zurich
Many cocoa farmers live in poverty – yet the fairly traded chocolate bunny often stays on the shelves. We should pay more attention to origin when buying chocolate, believes Isabel Günther.
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