Crowdsourcing for food security
The Geo-wiki project works to develop a global field size dataset with the help of the public.
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Myths are not true… or are they?
In a unique workshop led by drama artist Miranda Lakerveld, myths meet science and activism for finding common truths.
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How we nearly drowned – on a mountaintop
Merlijn Twaalfhoven, composer, musician, entrepreneur, reports back from the 2017 Alpbach-Laxenburg Group retreat.
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Unleashing innovation for sustainability
IIASA researcher Verena Rauchenwald reports back on her experience thinking outside the box as part of a global innovation lab.
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Clean air beyond the 2008 Olympics in China?
China builds on efforts to tackle particulate matter pollution after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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Cornelius Hirsch: Digging into foreign investment in agriculture
A young researcher reveals why land-grabbing is actually a misnomer for water-grabbing
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Interview from Alpbach: Stop praising innovation
Technology alone cannot solve deeply rooted relational and cultural problems: to make an impact, good ideas must reach widespread practice.
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Communicating scientific uncertainty
You won’t harm interest in science or trust in scientists by communicating uncertainty, you might even engage people more.
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The carbon curse: Can countries that produce fossil fuels ever get close to a low-carbon economy?
Exploring the links between extractivism and climate change mitigation.
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Do smokers know what they are doing to their life expectancy?
New research finds that more highly educated people are more likely to correctly predict their survival probabilities.
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