The ethics of algorithmic pricing
For many years now there have been ongoing discussions, both among scholars and the general public, about the ethics of practices that involve the use…
2020
The century long quest for a European Islam
“School can do everything” used to say Samuel Paty, the 47 years old French History and Geography teacher that was beheaded at the school exit…
Part 2. THE MODERN WITCH HUNT AGAINST SCIENCE
Part2: Answering some of the most common antiscience arguments. Starting from the first part of our “The modern witch hunt against science” saga where…
Part 1. THE MODERN WITCH HUNT AGAINST SCIENCE
PART 1: The Witch, the Pied Piper and the Mob “Vaccines cannot be trusted. Big-pharma earn money from your illness. They have nothing to…
It’s time for an economic degrowth, but we are not ready
Although the media outlets have been dedicating their efforts mainly to the Covid-19 crisis in the last months, climate change and the related environmental issues…
Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. The case for a new toolbox in the COVID-19 European Union
Abstract The epidemiological COVID-19 crisis is probably the hardest challenge the European Union has ever faced since its foundation, proving to be an even harder…
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)”
If you followed the news lately, you might have read about government stimulus plans around the world. What’s stunning however are not the plans themselves,…
Coronavirus risk and exposure of Eastern Europe
On 6th May 2020, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) held a webinar, focusing on the topic of Covid epidemic’s fallout on Central…
Digital Beauty
Would it be possible to have a fully digital art gallery? Back in 2006, Germano Celant, the father of the Italian art movement Arte Povera…
Setting the Sun on the British Empire
‘To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s’. In this line from Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevsky evokes…
Coronavirus: Re-emergence of the Sovereign
The sovereign is the one who decides on the exception. Coronavirus is today’s exception. The COVID-19 pandemic which is gripping the world has induced states…
The Resilience of the Chinese Government in Face of Coronavirus
Early in 2020, the Chinese government was facing a serious legitimacy crisis after the Wuhan government was found to conceal the Coronavirus outbreak. By the…
Too much too soon? Germany’s audacious Coronavirus wager
In its effort to strike a balance, the country might be treading on thin ice. It’s been two weeks since German chancellor Angela Merkel gave…
Is AI the next step in human evolution?
The aim of this article is to understand the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the modern world. From a historic point of view, we…
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure: Why You Should Care About Your Data
In Hansel and Gretel, two children are lured into the candy-coated home of a deceitful witch. In exchange for doing household chores, the witch fattens…
