How citizen science can fill data gaps for the SDGs
Dilek Fraisl discusses how citizen science data can be harnessed to contribute to effective evidence-based policymaking and monitoring progress towards all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Give yourself a nudge and make smarter decisions
Ralph Keeney is a professor and consultant about decision-making. He describes his most recent book, Give Yourself a Nudge: Helping Smart People Make Smarter Personal and Business Decisions, and how it can impact you.
The IIASA COVID-19 dashboard
Tadeusz Bara-Slupski discusses his company’s recent collaboration with IIASA to develop an interactive COVID-19 data visualization tool.
The female face of COVID-19 infections in Europe
Does COVID-19 affect men and women differently? Tomas Sobotka sheds light on the demographics of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
COVID19 – Let’s Not Forget the Humans
Nicole Arbour shares why it is important it to remember the human factor in the global pandemic.
EGU2020 – a virtual experience of a first-time conference visit
Jarmo Kikstra, a research assistant in the IIASA Energy Program, shares his experience at EGU2020: Sharing Geosciences Online.
The Cercedilla Manifesto: Advocating for more environmentally and socially sustainable research meetings
Raquel Guimaraes and Debbora Leip argue that it is time for researchers to set an example by making research meetings more sustainable.
Resilience thinking: Preparing for and recovering from COVID-19 in the context of compound risks
Finn Laurien and Reinhard Mechler share how systems resilience measurement can prepare communities facing multiple threats like Covid-19 and disaster and climate risks.
Air travel and COVID-19: How effective are travel bans?
Tamás Krisztin discusses air travel restrictions and how effective they really are in terms of curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Lifting COVID-19 restrictions: Visualizing real-time Twitter sentiments
Santosh Karanam describes his efforts to visualize people’s reactions to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in real time as they are expressed on Twitter.
IIASA, East and West Germany, and the Cold War: Researching IIASA’s History
Liza Soutschek shares her journey in researching the institute’s history relating to the Cold War for her PhD dissertation.
COVID-19: An unprecedented shock to social and economic systems
Erich Striessnig discusses the risks posed by COVID-19 and shares research insights around the socioeconomic indicators related to the pandemic in Austria.
Reducing COVID-19 vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Raquel Guimaraes writes about efforts by the scientific community to encourage governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to increase COVID-19 test coverage.
Research-on-demand?
Leena Ilmola-Sheppard discusses the value of using novel research methods to produce fast results to inform policies that address immediate problems like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Explaining the COVID-19 outbreak and mitigation measures
Raya Muttarak writes about what we have learnt about the COVID-19 outbreak so far, and how collective mitigation measures could influence the spread of the disease.