Tag: science
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How to prepare for the next pandemic
The Science and Politics of Covid-19 (Springer, 2021) is one of the first popular science books published on the ongoing pandemic. Combining scientific rigour and journalistic style, the book retraces the history and the management of the pandemic in several countries. It draws upon lessons learned during the crisis, discusses the emergence of “science politics,”…
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Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum
This year the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (September 21–25) will be digital. Science journalists are invited to attend this interesting meeting. On Monday, September 21, the organizers begin to “Traverse Separation” with the Virtual HLF! Journalists will have access to the vast majority of the program points. Register here: https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/journalists.php Highlights: · Interviews with the most recent recipients…
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JOURNALISM RESEARCH GRANT: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Falling Walls Foundation is offering a research grant to support media representatives from around the world to report on a scientific topic related to Berlin Science Week 2020. Selected journalists will be given exclusive access to the participating organizations of Berlin Science Week and their associated experts. The Falling Walls Foundation calls for…
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Travel grants for the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum
This September 20-25, recipients of the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, and the Nevanlinna Prize are invited to gather in Heidelberg to meet with 200 young researchers from all over the world at the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF). In order to reach a broader, more international audience, the…
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Do We Need ITER, the $45-Billion Fusion Experiment?
We got a book that certainly will help to answer this question. “The Giant Fusion Reactor” (Springer 2020) is the first book published on the ongoing fusion energy megaproject – one of the most fascinating endeavours of our time We have many reasons to announce this book. The author of “The Giant Fusion Reactor” is…