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Article on the void and the future of our universe

02.04.25

SNSF

Article

Can true void exist? No. Does vacuum hold the key to the future of our universe? Yes. I wrote an article on the importance of vacuum for Horizons.

Report on poverty

05.03.25

FNR Luxembourg

Report

Luxembourg is one of the richest countries in the world, but one in five inhabitants is poor. I have researched what science tells us about poverty for science.lu.

Article on the psychology of change

04.03.25

LargeNetwork

Article

Many factors influence us when opting - or not – for behavior that is beneficial to the environment. I have reviewed them for the magazine Die Umwelt.

Article on our memories of covid-19

20.02.25

NRP80

Article

Many are not so inclined to think back to the difficult times of covid-19. I have researched our relationship with the pandemic for DeFacto and the National Research Programme 80 Covid-19 in Society.

Portrait of two Middle-Eastern scientists

05.12.24

Horizons

Article

I wrote the portrait of two scientists from Turkey and Israel, focussing on their views on science diplomacy.

Report on antibiotic resistance and consumption

21.11.24

FNR Luxembourg

Article

I wrote a long report on antibiotic resistance and consumption for science.lu, creating and adapting 12 infographics and going from the overuse of antimicrobials in humans and livestock to the difficult search for new drugs.

Report on economic inequalities

14.10.24

FNR Luxembourg

Article

Are economic inequalities really growing in Europe? Not so much, according to the scientific evidence I summarized for science.lu, including 10 infographics.

Map and article on water treaties

09.09.24

Horizons

Article

Unending "wars over water" are more myth than reality. I have coordinated an infographic and written an article about international water treaties for Horizons.

Article on patient-doctor reliations

03.09.24

University of Fribourg

Article

When do we trust our doctor, when not? I have spoken to medical education specialist Raphael Bonvin for Universitas, the magazine of University of Fribourg

Article on the 10 000-year clock

26.07.24

Europastar

Article

I have reported on the Clock of the Long Now for the magazine Europa Star. This device aims at keeping track of time for the next 10 000 years.

Article on green cities

14.07.24

LargeNetwork

Article

I have investigated for the magazine L’environnement how Swiss cities are integrating vegetation and a natural water cycle to implement the vision of green-blue cities.

Portraits of former scientists

10.06.24

Horizons

Article

What’s like to retire from a lifelong career in research? I wrote for Horizons portraits of two former scientists: a pioneer in building physics and a software engineer for international space telescope collaborations.

Articles online

Horizons – Bulletin des médecins suisses – Universitas

More examples

A selection of older texts and articles.

Interviews

"Für die Pharmabranche beginnt ein neues Zeitalter" – Joe Jimenez, CEO Novartis (Swissquote, 2011)

"Nous demeurons dans l’ombre" – Peter Pauli, CEO Meyer-Burger (Swissquote, 2010)

"Wir können die Natur von der Wirtschaft nicht trennen" – Inger Andersen, director IUCN (Horizonte, 2019)

Portraits

Der Physiker, der alles voraussagen will – Didier Sornette, physicist and investor (Horizonte, 2019)

20 entreprises familiales qui font le Nord vaudois (PME Magazine, 2012)

Background

La science du bonheur (Reflex, 2012)

High frequency trading: Millionengewinne in Millisekunden (Swissquote, 2012)

 

Séquençage ADN: la course au génôme est lancée (Swissquote 2010)

The murky costs of nuclear power (Reflex, 2011)

 

Médecine chinoise: bataille pour un marché juteux (L’hebdo, 2012)

Alzheimer-diabète: l’enjeu qui fait saliver Nestlé (L’Hebdo, 2013)

Informatique bancaire: développer ses systèmes à l'interne ou outsourcer? (Private Banking, 2009)

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