Columns
Here we gather columns written by researchers at Uppsala University. They share both their expertise and their personal reflections, with links to important issues in society and current events.
“When harsher penalties become the only language we speak”
A legal system that responds only with harsher penalties runs the risk of failing to meet both the needs of victims and society’s long-term ...
Mysterious lakes deep in the Antarctic snow
During the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's expedition to Antarctica, researchers made an un...
Is AI a bubble that might burst?
Throughout the autumn, I received a constant barrage of concerned questions regarding the enormous attention being paid to artificial intell...
Fantastic artificial average intelligence!
Perhaps we should be grateful that our AI systems haven’t quite got to any higher level of intellige...
Climate change ups the risk of going through the ice
Many people like the idea of heading out onto the ice on a fine winter’s day. But how safe is it act...
The energy crisis may lead to greater efficiency
The energy crisis has the potential to spawn more active and flexible electricity consumers and thus...
Public health at stake with universal experts
COLUMN. Research into the relationship between food and health is often hampered by universal expert...
Political exclusion risks undermining democracy
COLUMN. There are clear signs that the current political system is unable to offer all people equal ...
The perils of procrastination
COLUMN. Putting off what needs to be done, against our own better judgement, is surely a habit we ca...
