Science and society
- Science site The Conversation
- November 19, 2022
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"Instead of wondering if we have too many or too few people, we should ask how we can sustainably meet the needs of the people who are already alive"
- Science site The Conversation
- October 29, 2022
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The first basic principle is that tyranny is defined by the distribution of power within the state and not by ideology or behavior * The second basic principle is that power corrupts and the distribution of power determines behavior
- Tel Aviv University
- September 27, 2022
Only about 5% of the victims of trafficking in the world were treated. Most of the victims were left without a response and assistance
- Tel Aviv University
- September 17, 2022
Is the British monarchy in the midst of an existential crisis? Tel Aviv University researchers are investigating the issue
- Avi Blizovsky
- August 22, 2022
- 7 תגובות
In Democratic districts, death rates have decreased by 22% since the beginning of the century, while in Republican areas they have decreased by only 11%
- The Hebrew University
- August 6, 2022
By creating artificial embryonic and placental stem cells and comparing them, the researchers from the Hebrew University identified about 14,000 sites in the genome that control the development of all the organs of the fetus
- The Hebrew University
- July 26, 2022
A study by the Hebrew University found that the tobacco companies offer benefits and gifts to store owners to market their product in a prominent location and in a more beautiful display, and teach them how to circumvent the legislation that prohibits the advertising and display of the products
- The Hebrew University
- July 5, 2022
University researchers have identified a new type of organelle that has not been discovered in gametes before. According to them, a failure in its function causes infertility because it is responsible for the organization of the chromosomes in the sex cells: "The discovery advances us towards finding medical solutions"
- The Hebrew University
- July 1, 2022
As soon as the disease develops, significant damage has already occurred that cannot be cured, but the development of a unique genetic strain allowed the university researchers to stop the pain and erosion. The findings can predict the disease after joint trauma and start critical medical treatment
- The Hebrew University
- June 29, 2022
In this disease, the body produces substances similar to those found in cannabis, which damage the kidney * University researchers have found a way to improve the medical treatment of diabetic kidney disease, which affects approximately 30% of diabetics in the world. The new method that is adapted to each patient can prevent the damage, and even the development of the disease
- The Hebrew University
- June 28, 2022
University researchers have discovered a breakthrough magnetic phenomenon that will improve technological production. The researchers: "The discovery could change the next generation of nanoelectronic devices with reduced power consumption and faster capabilities"
- The Hebrew University
- June 27, 2022
Using XNUMXD printers and ink based on natural materials, university researchers are able to print wood and plan its shape while drying. "The development will revolutionize the design and construction of buildings that change themselves," shares one of the researchers
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- May 17, 2022
About shaping memories and historical epidemics and how the corona epidemic will be remembered
- The Hebrew University
- March 19, 2022
Researchers from the Hebrew University found that nitrogen pollution caused by human activities has a direct effect on the decline in the variety of species in about a hundred sites in the world, including Beit Govrin: "Not enough efforts have been made in Israel to gauge the severity of the problem"
- The Hebrew University
- March 9, 2022
Although we are mostly familiar with viruses that harm us, it turns out that some of them are actually good and beneficial, both for humans and plants. A virus discovered in Israel in the XNUMXs helps tomatoes grow in a harsher climate
- Avi Blizovsky
- March 2, 2022
- 4 תגובות
The Academy expresses its concern in view of the planned reform in the studies of the compulsory subjects in the field of humanities in the state education system (history, Bible, literature, citizenship, Tosheba), and wonders about the way in which it was decided
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 28, 2022
At the beginning of the year 2022, three astrobiologists ran a fascinating thought experiment: they claimed that the entire Earth was about to become an intelligent organism. The meaning, as you can understand, is not that there is a mind at the core of the planet that makes decisions for the creatures living on it. Exactly the opposite: in the future they describe, all living beings on earth will participate together in a process that amounts to the creation of one collective intelligence
- The Hebrew University
- February 24, 2022
The study modeled over 1000 test sites and found that in 25% of them there is contamination from drugs that harms the water quality. "Even the most efficient purification plants are not able to eliminate the pollutants before they reach the rivers. The pollution is only going to get worse because the use of medicinal solutions for every disease is increasing"
- The Hebrew University
- February 24, 2022
A combination of personality characteristics such as reliance on self-intuition, belief in conspiracy theories, "need for chaos" and lack of intellectual modesty, along with an unusual state of persistent social mistrust, leads to people simultaneously rejecting any existing, well-founded and reliable information and embracing new, completely unfounded information , just because it is an alternative
- The Hebrew University
- February 23, 2022
The spider, which was discovered for the first time in the Arava region, prefers soils free of oil pollution and thus constitutes a biological marker
- The Hebrew University
- February 21, 2022
Prof. Zvi Peleg: "The constant increase in demand and the suitability of the sesame for growing under high temperatures associated with climate change, led to an attempt to return it to agriculture in Israel. Finding the connection between the timing of flowering and the components of the crop, could help in the future to adapt this crop to deal with climate change, and together with other developments in our laboratory , to transform the cultivation of sesame from a traditional-local cultivation to a modern and global cultivation''.
- Avi Blizovsky
- February 14, 2022
Two of the grant winners are from the Hebrew University and the others from Bar Ilan University
- The Hebrew University
- February 11, 2022
The cargo, which contains metal ingots and stone anchors dating back to about 3500 years ago, proves that there were significant trade relations between Cyprus and distant Sardinia
- The Hebrew University
- February 4, 2022
A new study reveals that an increase in the frequency of storms, along with a decrease in evaporation about 20 years ago, were likely significant factors that enabled the transition to permanent settlements and an agricultural society
- The Hebrew University
- February 1, 2022
Today's vehicles are connected to the Internet, so cyber hacking of vehicles is no longer science fiction. How should cyber risks be dealt with? What is the role of the state authorities and how will the insurance companies operate?