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China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial and maritime power
By Michiel Curfs - March 26, 2023
China’s influence seems to be everywhere. Days before Chinese president Xi Ji...

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These transformation stories show how water is a women’s issue
By Michiel Curfs - March 22, 2023
While easy access to clean water is very much a human issue, it is first and ...

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Women write about their divorce experience. Why don’t more men? | Aeon Essays
By Michiel Curfs - March 20, 2023
While men arguably love their wives as much as their wives love them (and, in...

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‘Shitshow’: Key UN climate report was delayed by scientist strike
By Michiel Curfs - March 18, 2023
The global body drafting the U.N.'s biggest climate science report faces inte...

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Sasha Huber’s You Name It: Swiss-Haitian artist renegotiates colonial history in activist exhibition
By Michiel Curfs - March 16, 2023
A solo exhibition titled You Name It – which brings together a selection of H...

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Cultural heritage is an essential resource for climate change science, reports say
By Michiel Curfs - March 15, 2023
Human cultural heritage has a wealth of knowledge to contribute to grapple wi...

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Uncovering the secret religious and spiritual lives of sex workers
By Michiel Curfs - March 14, 2023
So, what do different religions say about sex work? Research shows that sex w...

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Suffering in silence: Caring for research animals can take a severe mental toll
By Michiel Curfs - March 11, 2023
Caring for research animals can take a severe mental toll. Is anyone listening?

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The high seas are supposed to belong to everyone – a new UN treaty aims to make it law
By Michiel Curfs - March 08, 2023
Once at least 60 states have ratified the agreement (this may take three year...

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Vestager slams state aid ‘greenwashing’
By Michiel Curfs - March 02, 2023
EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager has criticized calls to relax emergen...

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Why is there so much secrecy in philanthropy?
By Michiel Curfs - February 20, 2023
How much do we really know about how the ultrarich give their money away? Ann...

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How McKinsey steers the Munich Security Conference
By Michiel Curfs - February 19, 2023
What makes the depth of the MSC’s partnership with McKinsey particularly sens...

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Why spy balloons are still so useful in era of drones
By Michiel Curfs - February 18, 2023
In an age of drones, satellites and hi-tech spy planes, why would any world p...

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Can ‘earthquake diplomacy’ help NATO chances for Sweden and Finland?
By Michiel Curfs - February 16, 2023
In the hours after two massive earthquakes hit southern Turkey, the well-oile...

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The EU is leading Ukraine into a sovereign debt crisis
By Michiel Curfs - January 29, 2023
European leaders haven’t been shy about trumpeting their €18 billion in loans...

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Splitting the atomic scientists: how the Ukraine war ruined physics
By Michiel Curfs - January 17, 2023
At Cern and elsewhere, a reluctance to give Russian researchers authorship cr...

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Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
By Michiel Curfs - January 11, 2023
Before you can enjoy a cup of coffee, it goes through several steps, starting...

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What explains the unstoppable rise of maize in Asia? | Aeon Essays
By Michiel Curfs - January 11, 2023
Asia’s rise to economic power and food security has been powered not by rice ...

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How the Brasília violence has its roots in Bolsonaro’s war on nature
By Michiel Curfs - January 10, 2023
The unrest came after President Lula unveiled ambitious environmental plans t...

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Ursula takes on the Big Bad Wolf
By Michiel Curfs - January 03, 2023
Few would have expected the ever-smiling von der Leyen to reveal herself as a...

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What does a conductor actually do? A surprising amount
By Michiel Curfs - January 03, 2023
It’s a misconception that the sole purpose of a conductor is to wave their ar...

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SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
Could Getting Rid of Old Cells Help People Live Disease-Free for Longer?
By Michiel Curfs - December 30, 2022
Researchers are investigating medicines that selectively kill decrepit cells ...

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10 quantum myths that need to be busted
By Michiel Curfs - December 29, 2022
The word quantum makes people think of the fundamental, dual particle-and-wav...

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Climate protesters 2022: where are they now?
By Michiel Curfs - December 28, 2022
Soup throwing, motorway blockading, bridge scaling, police station painting. ...

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Holiday burnout: why it happens – and three research-proven ways to help you recover
By Michiel Curfs - December 28, 2022
Although Christmas only lasts a few days each year, many of us spend months p...

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‘Triangle of Sadness’ director on the madness of modern addictions
By Michiel Curfs - December 24, 2022
We sat down with Ruben Östlund to talk about his banner year, the complexitie...

