By The Perspective Pod had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Siri and Nafis from Engineers WIthout Borders (EWB) chapter in Lund. This student driven organisation mission is: “Through humanitarian engineering, we engage, inspire and unite people to build a sustainable future.” In the episode we talk about the
▶︎ Is it Time to Stop? (Re-release)
In the aftermath of WW2 and the first use of a nuclear bomb, a group of worried scientists started the so-called doomsday clock. With its tick tacking this clock have been ever-present in the discussion about international politics and the longevity of humanity. But what is the time now in
▶︎ The Perspective LIVE SHOW – 25/3
Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) Every other Wednesday, odd weeks, The Perspective Radio has a Live show. This week we decided to publish our on air show (from Wednesday 25/3) as a podcast, partly since the situation with covid-19 makes our organizational work in UPF quite unusual. So here’s an
▶︎ Is It TIME To Stop?
In the aftermath of WW2 and the first use of a nuclear bomb, a group of worried scientists started the so-called doomsday clock. With its tick tacking this clock have been ever-present in the discussion about international politics and the longevity of humanity. But what is the time now in
Cambodia’s Rabies-Phobia: Who Is To Blame?
Rabies is still rife in Cambodia. However, the disease was overlooked by many Cambodians, particularly those who are residing in the countryside, until two people died after contracting the illness. The news that two people died after being infected with rabies went viral and left many Cambodians in a state
Flat Earthers: What Drives People To Believe In Conspiracies?
If you are reading this, you should know that everything you’ve been taught is a lie. It is a sunny, cloudless day and you and your friends decides to go chill at Lomma beach. You know that the earth feels flat walking across the pavement towards the sand. You will
▶︎ Emily Hsiang: The New Race To The Moon
Emily Hsiang talks in Voices of UPF about the new moon race between China and the US but also private companies, and the relationship in the Chinese space programme between Chinese mythology and the names of the Chinese programme’s projects, serving as a metaphor. Listen to it on ITUNES (UPF Lund) Author:
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Space Race 2.0
With the U.S. and China leading the race for glory, many companies see opportunities in Space. Moon tourism may no longer be science fiction. “We choose to go to the Moon not because it is easy, but because it is hard…” Former American President John F. Kennedy famously said, challenging
Human Genetic Modification In China: The Ethics Of Gene Editing
In November 2018 a Youtube video was published by Chinese researcher He Jiankui with a radical claim that shook the world’s scientific community, the birth of the world’s first genetically altered babies. Jiankui, a researcher at the Southern university of Science & Technology in the city of Shenzen China, reportedly
A Garbage Story
Over the past 50 years, plastics production went from 15 million tonnes in 1964 to 311 million tonnes in 2014, and is expected to double by 2030. When inadequately disposed in open dumps or poorly managed landfills, plastic waste ends up in the inland waterways and, eventually, in the ocean.