Month: October 2014

  • It was the Salmonella typhoid which caused the Plague of Ancient Athens and not the Ebola virus

    The great Plague of Athens, the terrible epidemic that swept through the city state of Athens from 430 to 426 B.C. was the cause of death not only of many thousands ancient Athenians, including their leader Pericles, but also the cause of the decline of the most historic Democracy of the world. The cause of…

  • The Russian Experiment

    The Russian Experiment

    All-time record: 27 sci journos flooded Moscow for a Grand Tour through research labs. In times of political tension, they were allowed to take a close look at Russia’s top science & technology departments. Quo vadis – East, West, regulated or free wheeling – or heading towards new horizons? The locals call it “Stalin Tower”. It reminds…

  • Why Science Journalism is necessary in Greece

    The Science Journalism and Communication, the Rebranding Greece campaign , the Policy and the development have something in common: Science. Unfortunately, the average of the Greeks aren’t informed enough about science and most of them don’t know exactly what science means. The funded research and the produced knowledge are in a very low level. This…

  • Ten Golden Rules for Survival …

    Ten Golden Rules for Survival …

    … BEFORE YOU THINK ABOUT OPERATING A MUNICH TRAM. Precarious times for journalists all over Europe. Sci journos are particularly vulnerable and the first ones to get laid off. Jan Oliver Loefken*, chairman of the German Science Writers TELI, told an audience at Munich’s International PressClub how to survive the crunch. Here are his 10…

  • EU Health or How to Make a Piano Swim

    The European Health Forum Gastein EHFG in the Austrian Alps is each fall the most important exchange for EU health policy makers. At this year’s event, the “empowered patient” was a key topic in many presentations, along with the expectation that she and he will help to balance national health budgets and improve overall health. More…