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Berlin sex workers launch audio tour to destigmatise profession
By Michiel Curfs - December 18, 2022
Sex workers in Berlin are trying to rid their profession of stigma with the h...

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Are Lensa’s magic avatars based on stolen art?
By Michiel Curfs - December 15, 2022
If you’ve been anywhere near social media lately, you may have noticed some o...

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Are Lensa’s magic avatars based on stolen art?
By Michiel Curfs - December 15, 2022
If you’ve been anywhere near social media lately, you may have noticed some o...

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Rise of Open-Source Intelligence Tests U.S. Spies
By Michiel Curfs - December 13, 2022
China outpaces efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to harness power of publ...

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Cumbria coal mine: empty promises of carbon capture tech have excused digging up more fossil fuel for decades
By Michiel Curfs - December 10, 2022
It’s obvious why oil and gas companies like the idea of carbon capture and st...

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Destination Africa: The scramble to sell cyberweapons to dictators
By Michiel Curfs - December 08, 2022
“I love human rights,” Leandri said in September 2021, These days, however, L...

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Geopolitics is a loser’s buzzword with a contagious idea | Aeon Essays
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By Michiel Curfs - December 02, 2022
Today everyone talks geopolitics. The idea is infectious. It appears to come ...

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Not believing is the second biggest “belief” in the U.S.
By Michiel Curfs - November 28, 2022
There are over a billion people worldwide who are not religious. It is the se...

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Arms made at pace ‘highest since Cold War’ as Europe’s east aids Kyiv
By Michiel Curfs - November 27, 2022
Eastern and Central Europe's arms industry is churning out guns, ammunition, ...

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Lao Tzu only wrote a single sentence about Yin and Yang, but it changed philosophy forever
By Michiel Curfs - November 26, 2022
For such a well known idea, the Yin and Yang only appears in one line of the ...

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Black Friday: so many online returns end up in landfill – here’s what needs to happen to change that
By Michiel Curfs - November 25, 2022
Every time you move a product there are also environmental costs associated w...

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The cast of ‘misfit toys’ who keep life on an idyllic tourist island afloat | Aeon Videos
By Michiel Curfs - November 23, 2022
Like many picturesque New England islands, Block Island, Rhode Island was onc...

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Short-circuiting the electronic-waste crisis
By Michiel Curfs - November 21, 2022
Your smartphone begins life neatly packed into a well-designed box. Chances a...

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Beware the false hope of recycling
By Michiel Curfs - November 20, 2022
For many years, the transition to a circular plastic economy has been underst...

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Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that’s costing the planet dearly
By Michiel Curfs - November 18, 2022
The production of blue jeans, one of the most popular apparel items ever, has...

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Why a good sense of humor is an essential life skill
By Michiel Curfs - November 15, 2022
Studies have shown that a sense of humor can improve your mental and physical...

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The revolutionary artist who propelled the Black Panther movement with imagery | Aeon Videos
By Michiel Curfs - November 12, 2022
Emory Douglas was on the verge of spending his young adulthood in penal insti...

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How reality is shaped by the speed of light
By Michiel Curfs - November 11, 2022
When you look at a picture of a galaxy that is 75 million light-years away, y...

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Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon
By Michiel Curfs - November 10, 2022
Some shady stories behind the scenes of Bling Bling... The miners also rely o...

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Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis
By Michiel Curfs - November 06, 2022
Small island states are losing their patience with big polluting nations as t...

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Has the modern world discovered the ancient truths of Buddhism or simply invented a new version?
By Michiel Curfs - November 06, 2022
Why has Buddhism become so influential in modern society? How can this ancien...

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New U.S. message on climate change: Make China pay
By Michiel Curfs - November 06, 2022
Many of the countries most deeply affected by climate change worry that dragg...

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COKE COULD HELP SAVE ...
Coke could help save oceans from plastic — by keeping its promise
By Michiel Curfs - November 02, 2022
Corporations must take responsibility for plastic pollution and fix the probl...

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Clampdown on chip exports is the most consequential US move against China yet
By Michiel Curfs - November 01, 2022
When Nancy Pelosi travelled to Taiwan in August, it made front page news arou...

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The 3 types of optical illusions are a beautiful union of science and art
By Michiel Curfs - October 31, 2022
Art, illusions and visual science have always been implicitly linked.

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