Anthony Hyman

Scientists drown in a flood of pseudo-digitalized PDF articles and research is seriously flawed: results cannot be reproduced, peer-review is defunct, there is increasing redundancy. Global challenges (e.g. COVID19 pandemic) require interdisciplinarity and integrating bits and pieces from different disciplines. The ORKG connects various ideas, approaches, methods and results in…

Female Leadership in Science, Business and Society The Falling Walls Foundation and the Bayer Foundation invited to a mutual networking event in July 2021. The Female Science Talents Gathering offered all participants discussion formats that allow insightful connections with outstanding female leaders and scientists. We were happy to welcome three…

Extending high-precision measurements towards isotopes of the heaviest elements is challenging as these are only available on an atom-at-a-time level. This demands extremely efficient and sensitive tailored ion trap and laser spectroscopy approaches at large-scale accelerators featuring highest stability for measurement times up to days. This will improve our understanding…

Soha is a network of volunteer astronomers and institutions interested in communicating science to vulnerable communities in Iran, including underprivileged youth, refugees, sick people and children with disability. The project facilitates interdisciplinary events mixing astronomy with arts, sports, and entertainment, and integrates psychological support to work effectively with target groups.

It is a breakthrough for mathematics to have its own International Day (IDM) every year on March 14, proclaimed by UNESCO. It follows an open, participative approach to connect all through a central portal, an interactive event map, activities, calls, videos, etc. The first IDM “Mathematics is Everywhere” was held…

The Nairobi Ideas platform is comprised of free events including the Nairobi Ideas Night, a recurring informal public event for local researchers, scholars and other nerds to present their ideas to the public, and the Nairobi Ideas Exchange, which gathers participants to deep dive into issues in their unique fields…

The nominating institution University of Innsbruck on the breakthrough: AQT is building upon 2 decades of European quantum research to now turn this know-how into a commercially successful company. Within one year of its first funding round AQT has managed to realize a first European quantum computer demonstrator, implemented cloud-access…

Edwin Rodríguez is addressing the environmental impact of human activities in the face of climate change by introducing an innovative environmental analysis service for surface waters. This solution aims to provide crucial insights into the presence of contaminants, including emerging ones, through a simplified sampling and analysis process, enabling a…

There are certain medical advances that have improved the overall quality of modern life by such degrees that civilisation seems unthinkable without them. Antibiotics certainly fall into this category. Infections that used to be life threatening for the biggest part of human history can now be treated with ease, thanks…

How Quantum Physics Questions Our Perception of Reality Plato’s famous Parable of the Cave illustrates the idea that human beings will never be able to see the truth until they leave the cave in which they are held prisoners, forced to watch shadows on the dark walls, and seeing only…