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Fighting Putin, one meme at a time
How can cartoon dogs help fight Russian disinformation? This week, hybrid warfare expert Robert van der Noordaa gives us a crash course on the #NAFOf…
2 years, 11 months ago
Greece’s elections, whales, and disability rights
Being able to move freely around 27 countries is one of the biggest benefits of living in the EU. In reality, this is pretty hard if you’ve got a dis…
3 years ago
Beyoncé, inflation and the case for climate optimism
It's easy to feel doomed when it comes to climate change. In her latest book, the Italian political scientist Nathalie Tocci makes the case for cauti…
3 years ago
Why is it so hard to fix Kosovo’s problems?
Last week, dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after violent protests broke out in northern Kosovo. What is going on, and why do Kosovo's proble…
3 years ago
Europe’s place in outer space
The last time we interviewed the physicist Meganne Christian, she was working on the French-Italian research base on Antarctica. Now she has her eye …
3 years, 1 month ago
The biggest climate case that ever was
We usually see young people as the face of climate activism. This week, we find out how 2,000 Swiss women, all over the age of 65, took their governm…
3 years, 1 month ago
The naughty child of NATO?
We've been glued to the Turkish elections over the past week. But what does Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's victory in the first round mean for the country, a…
3 years, 1 month ago
Eurovision vs. The Champions League
This week is a bonanza for fans of Europe's two favourite competitions: the Champions League football tournament and the Eurovision Song Contest. Bot…
3 years, 1 month ago
Brussels, that well-known comedy goldmine
The EU is a lot of things. But is it funny? And would Europe be a better place if we *could* find it funny? This week we're talking to Lise Witteman,…
3 years, 1 month ago
How racial bias is messing with DNA research
Mapping our genes has already allowed humanity to make huge strides in medicine. But the vast majority of the genomes we’ve decoded are those of peop…
3 years, 2 months ago