Zukunftsblog
The Zukunftsblog provides a forum for ETH experts to write about socially relevant research topics and sketch their ideas about the future. Blog posts reflect the personal opinions of their authors.
We should not underestimate the increasingly warm summer temperatures
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Despite a wet and grey June, summers in Switzerland are getting hotter than expected. The increased summer temperatures harbour risks that we are not well prepared for, says Dominik Schumacher.
Waging a war for land and soil
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The war in Ukraine is also a war for soil. Sebastian D?tterl, Professor for Soil Resources at ETH Zurich explains what makes Ukrainian soil so valuable and why it will become even more geopolitically significant.
Medicine has yet to tap the potential of digitalisation
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Despite digitalisation being a mainstay in many areas of life, the healthcare sector is lagging behind. J?rg Goldhahn explains what the medical field can learn from banks and travel companies.
How can we tax electric cars without slowing down the electromobility transition?
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The federal government has plans to tax electric vehicles to secure funding for road infrastructure. However, a new levy could delay the switch to electromobility. Alessio Levis explains how this dilemma could be resolved.
Thinking climate action, biodiversity and energy supply together
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Renewable energies are not the main driver of biodiversity loss. It is rather the other way round: renewables can limit climate change in order to preserve biodiversity. Cyril Brunner contextualises the trade-offs from a scientific perspective.
Digi, Nano, Bio, Neuro – or why we should care more about converging technologies
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Dirk Helbing expects future digital technologies to penetrate the human body even more in the future. However, he believes that society is not prepared for the risks involved. He puts forward a new legal framework to protect our most intimate data from misuse.
Artificial augmented creativity: A new era of art
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Artificial intelligence is transforming the way in which art is created and experienced. Are we at the beginning of a new artistic revolution? Or at the end of creativity as we know it? Adrian Christopher Notz puts things in perspective.
Let Bachelor’s degree holders work first!
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Have you done any further professional training in the last five years? If not, then one reason is probably the education system and its rigid qualifications, says Lukas Sigrist.
Pesticide-free as a new pathway for agriculture
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We can transition to pesticide-free agriculture without converting to organic farming. Robert Finger outlines the advantages and challenges involved.
Recycling plastic is not a quick fix
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Recycling is an accepted formula for sustainable resource use, but in the case of plastic it can have serious side effects, says Helene Wiesinger – and uses the example of plastic flooring in Switzerland to illustrate the dilemma.
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