What matters more in preventing adult deaths in India?
IIASA postdoc Nandita Saikia looks at what matters more in preventing unexpected adult deaths. Is it wealth? Or education?
This is not reality
Computer modelling approaches can attract criticism and model validation is crucial to countering this. Sibel Eker looks and different validation approaches and reminds us that, like Magritte’s pipe, a model is only a representation of reality.
Closing funding gaps and building bridges with the IIASA network
IIASA Development Officer Marzena Adamczuk talks about the impact of the YSSP Fund and the power of the IIASA network.
Building bridges between Europe and Asia
WU Vienna MSc student and IIASA Youth Forum participant Dimitry Erokhin reports on his visit to the “Connecting Europe and Asia” conference and why Eurasian cooperation is so important.
Finding community at the AGU Fall Meeting
IIASA alumna Lu Liu talks about her experience at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2018.
Rescuing the world from drowning
Sea level rise is one of the most challenging impacts of climate change. IIASA postdoc Julian Hunt explains a new barrier technique to reduce glacier melt.
How culture affects perceptions of climate change related technology
IIASA alumnus Farid Karimi explains how public perception shapes the development of technologies related to climate change.
Science without policy is science, but policy without science is gambling
IIASA alumnus Géza Tóth shares his thoughts on bringing science and industry closer together.
Opening up creative spaces for critical thinking
Following her participation in the art-science performance ‘Migraspectives’, Nour Barakeh explains how opening up creative spaces for critical thinking can bridge the divide between researchers, policymakers, and society.
Identifying hotspots of land use cover change in Mexico
Alma Mendoza discusses the results of a recent study, which identified hotspots of land use change in Mexico to help prioritize areas for improving environmental performance.