Video: The Synthetic Kingdom Credits: Cath Elliot Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is certain: the synthetic kingdom is part of our new nature. "How can we distinguish between natural and unnatural when synthetic biology creates life fro... Technology Feb 3, 2023
DNA data storage instead of server banks: a path to CO2 neutrality? In our connected world, we are constantly surrounded by data. We generate data, use it, and store it on an ever-increasing scale. This comes at a price: data storage could soon account for 20% of glob... Sustainability Technology Jan 31, 2023
Will this become the new agriculture? Conventional agriculture is increasingly criticised. Too much farming land, too much water consumption and too harmful pesticides. Three Israeli start-ups from the food tech scene want to take a compl... Food Sustainability Technology Jan 19, 2023
Arbeitspapier: Baustelle Demokratie Die Organisation Freedom House meldete 2022 zum 16. Mal in Folge einen Verlust von Demokratie weltweit. Demokratie ist unter Druck. Auch in der Schweiz gibt es mehr Handlungsbedarf, als wir uns einges... Society Technology Jan 13, 2023
Timeline: We Are at The Beginning of The Age of Biology The future economic system will be increasingly based on biology. Scientific advances promise unprecedented opportunities to increase food production, cure diseases, generate energy, purify water and ... Sustainability Technology Jan 6, 2023
What if we could talk to animals? The goals are ambitious. The non-profit Earth Species Project (ESP) wants to develop software that helps understand languages throughout the animal kingdom, regardless of species, from worms to whales... Sustainability Technology Jan 6, 2023
How bio fabrication helps save the environment The planet's raw materials are becoming scarcer, entire animal and plant species are dying. A rethinking is inevitable. But how? The bioeconomy could play an important role. In a video, Carole Collet,... Technology Jan 5, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Curse or Blessing? Artificial intelligence is already helping in the development of new pharmaceuticals and therapies or in the design of new products. However, the algorithms do not achieve faster and better results al... Technology Dec 13, 2022
Karin Frick on the New Age of Biophilia We are observing a turning point: from the technological to the biotechnological age. In a video, Karin Frick, Principal Researcher at the GDI, explains why. Biology is becoming the new leading techno... Sustainability Technology Dec 5, 2022
Is Music Streaming a Climate Killer? Digital products and services are an essential part of all areas of life and have gained a lot of popularity during the pandemic. Video conferencing, home delivery and streaming of films and music hav... Technology Dec 5, 2022
Warum die Digitalisierung dem Klima auch schadet Das Essay erschien ursprünglich in der «SonntagsZeitung» vom 30.10.2022. Grosse IT-Unternehmen brüsten sich gern damit, dass sie ihre Dienste klimafreundlich bereitstellen. Google gibt zum Beispiel an... Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022
Warum auf das Zeitalter der Technologie das Zeitalter der Biologie folgt Die vergangenen Jahrzehnte waren geprägt von einem immer rasanteren technologischen Wandel. Vom ersten Computer über das Smartphone bis hin zu Quantencomputer und Künstlicher Intelligenz. Es schienen ... Society Sustainability Technology Nov 25, 2022