¿Qué tiene de "súper" la superconductividad?
El mes pasado, algunos de los autores de un artículo científico pidieron discretamente su retractación, pero casi nadie pareció darse cuenta.
John Letzing
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This is why beer makes for a meaningful climate lesson... and a potentially positive one
The Industrial Revolution was good for beer. New tools put a more reliable product into more mugs.
エネルギー転換
室温超导风波渐平，超导的真正价值在何处？
上个月，部分作者谨慎地要求撤回一篇已发表在美国《科学》杂志上的论文。撤稿发生得悄无声息，几乎没有人关注到这件事。
What’s so super about superconductivity?
Last month, some of the authors of a scientific paper discreetly asked to have it retracted. Hardly anyone seemed to notice.
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¿Es la inacción climática una violación de los derechos humanos?
En 2017, debido en parte a las condiciones propiciadas por el calentamiento del clima, los incendios forestales que asolaron Portugal representaron más de la mitad de toda la superficie q...
持続可能な開発
可持续发展目标创立背后的两位女性
几年前，一项针对数千名大学一年级学生的实验发现，设定目标通常有助于他们取得更好的成绩。这并不令人意外。但在某些情况下，过于好高骛远的学生往往反而会没有进步，而且比没有设定目标的同龄人表现得更差。
世界経済フォーラムの取り組み
Quiénes son las dos mujeres colombianas que idearon e hicieron realidad los ODS
Hace unos años, un experimento realizado con miles de estudiantes universitarios de primer año en los Países Bajos descubrió que, en general, fijarse objetivos les ayudaba a sacar mejores...
世界経済フォーラムの取り組み
These are the women who made the 'SDGs' happen
A few years ago, an experiment conducted on thousands of first-year university students found that setting goals generally helped them get better grades. No surprise. But in some cases, t...
貿易と投資
The global chip industry's complicated contours are decades in the making
The Netherlands has been an innovation engine for centuries, giving us the world’s first multinational corporation, telescope, and cassette tape. Now, it’s an essential link in a backbone...
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The Inflation Reduction Act invigorated US clean energy plans – can it stir a stronger climate response globally?
Some notable things have happened recently in Pataskala, Ohio. The local Rotary Club selected a 9-year-old as “Junior Grand Marshal” of an annual parade. The mayor got a raise for the fir...
地政経済と政治
Can this Enlightenment idea really guide us to a more peaceful existence?
We still inhabit a world largely conjured up by a small group of European men who wore wigs, seldom bathed and spent a lot of time indoors.
グローバルな協力体制
What’s in a name? For the ‘Global South,’ it depends on who you ask
I’m writing this piece about the “Global South,” which is something people in relatively comfortable places well north of the equator tend to do. I’ve certainly used the term before, but ...
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Could a wealth tax ever be a workable climate fix?
When West Germany needed to rebuild after World War II, it knew where to find a ready supply of financing.
公正、多様性、包括性
¿Qué es el Mes del Orgullo LGBT y por qué es importante?
Este artículo se publicó por primera vez en junio de 2021 y se actualizó en junio de 2023.
公正、多様性、包括性
What is Pride Month and why is it important?
This article was first published in June 2021 and was updated in June 2023.