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.
Who are the refugees?
In the first survey of its kind in German-speaking countries, asylum-seekers in Austria are asked about their backgrounds, qualifications, and values.
Why universal secondary education can help fight climate change
IIASA population researcher Raya Muttarak explains how education can help people prepare and adapt to climate change impacts.
To tackle climate change, abandon “climate policy”
IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Dr. Pavel Kabat says that a fundamental change is needed in the way we think about climate policy.
Science for climate risk management and climate justice
A novel research network informs policymakers on how to address loss and damage associated with impacts of climate change in particularly vulnerable developing countries.
Education and crime in South Africa
New research from IIASA and researchers in Africa shows a clear link between education and likelihood of going to prison in South Africa.
This summer in Moscow: Impressions from Moscow Summer Academy 2015
A participant’s account from the Summer Academy on Economic Growth and Governance of Natural Resources, which took place at Lomonosov Moscow State University this summer.
Scientific decision support systems: One step beyond bridging science to policy
Indonesia’s forest fire draws urgency to the need for better agricultural and energy policy.
Pessimism is not an option: The road to sustainable development
Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of the GEF, discusses her view of sustainable development and her optimistic vision of the future.
Living in two different cultures: Scientists and policymakers come together for evidence-based policy
This autumn I attended the first joint JRC-IIASA Summer School on Evidence and Policy, which brought together policymakers and early-career scientists like myself to learn about the evidence-policy interface.
Population: How Many People Will Live in Africa in 2100?
IIASA and the UN have diverging projections for Africa’s future population. IIASA researcher Samir KC explains why the numbers differ.