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Featuring Original Interviews with European CEOs and Founders Although Europe is home to 30% of the world’s leading deep tech universities and produces twice as many science and engineering graduates as the US, its technology sector seems modest in comparison. Both the US and China have been able to build international technology champions, with Europe…

Every morning, before I even make coffee, I already use dozens of microchips. I reach for my smartphone before my feet hit the floor. The smart thermostat I nudge up one-two degrees. In the kitchen, the smart toaster adjusts its browning time automatically; the coffee machine measures water temperature to the exact degree. Most of…

I come from a country where rivers crisscross the land like veins—feeding valleys, nourishing communities, and shaping the terrain. From wide, slow-moving rivers to tiny mountain tributaries, Romania’s watercourses are plentiful. But for me, growing up in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, that abundance felt strangely distant. Every morning, on my way to school, I crossed the…

Learning English with Elton John When I was 12, my English teacher used some songs to train our listening skills. I remember two from Elton John: “Nikita” and “Sacrifice”. Looking back at the lyrics today, I fail to see the pedagogical elements in them. Maybe my teacher just liked the songs and used them in…

Note from Rafa Font: In September 2007 I was in Riga, in a bar, watching the final game of the EuroBasket: Pau Gasol’s Spain versus Kirilenko’s Russia. They had already met in the preliminary rounds, and Spain had won by 12 points. The final game was taking place in Madrid, so things looked good for…

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The rearrangement of national borders after World War I still affects the identity feelings of the people living in the region today.

Kostas and the Sterile Male Insect – Part two

Part One – Setting the stage for the European War on Mosquitos

Drafting a vision for The European Perspective

Europeans are appropriating the English language, just for the laughs

European alternatives to liberate your technology!

And the issues they found along the way

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3/3. Building a new nuclear plant is a megaproject. And, surprise, removing it too.

The European Perspective on megaprojects, part 2 of 3.

Welcome back to your regular dose of non-institutional European thinking and action! If you haven’t done so already, add our pilot issue to your reading list. Out of the feedback we received on the pilot issue, one comment caught our attention: “It was a bit difficult to read because you were jumping across very different topics“. Indeed,…

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