Interview: Disposable lives, globalization, and the future of sustainability
Interview: Shalini Randeria on poverty, democracy, and the sustainable development goals.
Science communication in the age of cat videos
Can your science compete with a really funny youtube clip? Communicating science is tough in the age of cat videos.
Interview: The role of education in the future of humanity
In the 21st century the major global divide runs between knowledge societies and those where access to education is hampered or denied, say population experts Reiner Klingholz and Wolfgang Lutz.
Aligning politics and practice for climate risks
The Paris climate agreement re-affirmed the importance of compensation for climate-related loss and damage. But what will this mean in practice?
The mathematics of love
Is it possible to predict how love stories develop, progress, and end using mathematical models?
What does your walking say about your true age?
Tortoise or hare? What walking speed reveals about our socioeconomic status, education, and true age.
Don’t dope – run the code!
Could top sprinters run even faster? An IIASA researcher applies a model of optimal control to understand human athletic potential.
Turning Vienna into a city of science
As the Science Ball celebrates Vienna’s vibrant scientific community, two of the city’s prominent researchers discuss the future of science in the city.
Cross-country skiing in Finland: An endangered tradition?
IIASA researcher Mia Landauer explores the impact of climate change on cross-country skiing in her home country, Finland.
Interview: Are we accidentally genetically engineering the world’s fish?
An interview with IIASA researcher Mikko Heino: Selective harvesting of bigger fish can lead to evolutionary changes towards smaller and faster-maturing fish populations.